IKOHI
was set up on September 12, 1998, when there was a Camp of Concern staged
in front of the KONTRAS office in Jakarta by the victims and relatives of
victims of involuntary disappearances with the support of KONTRAS and
other human rights organizations. Since then, the activities of IKOHI were
joined in with the activities of KONTRAS, and still limited to the
organizing of the relatives of victims and campaigns. This is due to the
fact of the many shortcomings such as the minimal organizational
structure, lack of qualified human resources, lack of material resources,
and the distant locations of the members.
In early 2002, the victims, relatives of victims of involuntary
disappearances and KONTRAS carried out series of meetings to assess and
evaluate the development of IKOHI in the last few years. The meeting
summed up some important points that urged the need and urgency for
empowering and maximizing the functions and mandate of the victims and
relatives of victims of involuntary disappearances.
Thus, its Founding Congress was held in October 2003 with the following
priorities:
1. the empowerment of the social, economic, political and cultural life of
the members as well as the improvement of their mental and physical
well-being;
2. the formulation of a database and documentation;
3. the campaign for the resolutions of the cases.
PLATFORM, VISION, MISSION AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF IKOHI
The Founding Congress of IKOHI was able to approve the following platform,
vision and mission. They are:
a. Platform:
Organizing, strengthening and empowering the victims and relatives of
victims of involuntary disappearances as well as coming up with a just
solution of the cases.
b. Vision:
Implementation of justice and solidarity for the victims and relatives of
victims of human rights violations and the creation of a just and
democratic society.
c. Mission:
Strengthening solidarity among the victims and relatives of victims of
involuntary disappearances, as well as serving as instruments for the
success of the struggle of the victims and relatives of victims for human
rights promotion and national sovereignty.
Struggling for the solution of the cases of human rights violations,
especially the cases of involuntary disappearances.
Enhancing the economic, social, political and cultural lives of the
victims and relatives of victims, thus empowering them.
Struggling for the attainment of a just and democratic society.
IKOHI
was set up on September 12, 1998, when there was a Camp of Concern staged
in front of the KONTRAS office in Jakarta by the victims and relatives of
victims of involuntary disappearances with the support of KONTRAS and
other human rights organizations. Since then, the activities of IKOHI were
joined in with the activities of KONTRAS, and still limited to the
organizing of the relatives of victims and campaigns. This is due to the
fact of the many shortcomings such as the minimal organizational
structure, lack of qualified human resources, lack of material resources,
and the distant locations of the members.