Women activists call for end to violence against students in Indonesian Military Law protests

A group of women activists and intellectuals called Voices of Indonesian Mothers stage a rally to demand authorities end violence against student protesters during demonstrations against the Indonesian Military Law. - Suara Ibu Indonesia/Olin Monteiro via The Jakarta Post/ANN

JAKARTA: A group of women activists and intellectuals calling themselves Suara Ibu Indonesia (Voices of Indonesian Mothers) staged a rally on Friday (March 28) at an intersection on Jalan MH Thamrin in Central Jakarta to demand that authorities end their violence against student protesters during demonstrations across the country against the recent passage of the Indonesian Military (TNI) Law.

While also rejecting the law, the group decried the violence against the protesters, who are mostly students, conducted by police and military, that continues to occur during the demonstrations nationwide.