Dita Indah Sari (born 30 December 1972) is an Indonesian

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and

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. As a human rights campaigner during the

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regime, she was sentenced to five years' imprisonment in 1996 on the charge of

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. During her imprisonment, she was named a prisoner of conscience by

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. After her release in 1999 she was elected Chairperson by the Congress of the National Front for Indonesian Workers Struggle (FNPBI). She was awarded the 2001

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for Emergent Leadership. Politically she is the leader of the PRD, a socialist party within the broader Papernas alliance.

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1972 births Amnesty International prisoners of conscience held by Indonesia Indonesian prisoners and detainees 21st-century Indonesian women politicians 21st-century Indonesian politicians Living people People from Medan People's Democratic Party (Indonesia) politicians Indonesian trade unionists Ramon Magsaysay Award winners {{Indonesia-politician-stub