James Balowski, Jakarta – Riots erupted in the West Papuan provincial capital of Jayapura on June 14 after a leading pro-independence activist was…

Jakarta – Police remain inconsistent in their task of protecting religious freedoms, a study has found, though the National Police reiterated on…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's claim on Wednesday that his Democratic Party ranked only third in terms of the…

Alina Musta'idah – The Constitutional Court began reviewing on Friday a provision in the 2012 state budget that allows the government to use…

The Indonesia Human Rights Committee was shocked to learn that the New Zealand Defence Force hosted a Kopassus officer, Major Edwin Sumanta at its…

Banjir Ambarita & Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jayapura – A day after the president described the scale of violence in Papua as "small," a…

Indonesia Police Watch has cautioned the National Police against increasing the presence of its anti-terrorism unit in Papua, saying that move…

Ainur Rohmah, Semarang – Central Java has displayed a unique phenomenon in religious life as, although seeds of tolerance have been growing…

Kuala Lumpur – Haze caused by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia blanketed parts of Malaysia including the capital on Saturday,…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The Home Affairs Ministry says it will summon the mayor and City Council speaker of Tasikmalaya to explain…

Ainur Rohmah, Semarang – Two activists wearing Sumatran tiger costumes along with several members of Greenpeace visited a KFC fast…

Nethy Dharma Somba and Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The streets of Abepura and Sentani in Jayapura regency looked deserted on Friday, a day…

Ismira Lutfia – A global poll of gender experts has ranked Indonesia 17th out of the world's 19 biggest economies in terms of the best places to…

Ezra Sihite & Arientha Primanitha – Amid speculation about what President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono meant earlier this week when he asked…

Amnesty International has called for the immediate and unconditional release of an Indonesian man detained for professing atheism, calling his…

Novianti Setuningsih – A trio of high-profile Indonesian graft figures, Muhammad Nazaruddin, Mindo Rosalina Manulang and Angelina Sondakh, were…

Jayapura – Human rights activists on Friday slammed Indonesian police for the killing of a prominent Papuan independence leader who was allegedly…

Jakarta – Humanitarian Solidarity for Papua (Skup) is urging all government institutions to end the stigmatisation of the Papuan…

Countries should be asking Indonesia hard questions about why over the past four years violence and discrimination against religious minorities is…

Syofiardi Bachyul Jb, Jakarta – In what critics have condemned as a precedent that may harm free speech and individual liberty, a court in West…

Yuliana Lantipo, Jakarta – Humanitarian Solidarity for Papua (Skup) is urging the central government to form an independent fact finding team to…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The government can go to court if it wants to disband vigilante mass organizations such as the Islam Defenders Front…

Friends and comrades, all the people of Indonesia, are you aware of the escalating violence that has been taking place in West Papua over the last…

AHRC-UAU-021-2012

Dear friends,

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

Ezra Sihite – Antigraft officials told the House of Representatives on Wednesday that there was strong reason to believe that the decision to bail…

Bagus BT Saragih and Elly Burhaini Faizal, Bogor/Jakarta – Andi Mallarangeng escaped firing on Wednesday, as President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono…

Bandung – The administration of Bekasi regency will fight against a court ruling in favor of embattled Batak Protestant Church (HKBP)…

Margareth S. Aritonang and Sita W. Dewi, Jakarta - The National Police confirmed Thursday that the deputy chairman of the National Committee for…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – A 16-year-old boy was rushed to the hospital after being beaten by an angry mob in a raid on a group of teenagers…

In an effort to solve a problem, a leader has to avoid blowing an issue out of proportion or, in the extreme, playing it down as if everything is…

Hans David Tampubolon and Rendi A. Witular, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) has uncovered worrying evidence that the country's banks are being held…

An Indonesian man arrested after writing "God doesn't exist" on his Facebook page was jailed for 30 months Thursday for sharing explicit material…

Syofiardi Bachyul Jb, Padang – Alexander Aan, 32, a Minang civil servant who was arrested for blasphemy after he declared himself an atheist on a…

Imanuddin Razak, Jakarta – News reports on the high-profile corruption investigation into the construction of a sports facility worth Rp 1.52…

Vitalis Yogi Trisna, A. Wisnubrata, Jakarta – West Papua is a region of Indonesia that is extraordinarily rich in natural resources and culture.…

Angry residents of Indonesia's resource-rich Papua island burned cars and shops on Thursday after an independence activist was shot and killed,…

Angry scenes have reportedly erupted in Jayapura and across West Papua after officers from the Australian- funded and trained Detachment 88…

Margareth S. Aritonang and Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – Papuans condemned President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's statement, which downplayed the…

Following the assassination of Mako Tabuni, the deputy chairman of the KNPB (National Committee of West Papua), the police are now alleging that…

Indonesia has been able to cut by more than half the annual mortality among women and children in just over two decades, but too many of them…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – More calls have emerged for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to be hands-on in solving problems ranging from…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The wife of former Democratic Party treasurer Muhammad Nazaruddin, Neneng Sri Wahyuni, who is a fugitive from the law, was…

Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandar lampung – Thousands of farmers from four districts in Ogan Ilir regency, South Sumatra, staged a rally in front of local…

Index: ASA 21/021/2012

The imprisonment of Alexander Aan for incitement is a serious setback for freedom of expression in Indonesia, and…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – With a month to go before gold mine company PT Agincourt Resources starts production on a 1,639 square-kilometer plot of…

ALRC-CWS-20-08-2012

Human Rights Council
Twentieth session
Agenda Item 3
Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Beginning on Tuesday, the Democratic Party is holding a two-day meeting with the participation of all local…

Puji Utami, Semarang – Scores of Papuan students from National Papua Solidarity (Nasional Papua Solidaritas, Napas) held a protest action in front…

Arientha Primanita – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono admitted on Tuesday that security officers had overreacted with their handling of the…

By keeping Papua behind a curtain, the Indonesian government is fostering impunity among military forces and resentment among Papuans. It needs…