Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-101-2016

Dear Friends,

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the…

Lindsay Murdoch – Try to picture this: almost every man, women and child forced from their homes, often at gunpoint, usually because of the sheer…

Grace D. Amianti, Jakarta – Despite strenuous efforts in the first half of the year, major banks have yet to recover from ongoing slow growth amid…

Jakarta – The national human rights body has called on security forces to consider temporarily halting their prolonged Operation Tinombala against…

Jakarta – When her first child was born at a private hospital in Malang, Nuansa Putri, a 34-year-old civil servant, immediately believed the…

Medan – Police involvement in the relocation of Mount Sinabung evacuees to Lingga village, Karo regency, reportedly led to brawls that claimed one…

Ni Komang Erviani, Nusa Dua, Bali – A large portion of the money used by terror groups in Indonesia comes from overseas, the Financial Transaction…

Jakarta – Vice President Jusuf Kalla said newly appointed ministers should do their job according to the policies set by the central government.…

Jakarta – Ahmad Dhani, controversial popstar turned political aspirant, has again lashed out at Jakarta Govenor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, popularly…

On the eve of Bali's terror summit, Justice Minister Michael Keenan said he'd "welcome" convicted war criminal Wiranto to Australia effectively…

Jakarta – Legal rights activists filed a report against Attorney General H.M. Prasetyo with the state prosecution watchdog on Wednesday (10/08)…

Evi Mariani, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have made the details of the investigation into the rape allegation from an intern at the Central…

A Yogyakarta-based West Papuan student has filed a pretrial motion challenging the Yogyakarta Police's decision to name him a suspect in a alleged…

Jakarta – The Indonesian government stoked an unprecedented attack on the security and rights of sexual and gender minorities in early 2016, Human…

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police on Monday arrested a policeman for allegedly brandished a gun inside a shop in East Jakarta. It turned out later that…

Jakarta – Human rights activist Haris Azhar has questioned the move by the National Police, the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National…

Venidora Oliveira – The Civil registry has granted 680 foreigners Timorese citizenship, mostly from Indonesia.

Department head Manuel Gama…

Jakarta – Culture and Education Minister Muhadjir Effendy has said that he will review the free school tuition policy because it is often deemed…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – In the wake of a major drug distribution scandal that has left many parents fearful over their young children's…

Paulina Quintao – The Caucus organization has provided training to 180 potential female candidates in rural areas to help prepare them for the…

Thomas Ora, Dili, Timor Leste – The Catholic Church has moved to support the people of Timor-Leste in their dispute with Australia over maritime…

Haeril Halim and Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta/Tanjung Balai – Life has suddenly gone downhill for Meliana, a woman of Chinese descent living in…

Dewanti A. Wardhani, Ni Komang Erviani and Panca Nugraha, Jakarta/Bali/Lombok – The deliberations on the alcohol prohibition bill have been…

One of the reasons corruption is difficult to uproot in the country, despite the hard work of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), is the…

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – The Australian Government has closed the book on war crimes in East Timor allegedly committed by Indonesia's new chief…

Farida Susanty, Jakarta – A recent strike staged by Lion Air pilots has opened the lid on the previously closed box of the woes of local airline…

Arya Dipa and Prima Wirayani, Bandung/Jakarta – As prospects dim over the repatriation goal of the tax amnesty, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo…

Jakarta – Negative sentiment toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) people has grown, with government officials showing greater…

Jakarta – Follow your dreams, people say, which is exactly what many people from outside the capital do by coming to Jakarta in the hope of…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The Tanjungbalai Police's move to report a woman for blasphemy after she complained about the volume of loudspeakers at a…

Suherdjoko, Semarang, Central Java – National Police chief Tito Karnavian has formed a team to investigate information conveyed by Commission for…

Jokowi's second reshuffle is a win for the president's loyalists and financiers.

Tom Power – Political campaign financing in contemporary…

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – Islamic parties may field a candidate of their own to challenge incumbent Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama in Jakarta's…

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – The government has decided to put the brakes on efforts to push the use of renewable energy in electricity…

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – One of Indonesia's most prominent human rights activists has cancelled a trip to Australia because he has to fight a…

Arya Dipa, Bandung – For a young woman to produce rice noodle snacks in packaging that ignites consumers' curiosity is creativity at best. But for…

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Surabaya, East Java – Thousands of Indonesian salt farmers, mostly in East Java, will suffer economically as traditional…

Severianus Endi, Pontianak – Initially, it was a land dispute between residents of Olak-olak village in Kubu Raya regency, West Kalimantan, and…

Jakarta – Academics from Indonesian universities have voiced their support for Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras)…

Jakarta – A recommendation to resolve the 1965 communist purge has been prepared and is ready to be submitted to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.…

Evi Mariani, Jakarta – Although breast-feeding is natural, many mothers would testify that it is not easy, especially in a world where commercial…

Margareth S. Aritonang and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – After being labeled "deviant" by religious authorities, former members of the defunct Fajar…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The National Police have declared a war against hate speech on social media by arresting two people in Jakarta and…

Apriadi Gunawan, Tanjung Balai – The Tanjung Balai Police will proceed with the legal prosecution against two suspects, Budi Herianto and Rifai…

Jakarta – Legal experts are calling on the government to give protection to prominent human rights activist Haris Azhar in light of a recent…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has vowed to continue efforts to push for…

Hans Nicholas Jong and Arya Dipa, Jakarta, Bandung – After telling instant messaging applications to remove stickers featuring same-sex couples…

Dewanti A. Wardhani, Jakarta – While the authorities are pulling out all the stops to deal with the skyrocketing price of beef, including by…

Jayapura, Jubi – Papuan students in Yogyakarta were reportedly attacked by a group of people while Papua Governor Lukas Enembe was scheduled to…

Jakarta – Vice President Jusuf Kalla has urged mosque managers to use loudspeakers accordingly in the wake of the anti-Chinese riot in Tanjung…