Indonesia Faces Backlash After Joining Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’, Amnesty Says

JAKARTA, RAKYAT NEWS — Amnesty International Indonesia has strongly criticized the Indonesian government’s decision to join the “Board of Peace,” an initiative spearheaded by former United States President Donald Trump, calling the move a troubling display of double standards and a blow to international law and universal human rights norms.

Usman Hamid, Executive Director of Amnesty International Indonesia, questioned Indonesia’s credibility on the global stage, particularly as the country currently holds a leadership role within the UN Human Rights Council.

“How can Indonesia effectively lead the Human Rights Council while blindly following Trump, who is actively undermining the United Nations system?” Hamid said. “This is deeply concerning. The so-called Board of Peace is part of Trump’s broader assault on the UN, international justice institutions, and universal norms.”

According to Amnesty, the initiative—despite its stated aim of promoting peace—undermines international law and weakens global guarantees of universal human rights, including those upheld through the UN Human Rights Council itself.

“Under the guise of peace, Trump is attacking international law and eroding universal human rights protections,” Hamid said. “Indonesia’s participation only reinforces the perception of double standards.”

Amnesty further described Indonesia’s decision as a setback to decades-long efforts to strengthen the global order through adherence to universal values and equality among UN member states.

“Rather than helping to reform and strengthen the system, Indonesia is now complicit in dismantling the very principles of universality and equality painstakingly built since World War II,” Hamid added.

“This is precisely the moment when international law must be upheld—not abandoned in favor of ad hoc arrangements distorted by unilateral political and economic interests, personal ambition, and Trump’s arrogance.”