Tomi Sujatmiko, Sleman – Demonstrators from the Indonesian People's Committee for Justice (KRIUK) held a protest action at the…

Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputy chairman Busyro Muqoddas said a study on corruption conducted by the commission found…

Five high school students in Tolitoli, Central Sulawesi, who recorded themselves dancing to a Maroon 5 song and praying, have been expelled from…

Rizky Amelia – Indonesia's role as a transit country for immigrants from conflict-torn countries seeking to go to Australia has highlighted the…

Jakarta – Even to people who have long worked in the industry, the current trend toward low-brow comedy television makes them scratch their heads…

Margareth Aritonang and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Corruption suspects, television personalities, dangdut stars and the police officer better known as…

Yuli Krisna & Deti Mega Purnamasari, Bandung/Jakarta – A fashion show like no other was staged in Bandung as part of the Kartini Day…

Robertus Wardi – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says that democracy and economic growth can work hand in hand, despite criticisms saying that…

The Indonesian Council of Ulema (MUI) has threatened to report a celebrity spiritual guru to the police for deviating from Islamic doctrine and…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The Democratic Party has revealed its new leadership lineup, with the relatives of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono…

Jakarta – Residents have taken to the streets to stop construction of a church Tambora, West Jakarta, claiming that organizers lack a…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Less than a month after Army commandos raided a prison and killed four detainees, attention is back on the…

Ezra Sihite – Ten soldiers have been accused of assaulting several security officers at the headquarters of the Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-…

Papuan leaders have voiced their concern at plans for more than a thousand Indonesian soldiers to build 1,500 km of new roads in the next two…

Vicky Anggriawan, Jakarta – Scores of people from a number of difference social organisations that are part of National Papua…

Abdul Qowi Bastian – "In my mind and heart," a young woman read. She took a deep breath and went on, "... I do not wholly live in the Dutch East…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Consumer Protection Foundation (YLKI) says a government's plan to apply dual fuel prices will be prone to…

Heru Sri Kumoro, Jakarta – Scores of workers from the Association of Independent Trade Unions (GSBI) commemorated Kartini Day on…

SP/Fana F.S Putra, Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Bayu Marhaenjati – Three security guards at the head office of the Indonesian Democratic Party…

Zico Nurrashid Priharseno, Jakarta – Around 30 people from the Women's Action Committee (KAP) held a protest action at the Hotel Indonesia traffic…

Denpasar – The commemoration of Kartini Day in Denpasar on Sunday April 21 was enlivened by a protest action by the Balinese Women and…

Johannes Nugroho – "Religion must guard us against committing sins, but more often, sins are committed in the name of religion," wrote early 20th…

Jakarta – Women in uniform showed off their prowess in riding motorcycles hands free to the cheers of spectators at National Monument (Monas) Park…

Jakarta – With massive delays and students in remote areas forced to take exams on photocopied materials, the credibility of this year's national…

Yuli Krisna, Bandung – "Once a baby girl is 40 days old, she can be circumcised. That's the tradition," says Lusi, a mother of one. "My mother…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Claiming that none of alleged rights abuses during the 30-year-conflict between the Indonesian government and…

Laura Dawson, Gabriel Kereh & Tito Summa Siahaan – The specter of a resurgence in violence in Aceh looms large unless past rights abuses are…

The Indonesian government has said it aims to approve within a month a plan that would free up vast swathes of protected virgin rainforest on…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Papua – The Papua administration has announced that it will ask for a 10 percent stake in mining giant PT Freeport…

Niniek Karmini, Jakarta, Indonesia – An international rights group urged Indonesian authorities on Thursday to seek justice for victims of a…

Jakarta – On a recent sunny Sunday at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Jakarta, five men in miniskirts displayed posters condemning violence…

West Java Governor Achmad Heryawan is excited about hosting the Miss World global pageant. After hosting the visit of Miss Universe 2011, Leila…

Susi Fatimah, Jakarta – The failure of law enforcement officials to protect women from sexual violence and rape has prompted an alliance of women…

Zico Nurrashid Priharseno, Jakarta – To this day many women workers become victims of sexual crimes. In Jakarta, there are around 80 thousand…

Victims and family members are still waiting for the Indonesian authorities to provide them with truth, justice and full reparation almost eight…

Ina Parlina and Dwi Atmanta, Jakarta – Despite regulations and a blueprint for reform, the government lacks the conviction to shake up the nation'…

Six West Papua National Committee (KNPB) activists from Timika were each sentenced to one year in prison on Tuesday by judges from the Assembly…

ID/Agustiyanti – While a labor law to protect workers' rights was passed a decade ago, laborers still suffer from discrimination and unfair…

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – The Aceh Legislative Council (DPRA) is accelerating the deliberation of a provincial qanun (bylaw) to establish…

Michael Bachelard – A mining company has boasted of an Indonesian government decision to free up 1.2 million hectares of virgin forest in Aceh for…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The two parties that riled their ruling coalition partners last year to oppose an increase in the price of subsidized…

Lauren Gumbs, Perth – Indonesia's flourishing civil society activists and advocacy organizations stand in contrast to a darker culture of mob…

SP/Erwin Sihombing – In the opinion of Indonesia's attorney general, solving the issue of corruption in the country's courtrooms will…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Amid concerns that another delay to the 2013 national examinations could occur in some areas, President Susilo Bambang…

Dessy Sagita – Following the government's plan to raise the price of subsidized gasoline for private vehicle owners, labor unions announced on…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Papua Governor Lukas Enembe has pledged to embrace Free Papua Movement (OPM) separatists, expressing his will to…

Satria Sambijantoro, Jakarta – After prolonged debate, the government is almost certain to implement a dual pricing system for subsidized Premium…

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-062-2013

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

SP/Yoseph Kelen – Legislators have commended the East Nusa Tenggara administration for its ability to maintain religious harmony in the province…

Yayat Supriatna and Michael Taylor – Workers at the Indonesian unit of Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc have refused to rule out a repeat of…