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This report covers the activities carried out under the auspices of the Foundation International People’s Tribunal (IPT) 1965 from its inception in 2013 until the end of 2015. In Indonesia APIK (Asosiasi Perempuan Indonesia untuk Keadilan, Indonesian Women’s Association for Justice) was responsible for the administration. The focus is on the hearings of the International People’s Tribunal on the 1965 Crimes against Humanity in Indonesia, 10- 13 November 2015, The Hague. In this period the IPT 1965 was formally established, a wide network was built up both in Indonesia and in Europe and the hearings of the Tribunal on 1965 Crimes Against Humanity in Indonesia were prepared and held. In this report the rationale of the IPT 1965 and its objectives are presented, including the historical background of the ‘events of 1965’ and the crimes against humanity that followed them, as well as the preparations for and the immediate aftermath of the hearings in November 2015. In annexes the most important documents produced in this period are provided in full.

The idea of conducting a People’s Tribunal on the crimes against humanity (CAH) committed in Indonesia (in response to the actions of the 30 September group, the night of 30 September and 1 October 1965) was born in the Hague on 22 March 2013. These CAH have mostly escaped international attention and have been silenced in Indonesia itself. Joshua Oppenheimer’s 2012 film, “The Act of Killing,” broke the international silence. In March 2013 this documentary was launched in The Hague, during the Movies That Matter Festival…

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