Indonesian president Jokowi pledges to protect human rights, environment


President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo delivers his state of the nation address at the House of Representatives in Central Jakarta on Aug 14, 2020, dressed in traditional Sabu attire from East Nusa Tenggara.- Antara

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has pledged to produce policies that protect human rights and the environment, noting that speed and accuracy should not be exchanged for “carelessness and arbitrariness”.

Dressed in traditional Sabu attire from East Nusa Tenggara, the President delivered the speech during an annual state of the nation address before members of the country’s executive, legislative and judicial branches at the House of Representatives compound in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Friday (Aug 14).

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