International relationsIndonesia seeks UN protection after deaths on Chinese fishing ships
Lawyers for three Indonesia fisherman who died allege widespread abuses
An Indonesian Navy vessel, left, inspects a Chinese-flagged fishing ship in 2016. © Reuters
KOYA JIBIKI, Nikkei staff writer
JAKARTA -- Indonesia has urged the United Nations Human Rights Council to be vigilant of abusive practices in the fisheries industry, its U.N. mission said Tuesday, after the bodies of three Indonesian fishermen were thrown overboard from Chinese fishing vessels in recent months.