Indonesian leader regrets past gross human right abuses

Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday acknowledged and expressed regret over gross human rights abuses occurring in the Southeast Asian country in past decades and promised restitution for the victims.Voicing deep sympathy for the victims of 12 past atrocities, as well as their families, Widodo said at a press conference, "I and the government will try to restore the rights of the victims in just and wise ways without putting aside any judicial settlement."The abuses included the massacre of those accused of being communists and their sympathizers between 1965 and 1966, led by the m…READ FULL ARTICLE