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16Islam, Democracy and Human Rights in Contemporary IndonesiaDemocracy andHuman Rights in Indonesia:The Way ForwardEthics is knowing the difference between what you have aright to do and what is right to do.%u2014Potter StewartBy the end of the twentieth century and the beginningof the new millennium, the world community,especially in developing countries, is taking of itsachievements and failures, and reflecting upon common pastexperiences and lessons which should be drawn from them. Overthe last five decades since the adoption of the UniversalDeclaration of Human Rights, the international community hasdeveloped an impressive array of human rights instruments.Yet, in an increasingly integrated world, we are more than everaware of how frequently these rights are denied.4
