Jakarta – Victims of human rights abuses have called for a review of the 2004 Law on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (KKR), which they say gives impunity to state officials implicated in a series of state crimes.

"Through the establishment of a KKR, we are worried that the government has just looked for justification over the past violence, while on the other hand, victims have to accept reconciliation with the state," said Mugiyanto, a human rights activist who provides legal advocacy for human rights victims grouped in the Association of Relatives of Missing Persons (Ikohi).

Ikohi said this was discussed during a three-day national congress that ended March 10 in Makassar, South Sulawesi.

The law was enacted two years ago, but the KKR was not yet been established as President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono continues to delay the selection of 21 of 42 candidates proposed by the government-sanctioned selection committee. Their selection must be approved by the House of Representatives.

Politicians have said the commission was expected to delve into past human rights cases purportedly involving state officials during the Soeharto administration.