Pekanbaru, Sept. 29 -- In many villages across Riau, Indonesia, legal issues often emerge quietly before escalating into long-running disputes. Land inheritance conflicts, plantation boundaries, and document problems often trap low-income residents unfamiliar with legal procedures.

Terms such as lawsuits, deeds, or disputes can sound foreign, intimidating, and costly - leaving communities at a disadvantage even before they can defend their rights.

To address this, the Riau Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights has initiated the establishment of 1,800 Legal Aid Posts (Posbakum) in villages and wards.

A total of 3,600 paralegals, appointed by village heads, will assist residents. They are not certified lawyers but villa...