id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt pst.000032116984 United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. United States policy toward Indonesia : hearing before the Subcommittees on Asia and the Pacific of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, first session, May 7, 1997 4.IN 8/16:IN 2/5 1998 .txt text/plain 33746 2493 67 Just last week, the International Relations Committee adopted an amendment which I offered to H.R. 1486, the State Department authorization bill, entitled, "The Indonesia Military Assistance Accountability Act," (see appendix) and on trial for subversion for having spoken out against the government's denial of the right of Indonesian workers to form independent labor unions. useful to examine several central aspects of our trilateral ties, including human rights, our mutual economic interest and our security relationship, as well as Indonesia's growing role in Southeast These include serious problems in East Timor; violations of worker rights and, in particular, the ongoing trial of labor leader Much tar Pakpahan; restrictions on press freedom; ongoing civil unrest; recent convictions These organizations promote democratic principles and better governance; defend individuals in legal proceedings; support environmental causes; advise ethnic groups on land rights; ease religious wide respect among human rights activists in Indonesia and outside for its independent position on sensitive issues. ./cache/pst.000032116984.pdf ./txt/pst.000032116984.txt