Jakarta – More than a hundred Finance Ministry honorarium workers held a rally Wednesday in front of the ministry offices in Central Jakarta, demanding the ministry provide 6,000 of the

Jakarta – Fifteen activists from Asian countries were arrested by police in Jakarta yesterday after attending a demonstration at the Agricultural Department.

Jems de Fortuna, Kupang – Former East Timor militias for integration support Eurico Gutteres for becoming a member of the House of Representatives (DPR) from the National Mandate Party

Geneva – Indonesian rights groups on Wednesday blasted the new review procedure at the UN Human Rights Council as empty rhetoric, saying Jakarta was able to hide behind regional allies

Jakarta – Opposition to the newly passed freedom of public information bill is mounting, with several civil society organizations saying it does not meet the international principles of

Suherdjoko, Grobogan – Grobogan, previously one of the poorest regencies in Central Java, is now known as a soybean production center and a major rice producing center.

Jakarta – The Federation of Indonesian Islamic Labor Unions has urged the government to overhaul the outsourcing system, which is said exclusively benefited employers.

Geneva – We, the Indonesian NGO Coalition on Universal Periodic Review (UPR), express our utter disappointment and deep regret over the UPR review of Indonesia.

Adianto P.

Prasenjit Bhattacharya, Singapore – Rising prices are making food inaccessible to many low-income families and this could spark instability in at least seven of the 14 Asian countries t

Nurul Hidayati, Jakarta – Traffic in the Senayan area of Central Jakarta is guaranteed to be congested today, Tuesday April 8.

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Former chief of the National Intelligence Agency (BIN), Gen. (ret) A.M.

M. Rizal Maslan, Jakarta – Many defendants in gross human right violation cases being handled by the Attorney Generals' Office are released from indictments.

Ashley Hall: One of the most notorious leaders of the militia violence in which 1,400 East Timorese people were killed in 1999, has been released from a Jakarta jail after serving only

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – Despite the government's recent measures to ease panic in domestic debt market, concerns over the sustainability of the state budget, coupled with accelerati

Jakarta – With the release of all defendants charged over gross human rights violations in East Timor and Tanjung Priok, rights activists are calling on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyo

Sofian, Jakarta – Workers from the Greater Jakarta Workers Federation of Struggle (FPBJ) and the Workers Challenge Alliance (ABM) will be holding a demonstration at the representative o

Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) is finalizing a revised draft of the human rights law, which grants the commission more powers, including the authority to

Jakarta – The ongoing conflict within the National Awakening Party (PKB) reflects the country's failure to establish a strong political party system that nurtures democracy, observers s

Our society is a caring one.

Nana Rukmana, Cirebon – Thousands of people in Cirebon regency, who were victims of a cheap rice scam, have threatened to abstain from voting in the West Java gubernatorial election sla

Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandarlampung – Three people with HIV/AIDS were recently admitted to Abdul Moeloek General Hospital in Bandarlampung, Lampung province, bringing to 94 the total number

Jakarta – After prohibiting state officials from accepting wedding gifts, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) also plans to forbid officials from receiving parcels valued at mor

Ridwan Max Sijabat and Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – With little political backing, governor hopeful Robert Edison Siahaan, who is Javanese, and his Batak running mate, Suherdi, are playing

Aditya Suharmoko and Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Following a swift decision by the government Friday to buy back the first lot of Rp 2 trillion (US$217 million) worth of bonds, government b

Jakarta – Nearly all female busway passengers support the plan by busway operator TransJakarta to allocate buses exclusively for women, a survey revealed Thursday.

Lilian Budianto, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights has accused the Attorney General's Office of obstructing human rights campaigns through its reluctance to investigate

Lilian Budianto, Jakarta – The life sentence given to a traditional dance coordinator for waving a separatist flag in front of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono last year sparked criti

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Jakarta – The justice ministry announced Friday that 24 new parties had passed the administrative screening to become legal entities, but would face further verification to be eligible

Jakarta – The Ministry of Finance's Directorate General of Taxation announced Friday a 42.7 percent jump in tax revenue during the first quarter of 2008 on the back of strong corporate

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono told top bankers gathered at the palace Friday to further expand real sector credits, particularly for infrastructure and agri

Jakarta – Illegal logging is causing more than the destruction of forests – it is destroying human lives through trafficking of girls to logging camps.

Cornila Desyana, Jakarta – According to information from the Metro Jaya regional police Intelligence and Security (Intelpam) Directorate, as many as five protest actions are expected to

Tangerang – Hundreds of people claiming to be employees of money changer firms at Soekarno-Hatta airport staged a rally, causing long congestions at the western gate on Thursday morning

Jakarta – The National Awakening Party (PKB) central board investigation team, formed by dismissed chairman Muhaimin Iskandar, accused seven party members of creating "internal conflict

Sutarto/Rini Kustiani, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) is disappointed by the Attorney General's Office (AGO) as they returned the investigative documents

Jakarta – The House of Representatives on Thursday passed the freedom of public information bill, obliging all state agencies and public institutions to disclose their financial reports

Chris Brummitt, Jakarta – A court has sentenced the leader of a separatist group in eastern Indonesia to life in prison for waving the flag of a mostly Christian secessionist movement i

Lilian Budianto, Jakarta – Violence is not rooted in Islam or any other religion, but is often linked to religions by those seeking to further their own political and economic interests

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – The Asian Development Bank has warned Indonesia a large part of its population is still vulnerable to shocks from staple foods inflation, as nearly half its

Indra Harsaputra and Suherdjoko, Surabaya/Semarang – Female leadership has reemerged as a controversial issue ahead of the East Java gubernatorial election, following the candidacy of K

United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510

Dr. Condoleezza Rice
Secretary of State
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Washington, DC 20520

Dear Madam Secretary,

Riky Ferdianto, Jakarta – Four protest actions will colour in Jakarta and surrounding areas today.

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Purborini, Jakarta – International coordinator for Human Right Advocacy, Rafendi Djamin, stated the Attorney General's Office (AGO) does not have the political will to finish the case o

Fanny Febiana/Sukma L, Jakarta – The investigation into the human rights violation in the New-Order is enough for historic revision.

Jakarta, Kompas – Increases in the inflation rate is putting increasing pressure on workers' real wages.

Jakarta – Hundreds of minivan drivers staged a rally in front of the City Council building on Wednesday, demanding privately owned vehicles stop picking up passengers in West Jakarta.

M. Rizal Maslan, Jakarta – Hundreds of inter-city public transport drivers demonstrated in front of the Jakarta Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) on Wednesday April 3.