Indonesian human rights group wants volcano investigation

Updated May 29, 2008 11:24:17

Indonesia's National Human Rights Commission says the government must properly investigate serious human rights abuses surrounding the eruption of a mud volcano.

The disaster two years ago on Thursday displaced 36-thousand people.

The mud volcano erupted from a well being dug by oil and gas company Lapindo Brantas.

Thirteen people were killed in the initial eruption and 12 villages were inundated by the methane-filled mud with thousands forced to flee their homes.

The rights commission says it finds it puzzling the government has not investigated the explosion that killed the 13 company workers at the site.

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