Dita Indah Sari

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Dita Indah Sari
Born (1972-12-30) 30 December 1972 (age 49)
OccupationTrade unionist, social activist

Dita Indah Sari (born 30 December 1972) is an Indonesian trade union and socialist activist. As a human rights campaigner during the Suharto regime, she was sentenced to five years' imprisonment in 1996 on the charge of sedition.[1] During her imprisonment, she was named a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International.[2]

After her release in 1999 she was elected Chairperson by the Congress of the (FNPBI). She was awarded the 2001 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership.[3] Politically she is the leader of the PRD, a socialist party within the broader Papernas alliance.

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/pol10/001/1998/en/?open&of=ENG-200[permanent dead link] Amnesty International Report 1998
  2. ^ "Release of Dita Indah Sari". Amnesty International. 5 July 1999. Retrieved 22 January 2012.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Archived copy". rmaf.org.ph. Archived from the original on 27 June 2004. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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