Survey of abuses against injecting drug users in Indonesia

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Abstract

In Indonesia, an ongoing government "war on drugs" has resulted in numerous arrests and anecdotal reports of abuse in detention, but to date there has been little documentation or analysis of this issue. JANGKAR (also known in English as the Indonesian Harm Reduction Network), a nongovernmental organization (NGO) based in Jakarta, surveyed 1106 injecting drug users in 13 cities about their experiences of police abuse. Of those interviewed, 667 or 60% reported physical abuse by police. These findings indicate the importance of continuing efforts to promote police reform and harm reduction in Indonesia. © 2009 Davis et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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Davis, S. L. M., Triwahyuono, A., & Alexander, R. (2009). Survey of abuses against injecting drug users in Indonesia. Harm Reduction Journal, 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7517-6-28

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