| Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence | |
| Komisi untuk Orang Hilang dan Korban Tindak Kekerasan | |
 | |
| Predecessor | Independent Human Rights Monitor Commission (KIP-HAM) |
|---|---|
| Formation | March 20, 1998; 26 years ago (1998-03-20) |
| Founder | Munir Said Thalib |
| Headquarters | Jakarta |
| Chairperson | Galuh Wandita |
| Affiliations | International Federation for Human Rights, International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty |
| Website | kontras.org |
The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Indonesian: Komisi untuk Orang Hilang dan Korban Tindak Kekerasan (KontraS)) is an Indonesian human rights organization established in 1998 to investigate forced disappearances and acts of violence. It was founded by human rights activist Munir Said Thalib, who in 2004 was poisoned on a flight to Amsterdam.
References
- Linblad, Feek; Colombijin, J. Thomas, eds. (2002). Roots of Violence in Indonesia. Leiden: KITLV Press. p. 3. ISBN 90-6718-188-9.
- Hegarty, Stephanie (24 May 2011). "Indonesian human rights widow fights for justice". BBC.
 | This article about an organization in Indonesia is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |