Human Rights Culture in Indonesia: Attacks on the Ahmadiyya Minority Group

Max Regus

Published by De Gruyter 2021

Human Rights Culture in Indonesia

Attacks on the Ahmadiyya Minority Group

Max Regus

Volume 35 in the series Studies on Modern Orient

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110696073

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About this book

Drawing on human rights discourse and a study of the difficulties faced by religious minority groups (using the Ahmadiyya minority group as a case study), this book presents three interconnected challenges to human rights culture in Indonesia. First, it presents a normative challenge, describing the gap between philosophical and normative principles of human rights on one side and the overall problems and critical issues of human rights at national and local levels on the other. Second, it considers the political problems in developing and strengthening human rights culture. The political challenge addresses the ability (or inability) of the state to guarantee the rights of certain individuals and minority groups. Third, it examines the sociological challenge of majority-minority group relationships in human rights discourse and practices.

This book describes the background of human rights in Indonesia and reviews the previous literature on the issue. It also presents a comprehensive review of the discourses about human rights and political changes in contemporary Indonesia. The analysis focuses on how human rights challenges affect the situation of religious minorities, looking in particular at the Ahmadiyya as a minority group that experiences human rights violations such as discrimination, persecution, and violence. The study fills out its treatment of these issues by examining the involvement of actors both from the state and society, addressing also the politics of human rights protection.

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Max Regus, Catholic University of St. Paul Ruteng Flores, Indonesia.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
List of Tables and Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	XV
Acronyms and Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	XVII
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I: The Paradox of Human Rights
Chapter 1 The Theory of Human Rights Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
Chapter 2 Defining Human rights Culture Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	32
Chapter 3 Human Rights Discourse in Indonesia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
Chapter 4 Religious Minorities in Post-Authoritarian Indonesia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
Part II: Portraying the Ahmadiyya Minority Groups
Chapter 5 The Ahmadiyya and Its Historical Origin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
Chapter 6 The Ahmadiyya in the Contemporary Global and Indonesia’s Context Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
Part III: The Indonesian Ahmadiyya and the Violation of Human Rights
Chapter 7 Triggers and Actors Involved in the Violation of the Ahmadiyya Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
Chapter 8 The Ahmadiyya and the Violation of Substantive Human Rights Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	144
Part IV: The Politics of Human Rights Protection in Indonesia
Chapter 9 The Politics of Human Rights Protection in Indonesia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169
Chapter 10 Co-constructing Human Right Protection Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	202
Conclusion: Contribution and Prediction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	216
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	228
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	274

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Human rights activists; scholars in South East Asian studies; scholars in Islamic and religious studies
Pages
- Front matter: 18
- Main content: 279
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 1
- Coloured Illustrations: 7
- Tables: 2
Keywords: Indonesia; Ahmadiyya; Human Rights Culture; Protection

eBook

Published: June 8, 2021
ISBN: 9783110696073

Hardcover

Published: June 8, 2021
ISBN: 9783110693867