JAKARTA — Born and raised in the bustling megacity of Jakarta, Indonesia’s densely populated, traffic-choked capital, environmentalist Khalisah Khalid has long anguished over the city’s toxic air.
Her young daughter has been plagued by ill health from birth, issues she believes are exacerbated by the city’s worsening air pollution.
“Her health is increasingly being threatened with Jakarta’s increasingly dirty air quality,” said Khalisah, of her daughter, now aged 10. “We want the government to make rules to ensure citizens have a good environment and air.”
The 42-year-old mother is one of 32 plaintiffs in a citizen lawsuit against the Indonesian president, the ministers of…
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