Following deadly bombing in Indonesia, UN rights official calls on public to rally against terrorism

In the wake of the car bomb attack at the Marriott Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia, which killed over a dozen people, the Acting United Nations human rights chief renewed his appeal for a rallying of public sentiment against terrorism and for justice to be meted out to terrorists in accordance with international human rights law.

In a statement released in Geneva today, Bertrand Ramcharan, the Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights, echoed Secretary-General Kofi Annan's expression of horror at the bomb explosion in the Indonesian capital, which left over a dozen people dead and injured many more.

He joined the Secretary-General in condemning in the strongest possible terms this act of terrorism, and also in extending heartfelt condolences to the Government of Indonesia and the families of the victims of this despicable act.