INDONESIA: JAILED ACTIVIST DENIED VITAL MEDICAL CARE

Primary school teacher Johan Teterissa is serving a 15 year prison sentence for leading a peaceful protest in 2007. In the days following his arrest, Johan suffered torture and ill-treatment, and was never given adequate treatment for his injuries. Now, apparently as a result of these injuries, his health has deteriorated and he is seriously ill. The prison authorities are denying him the care he urgently needs.

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