Ecocide as a human rights violation in Indonesia
Debunking the 'natural disaster' narrative and calling it what is is: environmental degradation, sometimes even ecocide
Read moreDetailsI am Fikram Rettob from Indonesia. I am currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Human Rights and International Politics at the University of Glasgow, Scotland. My academic and professional engagements are deeply rooted in the advocacy of human rights, democracy, politics, feminism, and literacy, with a particular focus on Indonesia.
Since 2019, I am actively involved in human rights and literacy activism. Together with colleagues in Yogyakarta, I initiated efforts to collect and distribute books to remote areas of Indonesia where access to literacy resources remains significantly limited. Beyond my advocacy work, I have contributed to academic scholarship by publishing research.
I can also be found on Google Scholar and on Research Gate
Debunking the 'natural disaster' narrative and calling it what is is: environmental degradation, sometimes even ecocide
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