Robin McDowell – Titin Karisma parades onto the stage wearing a rhinestone bustier and matching bottoms, with sequin fringe that jiggles wildly to…

Indonesia's Child Protection Commission (KPAI) urged the government to limit condom sales to approved stores, a move that would effectively pull…

Tunggadewa Mattangkilang & Camelia Pasandaran, Samarinda – As many as 500 people from 12 individual groups have set up a blockade of ships…

For the past month, residents of Sidoarjo district in East Java have blocked the main road running through Porong subdistrict in a bid to bring…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Admiral Agus Suhartono said he had ordered military officers who allegedly…

Fidelis E Satriastanti, Ezra Sihite & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Legislators have sprung to the defense of Golkar Party chairman Aburizal…

Arientha Primanita – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono announced five new policies on Tuesday aimed at reducing government expenditures on…

Olin Monteiro – Does anybody really believe that a concert can stir a mass of people to devote themselves to the devil, let alone change them to…

At least five countries have used a human rights review at the United Nations to question Indonesia's failure to make any arrests in series of…

Imam Shofwan – In August 2002, a number of Islam-based political parties demanded the Jakarta Charter be included in the Constitution, which would…

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – As the number of HIV/AIDS infections contracted through sexual contact grow higher in the country, the efforts to…

Farouk Arnaz – National Police refused to shoulder blame on Monday after Lady Gaga's management decided to cancel her June 3 Jakarta…

Niniek Karmini, Jakarta, Indonesia – Lady Gaga canceled her sold-out show in Indonesia after Islamist hardliners threatened violence claiming her…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Given the scarcity of credible candidates from the country's political establishment, experts have suggested…

Indonesia needs its Defense Ministry and the Armed Forces not only to deter external threats but also to deal with internal provocations,…

After the announcement that pop diva Lady Gaga's Jakarta concert was off, thousands of her fans, who call themselves "little monsters," sent a…

Jakarta – The Islamic People's Forum (FUI), made up of several hard-line Islamic groups including the Islam Defenders Front (FPI), breathed a sigh…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Democratic Party chairman Anas Urbaningrum has been fighting for his political survival since he was implicated months…

Jakarta – The decision by Lady Gaga's management to cancel her planned June 3 concert reflects a government that is weak in the face of intolerant…

Paul Stewart – My mother has had one contact from the Australian federal government in the 37 years since my brother, Tony Stewart, was murdered…

Zakir Hussain – As Indonesians over the past week marked the anniversary of the reform movement that toppled strongman Suharto 14 years ago,…

SP/Novianti Setuningsih – The Corruption Eradication Commission admitted on Thursday that it was struggling to name suspects in its investigation…

Farouk Arnaz & Arientha Primanita – The governor of West Kalimantan has come out and denounced a sex tape allegedly featuring his lawmaker…

Arientha Primanita & Bayu Marhaenjati – Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Djoko Suyanto did not want to be…

Arientha Primanita – Opposition from hard-line Muslim groups to Lady Gaga's planned concert in Jakarta should not be heeded by the police, a…

Bagus BT Saragih and Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's youngest son, Edhie Baskoro "Ibas" Yudhoyono, and the…

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-086-2012

Dear friends,

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

Agustiyanti, Surabaya – Manpower and Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar on Thursday called on regional governments to help return 10,000…

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo has called on government institutions to make serious efforts to deal with…

Febriamy Hutapea & Ezra Sihite – The Geneva-based Human Rights Working Group (HRWG) deplored on Friday President Susilo Bambang…

A member of House Commission I called on Friday for the Indonesian military to confiscate a luxurious Porsche Cayenne Turbo allegedly owned by a…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Despite claims made by Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa that Indonesia's human rights report received a "warm…

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-087-2012

Dear friends,

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

Countries attending the United Nations' four-yearly human rights review in Geneva have criticized Indonesia for a rise in intolerance and attacks…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry has given support to US singer Lady Gaga's planned performance in the…

Dessy Sagita – Indonesia Corruption Watch has questioned the results of Indonesia's latest national exams, calling the nearly perfect…

Karlis Salna – Indonesia is facing fresh criticism over its human rights record following a year of continued unrest and the jailing of leading…

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-085-2012

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

Ainur Rohmah, Semarang – Farmers and activists in Central Java are expressing concern over what they claim is rampant conversion of agricultural…

Illegal forest clearing in Kalimantan potentially cost the state Rp 321 trillion ($34.6 billion) in losses last year, largely because law…

The Indonesian government reiterated its claim on Thursday that the country's deforestation rate has drastically declined over the past two years…

London – On May 23rd, the Indonesian government released its annual human rights record for Universal Periodic Review by the UN Human Rights…

Jakarta – Former president and Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri said on Thursday that…

Jakarta – Members of the National Unity Party (PPP) visited the National Police Headquarters in South Jakarta on Thursday to support…

• Torture and other ill-treatment
• Excessive use…

Background

Impunity

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Edward Rees – Last weekend, a number of uniformed Indonesian military officers were lounging about the Dili Beach Hotel drinking coffee, laughing…

Kate Hodal – Young, blonde, and Australian, she was an unlikely undercover agent for an unlikely cause: a far-flung province on a Southeast Asian…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – At least 24 people were injured, some severely, as a clash broke out between local residents and security guards hired by…

Jakarta – Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Faisal Basri is calling on police to stand up against aggressive organizations threatening…