section_path: Reactions/International/Non-governmental organization
section_name: Non-governmental organization
paragraph_text: Non-governmental organization
  
  International non-governmental organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a statement on 19 March condemning the passing of military law amendment for threatening human rights in Indonesia. HRW also urged the parliament to drop the proposed amendment that would enable military to fill the civilian positions in the judiciary and state-owned enterprises.
  
  Amnesty International via its representative in Indonesia also criticised the passing of military law bill. Amnesty International then explained the danger of the military law that have been passed by the parliament and found misconducts within its passing. Earlier, Amnesty International secretary general Agnès Callamard visited Indonesia to evaluate the human rights situation in Indonesia.
  
  Reporters Without Borders (RSF) through the director of its Asia-Pacific bureau, Cédric Alviani, has also issued condemnation of violence against journalists during Indonesian protests. Other international NGOs such as the German and Belgian chapters of International Federation of Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture (ACAT), All Arakan Students' & Youths's Congress, Accountability Counsel, and Advocacy Forum-Nepal also published a joint statement condemning the passing of the amendment.
  
  United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Mary Lawlor expressed her concern about repression against the human rights NGOs during the protest and urge Indonesian government to ensure the voice of civic organisations are guaranteed without repression.