Jakarta, Feb. 24 -- Chairperson of the National Commission on Human Rights, Anis Hidayah, has stressed that human rights values and principles must be consistently mainstreamed within the Indonesian National Police, following the alleged assault that led to the death of a young police officer in Makassar.

Anis made the statement in response to the case of Second Police Brigadier DP, who was reportedly beaten to death by a senior officer inside a police dormitory at the South Sulawesi Regional Police headquarters complex.

"Such practices must be stopped, especially since Indonesia ratified the International Convention Against Torture 27 years ago. Therefore, the internalization of human rights must continue to be mainstreamed within the ...