Mining, plantation firms reported for rights abuses

“Mining, plantation firms reported for rights abuses”, a Jakarta Post headline informs that mining and plantation companies are among the actors that should be held responsible for numerous human rights abuses in the country, according to a National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) report. The rights commission revealed that companies ranked second — trailing behind the National Police — in its list of institutions reported for human rights violations. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/12/12/mining-plantation-firms-reported-rights-abuses.html