“Every day we witness suffering, genocide, and a blatant disregard for international law and human decency,” he growled. “In the face of these challenges, we must not give up. We cannot surrender our hopes or our ideals. We must draw closer, not drift further apart.”
The Trump-drained audience loved it. With rounds of applause from the delegates, Prabowo offered the UN Indonesian peacekeeping forces for Gaza and “other parts of the world”. One of his ministers had previously announced the proposal, but Prabowo came to New York with numbers: at least 20,000 men and women………………
……..Some will find Prabowo’s platitudes pretty rich. The strong-armed and often brutal activities of Indonesia’s security forces in Papua have been condemned by human rights groups for decades.
The country also refuses to sign up to the UN’s 1951 Convention and the 1967 protocol on refugees, leaving thousands of persecuted people who have fled to Indonesia languishing destitute and helpless.