Hans Nicholas Jong and Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has answered public criticism of its…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The audience applauded after a young girl finished reading her poem to the accompaniment of a young male guitarist…

Two New Zealanders have been awarded the 2014 John Rumbiak Human Rights Defenders Award for their work pushing for improved human…

There is no such thing as being neutral when the stakes are so high. While endeavoring as best we can to remain objective in our news reporting,…

The KNPB has reported that a six of their activists were arrested, beaten and taken to the Jayapura Police Station yesterday afternoon, 3 July.…

Bobby Anderson – Papuans have the lowest life expectancies in Indonesia, the highest maternal and child mortality rates, the lowest educational…

Jakarta – In early April, one of the most credible pollsters following the Indonesian presidential race gave Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo a 30-…

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Ian Wilson – On 8 May 2014 Hercules Rosario Marcal was sentenced to three years imprisonment by a North Jakarta court for extortion and money…

The Vanuatu Prime Minister Joe Natuman says the government is still looking at pushing the West Papua issue at the United Nations…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – The Aceh Shariah Police have banned any sales of food at daytime during Ramadan, and that rule also applies to non-…

SP/Erwin Cristianson Sihombing & Anastasia Winanti, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that this year's presidential…

Jakarta – The campaign team of Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Hatta Rajasa on Thursday refuted recent…

Karon Snowdon – A former high-ranking member of Indonesia's military says presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto's human rights record makes him…

Michael Bachelard, Bandung – The two leading contenders for next week's Indonesian presidential elections are in sharp disagreement about the…

Timika – Police are searching for people who distributed leaflets urging voters to boycott the July 9 presidential election and demand…

Port Moresby – The Government of Vanuatu will continue raising the issue on West Papua to the UN.

After the meeting of Melanesia Spearhead…

The Australia West Papua Association says a rally of independence supporters in Jayapura yesterday was peaceful and not attended by…

The Vanuatu Prime Minister Joe Natuman says the onus is on Indonesia to allow West Papuan groups to partake in a more inclusive…

Ruben Rosenberg Colorni – Indonesia, the largest Muslim nation and archipelago on the planet, has climbed the ranks of global neo-liberalism to…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Activists have urged the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to reopen the graft case surrounding the 2006…

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – A handful of local communities and officials across the country have expelled extremist preachers from their mosques…

Atmi Pertiwi, Jakarta – US investigative journalist Allen Nairn has spoken out about Indonesia's two presidential candidates. Although he has a…

Rebecca Lake, Jakarta – Speaking to a select group of Indonesian press at an undisclosed Jakarta location on Tuesday, controversial American…

Bambang Muryanto and Slamet Susanto, Jakarta – About 1,000 people gathered at Grand Mosque in Yogyakarta on Tuesday at the invitation of a group…

Hans Nicholas Jong and Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – The wealth of the Gerindra Party's presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto totals Rp 1.67…

Jakarta – The Constitutional Court has warned that based on recent legislative election cases it has handled, most election violations were…

Michael Bachelard, Jakarta – Everybody involved in the Indonesian presidential election is a multimillionaire, but ex-military strongman Prabowo…

Ward Berenschot and Darmawan Purba – On 9 April, Ridho Ficardo became the new governor of Lampung, Sumatra's southern-most province. At first…

Eve Warburton – At a recent presidential campaign rally, Prabowo Subianto addressed a crowd of bussed-in supporters at a Jakarta football stadium…

When we met in Jakarta on June 21 and July 2, 2001 General Prabowo spoke at length about his work with and for the United States. Prabowo told me…

Index: ASA 21/019/2014

Amnesty International is calling on the Indonesian government to take concrete steps to implement…

A human rights advocacy group is calling for a new Indonesian government to end human rights abuses by previous governments, and bring those…

Election Watch – In a rare occasion of labor and management uniting behind a single cause, labor unions and businesspeople have jointly declared…

Dessy Sagita & Rizky Amelia, Jakarta – A leading antigraft watchdog has applauded the Anti-Corruption Court's decision to sentence former…

Margareth Aritonang, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democratic Party officially declared its support for the Prabowo Subianto-…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa spoke out against the US ambassador to Indonesia on Monday for urging investigations…

Vita A.D. Busyra, Jakarta – Migrant worker rights activists have cast doubt on vice presidential candidate Hatta Rajasa's proposed moratorium on…

Jakarta – Award-winning US journalist Allan Nairn continued on Tuesday to shake up Indonesia's presidential campaignby publishing another article…

Josua Gantan, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto has indicated that, if elected, he would begin the process of winding back the…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Jakarta Corruption Court handed down a historic sentence on Monday evening by sentencing 53-year-old former…

Dili – Repeated bouts of violence in Timor Leste's recent past and a persistent sense of injustice have had a lasting mental health impact, new…

Yeremia Sukoyo – Indonesian voters must not be swayed by a recent statement by the US ambassador appearing to call for a rights probe into…

Harry Pearl, Jakarta – Greenpeace has described a recent study that shows Indonesia has the highest rate of deforestation in the world as "an…

In a statement released today human rights groups urged the next government of Indonesia "to break with the past [and] fully and meaningfully…

Dessy Sagita, Jakarta – Educators have lambasted Indonesia's two vice presidential candidates for pandering to the masses following their…

Muhamad Al Azhari, Jakarta – Vice presidential candidate Hatta Rajasa clarified a question by rival Jusuf Kalla on what Prabowo Subianto…

Indonesia has implemented many positive changes during its transition to democracy in the past 16 years. However, the continued lack of…

The 1st July is a very important day in the West Papuan struggle for self-determination and independence. On 1st of July in 1971, West Papuan…

A human rights advocacy group is calling for a new Indonesian government to end human rights abuses by previous governments, and bring…