Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – A mob of hundreds burned down five homes and looted several stores in West Papua's Maybrat district early on Tuesday…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The political dynasty of disgraced Banten Governor Ratu Atut Chosiyah suffered a major blow on Tuesday after the Home…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Political parties have agreed that the country's next president must uncover past human rights violations, with…

Ina Parlina, Yuliasri Perdani and Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta/Bali – Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott's attempt to repair strained bilateral ties…

Paul Farrell – When the asylum seekers board the Ocean Protector they are stacked four by four. After days or weeks at sea, smelling of sweat and…

Jakarta – Indonesia has made slow progress in improving the lives of mothers and their children in recent years, falling behind regional neighbors…

Yesterday, Indonesian BRIMOB para-military police, are reported to have shot three Papuan men, who are now in a critical condition. This shooting…

Ezra Sihite, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has taken an apparent swipe at Prabowo Subianto, one of the men vying to replace him, in…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Political parties have disputed the General Elections Commission's (KPU) decision to rush the legislative election…

Brian McAfee – The story of "post-colonial" Indonesia begins on August 17, 1945, when Sukarno, its first president, declared Indonesia an…

Rio Kuswandi, Jakarta – Former army Special Forces (Kopassus) commander Prabowo Subianto is being urged to give an immediate clarification on the…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – An activist has condemned the latest case of sexual violence in Aceh, which involved a group of men allegedly raiding…

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – It started with an allegation last month that a 6-year-old child had been sexually abused at the Jakarta…

Jakarta – The Indonesian navy has found 19 asylum-seekers who say they were turned around trying to reach Australia in the latest tow-back of a…

Satria Sambijantoro, Jakarta – Indonesia, one of the world's most resilient economies, saw its gross domestic product (GDP) growth slow far below…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – Police in Papua have confirmed shooting and injuring three people from a mob reportedly demanding to lynch the driver…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – US-based aerospace and security company Lockheed Martin has announced it had won a US$80.6 million contract, which…

Jakarta – Environmental group Greenpeace International called on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to strengthen legislation to…

The Director of Communications at the Human Rights Law Center in Australia…

Yeremia Sukoyo, Ezra Sihite, Erwin Sihombing, & Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Golkar Party chairman and presidential candidate Aburizal…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & SP/Erwin C. Sihombing, Jakarta – Activists who fought for reformation in 1998 strongly rejected presidential…

Around 250,000 workers, members of various trade unions, mobilised in Jakarta for May Day, 2014. From all accounts, the mobilisations were similar…

Rizka Diputra, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) is calling on official state institutions such as…

Jayapura – Female legislative candidates grouped under the Women's Coalition staged a rally on Saturday to protest rampant vote-buying…

The General Elections Commission (KPU) will not announce the official results of the April 9 legislative election until May 9. However, ongoing…

Vita A.D. Busyra, Jakarta – Indonesia must take action now to prevent its peatlands from burning in what amounts to the largest single contributor…

Bagus BT Saragih and Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – The country's major political parties have begun to intensify their search for loyal political…

Peter Hartcher – Tony Abbott was supposed to be in Bali on Tuesday. He was supposed to be shaking hands with the President of Indonesia,…

Jakarta – In an unprecedented move lauded by many, the National Police have launched a, modest, cleanup operation within the force.

Over the…

Jakarta – Indonesia has the 10th largest economy in the world, according to a recent report by the World Bank, with the country contributing 2.3…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Police in Aceh have arrested three people, including a 13-year-old boy, and are hunting five others for allegedly…

Michael Bachelard, Kuala Simpang, Aceh – On the map, the Leuser Ecosystem is shaped like a gigantic pair of lungs. The image is apt. This 2.6…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The Coalition of Papua Women staged a rally, protesting against alleged vote-stealing and lack of monitoring during…

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Indonesia's exports unexpectedly rose for the first time this year in March, boosting confidence that the trade balance…

Jakarta – The Press Council is calling for better protection for journalists in Indonesia to mark World Press Freedom Day, which falls…

Esther Samboh, Jakarta – Indonesia's manufacturing sector improved in April at their fastest rate in almost a year as Southeast Asia's largest…

Panca Nugraha, Mataram – Women in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) suffer from poverty, low education and a high rate of early marriage, says government…

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, who is also the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle's (PDI-P) presidential…

Indah Setiawati, Jakarta – Unionist Marsinah died 21 years ago but her spirit is still being celebrated, this time via the first ever tour to a…

Rizal Harahap and Suherdjoko, Pekanbaru/Semarang – Labor Day in Riau was free of rallies. All-Indonesia Workers Union (SPSI) Riau chapter head…

Jakarta – An alliance between the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and the National Awakening Party (PKB) will be announced soon, a…

The Australian Government should introduce laws that would minimise the risk of Australian policing or military assistance supporting human rights…

Michael Bachelard – Indonesia's controversial presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto has secured the support of the country's most charismatic…

Josua Gantan, Jakarta – In November 2013, a group of researchers who partnered with Google and NASA noted that there was an alarming increase in…

Bandung – The commander of the Army Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad, Green Berets) Lieutenant General Gatot Nurmantyo has called on all…

Satria Sambijantoro, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, the strongest contender in the upcoming presidential election, said he would…

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-064-2014

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

Paulina Quintao – The Ministry of Health has begun a campaign to raise awareness of the context of draft laws to control the sale and use of…

Bayu Marhaenjati, Ezra Sihite & Deti Mega Purnamasari, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has pledged the government's support to…

Made Arya Kencana, Denpasar – A court in Bali has been criticized by child protection activists over its relatively lenient 18-month jail sentence…