Person in history

H. S. Dillon

H. S. Dillon, Indonesian politician and human rights defender (born 1945)

Life at a glance

Died: 2019 · September 16

Their story

Who they were

Harbrinderjit Singh Dillon was an Indonesian Sikh who occupied a variety of positions in Indonesian political life, including assistant to the Minister of Agriculture, and Commissioner of the National Commission on Human Rights). His positions included executive director of Partnership Governance Reform in Indonesia. He was an outspoken critic of corruption in Indonesia.

Why this date

H. S. Dillon appears on our September 16 calendar for 2019 as a death entry.

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Questions about H. S. Dillon

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September 16 2019.

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