SETARA Institute for Democracy and Peace is an
Indonesia
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-based (
NGO
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) that conducts research and advocacy on
democracy
Democracy (from , ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which political power is vested in the people or the population of a state. Under a minimalist definition of democracy, rulers are elected through competitiv ...
,
political freedom
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and
human rights
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. SETARA Institute is a young research organization with core research focused on answering the actual needs of society. Its establishment in 2005 was intended as a response to fundamentalism, discrimination and violence on behalf of religion and morality in many fields that threaten pluralism and human rights in Indonesia. SETARA Institute works in secular space (human rights and constitution based law) and does not carry out research penetrating into religious theologies. SETARA Institute is a pioneering defender of freedom of religious belief in Indonesia. It promotes civil freedom and policy change to push for pluralism and human rights.
Reports
SETARA Institute has written several reports on freedom of religion and intolerance/discrimination against religious minorities. This includes a report on the persecution of the Internet
Atheist
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Alexander Aan
In 2011, Setara Institute for Democracy and Peace recorded 244 acts of violence against religious minorities – nearly double the 2007 figure. Indonesian media has also used the institute as a source for criticizing oppression against the Sunni Muslim majority.
Boards
Executive
* Chairperson:
Hendardi
* Vice Chairperson:
Bonar Tigor Naipospos
* Secretary: R. Dwiyanto Prihartono
* Vice Secretary: Damianus Taufan
* Treasurer: Despen Ompusunggu
* Program Manager:
Hilal Safary
* Research Director:
Ismail Hasani
* Researcher :
Aminudin Syarif
* Internal Manager: Diah Hastuti
* Chief of the Division of Public Participation and Mass Media:
Asfin Situmorang
Founders
Abdurrahman Wahid
Abdurrahman Wahid ( ; né ad-Dakhil, 7 September 1940 – 30 December 2009), more colloquially known as Gus Dur (), was an Indonesian politician and Islam in Indonesia, Islamic Kyai, religious leader who served as the fourth president of Indone ...
, Ade Rostiana,
Azyumardi Azra,
Bambang Widodo Umar,
Bara Hasibuan,
Benny K. Harman,
Benny Soesetyo,
Bonar Tigor Naipospos, Budi Joehanto, Damianus Taufan,
Despen Ompusunggu,
Hendardi,
Ismail Hasani,
Kamala Chandrakirana
Kamala (or Nana) Chandrakirana (born 1960) is a feminist human rights activist for justice and democracy from Indonesia. She has been a member of the United Nations Working Group on discrimination against women in law and practice since 2011. She ...
,
Luhut MP Pangaribuan,
M. Chatib Basri, Muchlis T,
Pramono Anung
Pramono Anung Wibowo (born 11 June 1963), more colloquially referred to as Mas Pram, is an Indonesian politician who is the 15th governor of Jakarta since 20 February 2025. Previously cabinet secretary from 2015 to 2024, he is a member of the In ...
,
Rachland Nashidik, Rafendi Djamin, R. Dwiyanto Prihartono,
Robertus Robert,
Rocky Gerung,
Saurip Kadi, Suryadi A. Radjab, Syarif Bastaman, Theodorus W. Koerkeritz,
Zumrotin KS
Programs
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Freedom of religious and belief
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Law and human rights
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Minority rights
Minority rights are the normal individual rights as applied to members of racial, ethnic, class, religious, linguistic or gender and sexual minorities, and also the collective rights accorded to any minority group.
Civil-rights movements oft ...
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Business and human rights
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Constitutional democracy
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Wh ...
See also
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Cultural relativism
Cultural relativism is the view that concepts and moral values must be understood in their own cultural context and not judged according to the standards of a different culture. It asserts the equal validity of all points of view and the relati ...
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Democracy
Democracy (from , ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which political power is vested in the people or the population of a state. Under a minimalist definition of democracy, rulers are elected through competitiv ...
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Democracy Index
The ''Democracy Index'' published by the Economist Group is an index measuring the quality of democracy across the world. This quantitative and comparative assessment is centrally concerned with democratic rights and democratic institutions. ...
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Human Development Index
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistical composite index of life expectancy, Education Index, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income i ...
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Human rights
Human rights are universally recognized Morality, moral principles or Social norm, norms that establish standards of human behavior and are often protected by both Municipal law, national and international laws. These rights are considered ...
*
List of freedom indices
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Negative rights
Negative and positive rights are rights that oblige either inaction (''negative rights'') or action (''positive rights''). These obligations may be of either a legal or moral character. The notion of positive and negative rights may also be ap ...
External links
Homepage: http://www.setara-institute.org/
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