Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Activists have lambasted the Environmental Performance Rating Program (PROPER), in which the Environment and…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The situation in Ilaga, the capital of Puncak regency in Papua, remained tense following the deaths of two Papua…

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) is urging President Joko Widodo to build a palace in…

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo plans to attend a Christmas celebration in Papua on Dec. 27.

The celebration, which will be held…

Ainur Rohmah and Arya Dipa, Semarang/Bandung – Thousands of disabled persons celebrated 2014 International Disability Day at Temanggung regency…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The House of Representatives Commission III overseeing law and human rights lambasted on Wednesday Corruption…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Following criticism on the recent parole of Pollycarpus Budihari Prijanto, convicted murderer of human rights…

Ari Susanto, Solo – The family of the girl who says she was drugged and raped by Pakubuwono XIII, the king of Solo in Central Java, named him in a…

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – National Police Chief Gen. Sutarman said on Wednesday that the police would not reopen the investigation of the 2004…

Amy McQuire – Planned celebrations to mark the brief independence of West Papua will go ahead in Melbourne today, despite pressure from Indonesia…

Vanuatu's former prime minister, Barak Sope, says the people of his country are convinced that West Papua will one day gain its…

Michael Bachelard – After almost five months in custody, two teachers at the prestigious international school in Jakarta have been charged with…

Auckland (Pacific Media Watch) – The editor of the independent West Papua Media news service monitoring the two Indonesian-ruled provinces has…

Jakarta – Papua's Puncak Jaya regency was again the scene of a shooting on Wednesday, with two police officers shot dead by an…

Jakarta – Countries like Indonesia "need to adopt radical anti-corruption measures in favor of their people," Transparency International warned in…

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – Human rights watch dog Imparsial reaffirmed its stance against the death penalty, citing a report that five convicts will…

When the dust settles from the Golkar Party's national congress in Bali to pick a new leader, it will be the opposition Red-White coalition, or…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Another judicial review challenging the Marriage Law at the Constitutional Court (MK) has created a debate on the minimum…

Jakarta – Aburizal Bakrie stands on the verge of winning a second term at the helm of Indonesia's most storied political party – an achievement…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Novi Setuningsih, Bali/Jakarta – Jusuf Kalla has warned the Golkar Party that the public will take a dim view of…

Jakarta – The Golkar Party's re-election of Aburizal Bakrie for another five-year term as chairman appears to have dashed any hopes the ruling…

Jakarta – Supporters of Romahurmuziy, the newly elected chairman of the United Development Party (PPP), stormed the party's…

Kennial Caroline Laia, Siak, Riau – A parched landscape marred by the remnants of fire that swept through here – burnt branches and half-cut…

Mere Naleba – The Pacific Network on Globalisation yesterday organised a vigil remembering the people of West Papua while creating…

West Papuan delegates are converging on Vanuatu's capital to try and form a unified bid to get West Papua membership of the Melanesian Spearhead…

Margareth S. Aritonang and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Solidarity Action Committee for Munir (Kasum), a coalition of human rights groups advocating…

Bagus BT Saragih and Ni Komang Erviani, Bali/Jakarta – As an engineered plan to ensure that incumbent Golkar Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Ministry is considering a proposal to cut the work hours of women civil servants…

Suherdjoko and Ainur Rohmah, Kudus/Semarang – World AIDS Day, which fell on Dec. 1, was commemorated in a number of regions across Indonesia on…

The early release of Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto, the murderer of prominent human rights advocate Munir Said Thalib, indicates that Indonesia…

Michael Bachelard, Jakarta – The trial of two Jakarta International School teachers on child sex allegations has begun with the reading of…

Jakarta – Members of the hard-line Islam Defenders Front (FPI) "inaugurated" their choice for Jakarta governor, Fahrurozzi, during their latest…

Yeremia Sukoyo & Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Nusa Dua, Bali – Using his control of the party's 33 provincial branches, Golkar Party chairman…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – In a bid to curb rampant sexual violence in the country, the National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas…

Jakarta – A little-known but far-reaching regulation kicks in today that threatens to water down the quality of education at some of Indonesia's…

Paulina Quintao – Deputy Human Rights Ombudsman Silverio Baptista Pinto has appealed to all people to respect the rights of those suffering from…

Carlos Roy Fajarta Barus, Jakarta – A group opposed to Basuki Tjahja Purnama as Jakarta governor marched in the capital's streets on Monday,…

Vanuatu's former Prime Minister, Edward Natapei, says he hopes a united political force for West Papua will be formed as a result of a…

Ezra Sihite, Fana F.S. Putra & Hizbul Ridho, Jakarta – Legislators are planning to question the government over a parole handed down last week…

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – Despite criticism from human rights activists, the government has defended its recent decision to release Pollycarpus…

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo has announced Indonesia's migrant workers identification card program will be scrapped due to numerous cases of…

Made Supriatma – In his meeting with TNI elites, President Joko Widodo reportedly agreed to a proposal to expand the army's territorial command in…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen. Moeldoko threw a lavish wedding for his 28-year-old son Randy Bimantoro on…

Michael Bachelard, Jayapura, West Papua – Ten years after he was jailed for raising the outlawed "Morning Star" flag, West Papuan independence…

Jayapura – Police in Papua have been prepared to disperse any separatist Free Papua Organization (OPM) anniversary commemoration event…

Jakarta – One of Indonesia's most prominent human rights groups has called on President Joko Widodo to revoke a parole order which allowed the…

Sri Wahyuni and Suwastinah Atmojo, Denpasar – LBH APIK Bali, an NGO based in Denpasar, Bali, has been using a documentary on polygamy in a…

Jakarta – Human rights groups reacted with dismay on Saturday at the decision to allow Pollycarpus Budihari Prijanto to walk free from prison…

Novy Lumanauw & Ezra Sihite, Jakarta – Newly appointed Attorney General H.M. Prasetyo vowed to restore the public's trust in his office, which…

Rosalia Sciortino, Bangkok – The first-ever Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day on Dec. 12 will commemorate the UN endorsement of "universal…