Dita Indah Sari
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Dita Indah Sari is an Indonesia
n trade union
and socialist activist. As a human rights campaigner during the Suharto regime, she was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment in 1996 on the charge of sedition
. After her release in 1999 she was elected Chairperson by the Congress of the National Front for Indonesian Workers Struggle (FNPBI). In 2002 she refused a $50,000 human rights award from Reebok
as a form of protest for what she considers is the company's poor record on the issue of workers rights. Politically she is the leader of the PRD
, a socialist party within the broader Papernas
alliance.
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
n trade union
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
and socialist activist. As a human rights campaigner during the Suharto regime, she was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment in 1996 on the charge of sedition
Sedition
In law, sedition is overt conduct, such as speech and organization, that is deemed by the legal authority to tend toward insurrection against the established order. Sedition often includes subversion of a constitution and incitement of discontent to lawful authority. Sedition may include any...
. After her release in 1999 she was elected Chairperson by the Congress of the National Front for Indonesian Workers Struggle (FNPBI). In 2002 she refused a $50,000 human rights award from Reebok
Reebok
Reebok International Limited, a subsidiary of the German sportswear company Adidas since 2005, is a producer of Athletic shoes, apparel, and accessories. The name comes from the Afrikaans spelling of rhebok, a type of African antelope or gazelle...
as a form of protest for what she considers is the company's poor record on the issue of workers rights. Politically she is the leader of the PRD
People's Democratic Party (Indonesia)
-History:The party grew from student movements in the late 1980s in Java, Bali and Lombok established to protest against aspects of President Suharto's authoritarian New Order regime. One of these, the Yogyakarta Students Solidarity was led by future party leader Budiman Sudjatmiko. The SMY was...
, a socialist party within the broader Papernas
Papernas
National Liberation Party of Unity is an Indonesian left-wing party founded in 2006 by the merger of several smaller parties....
alliance.