Walter Balansa – This month, Indonesia will celebrate National Health Day. For the second year in a row, it will pass with the Health Law's…

Nivell Rayda, Tuapejat and Sikakap – Despite being the capital of Mentawai district, tsunami relief efforts in Tuapejat are apparently in chaos,…

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – A legislator at the House of Representatives commission III on Law and human rights says that…

Jakarta – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Monday there was "no immunity" for members of the country's armed forces, after a…

Jakarta – Former Baywatch actress and movie star Pamela Anderson has donated $25,000 from a Playboy cover shoot to a charity that helps Indonesian…

Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – Foreign and local human rights watchdogs called on Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and US President Barack…

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office decision to halt the prosecution against of two KPK deputies for the sake of public…

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – The Great Indonesia Movement Party's decision to form a confederation with six other parties would not pose a threat to…

Dion Bisara & AFP, Jakarta – A policy group has urged Indonesia to renew its efforts to reform the bureaucracy, invest heavily in…

Slamet Riyadi, Mount Merapi, Indonesia – A deadly volcano in Indonesia spewed another searing cloud of ash down its slopes Sunday, prompting panic…

Shirley Christie, Indonesia – Indonesia saw foreign direct investment jump 32 percent to Rp 111.1 trillion ($12.4 billion), excluding oil and gas…

Arya Dipa, Bandung – The Indonesian Army is stepping up the development of top officers to prepare them to be future leaders, Army Chief of Staff…

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) said Friday they had proof that prosecutor Cirus Sinaga had conspired with…

Garut, West Java – Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali said he wanted to disband Ahmadiyah but he did not offer timetable for…

Armando Siahaan, Jakarta – Critics on Friday lambasted an international watchdog's demand that Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard discuss the…

Dion Bisara, Jakarta – The draft of a land regulation aimed at attracting more infrastructure investment could violate landowners' rights,…

Jakarta – Leading human rights activist Asmara Nababan died Thursday in Fuda Cancer Hospital, Guangzhou, China, where he was undergoing treatment…

Sydney – A leading rights body Friday urged Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to press Indonesia for a full investigation into…

Armando Siahaan & Anita Rachman, Jakarta – As the country faces two devastating natural disasters, lawmakers have decided to postpone – but…

Jakarta/Sydney – Prime Minister Julia Gillard will be in Indonesia from 1st until 2nd November 2010 to meet the Indonesian President Susilo…

Jakarta – The Attorney General Office (AGO) decided Friday to conduct "deponeering" on the alleged bribery case involving two…

Heru Andriyanto – Indonesia's Attorney General's Office has finally decided: the criminal charges against two antigraft agency deputy chairmen…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono faces calls to carry out a "major reshuffle" of his Cabinet as a unit evaluating the…

The websites of several NGOs campaigning for human rights in West Papua have come under cyber attack this week, with commentators…

Nivell Rayda & Agencies, Padang, Indonesia – At least 413 people have now been confirmed killed in the tsunami that slammed into the Mentawai…

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – A year after the government's vow to cut emissions, activists say they have yet to witness the government's real…

Armando Siahaan, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights' quest to increase its powers is gaining favor among legislators.

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Amnesty International is concerned that there may be no independent probe into the recent video footage of Indonesian soldiers…

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – More than anything else, the youth pledge taken by Indonesia's young leaders 82 years ago stressed the…

Ismira Lutfia, Jakarta – The Indonesian Broadcasting Commission on Thursday issued a stern reminder for all television stations to be more…

Achmad Ibrahim and Slamet Riyadi, Mentawai Islands, Indonesia – The death toll from a tsunami and a volcano rose to more than 340 Thursday as more…

Jakarta – A legislator from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democratic Party apologized on Thursday after House of Representatives Speaker…

Jakarta – Supporters of tobacco control welcome the Health Ministry's move to issue a new decree to ban tobacco advertising next year.

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Jakarta – The fight against HIV/AIDS in Indonesia is precarious since most civil society groups working to prevent the disease rely on foreign…

Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court said it would establish a team to investigate allegations that the judicial mafia had…

Arientha Primanita, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo finally apologized for Monday evening's monstrous traffic gridlock – but to a visiting…

Ririn Radiawati Kusuma, Jakarta – The National Nuclear Energy Agency on Thursday said it was looking for locations on Bangka Island to build two…

Ulma Haryanto, Jakarta – Asmara Nababan, a prominent Indonesian human rights activist passed away at the age of 64 on Thursday morning…

Prime Minister Gillard should demand that recent cases of torture by Indonesian security forces are credibly investigated, not swept under the…

Widya Utami & Eko Listiyorini, Indonesia – Rescuers searched for survivors of a tsunami in Indonesia's remote west while aid workers headed…

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – Thousands of workers from across West Java staged a rally in Bandung on Tuesday protesting a plan to revise Law No 13/…

Bandung, Indonesia – Indonesia's infamous Islamic Defender's Front visited beleaguered pop singer Nazriel Irham in the Kebonwaru Penitentiary in…

Jakarta – Legal aid workers call on the government to provide legal aid for women, children and the disabled, who often experience discrimination…

Indonesia's National Human Rights Commission has rescheduled for today a meeting between four Papuan clans and copper-and-gold company…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Papua lawmakers insisted Tuesday that government take stern action against security personnel involved in a…

Stephen Coates, Dili – A jade elephant rears majestically in the corner as patrons tuck into their burgers and fries at one of only three US-style…

The Honorable Barack Obama
President of the United States
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

Dear…

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – A court in Jakarta on Tuesday sentenced the father-in-law of Noordin M Top to five years in prison for harboring the…

The New Zealand foreign minister, Murray McCully, says he welcomes an announcement by the Indonesian government of a full…

Nurdin Hasan & Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Banda Aceh & Jakarta – Seventy-eight civil society groups in Aceh have denounced a proposal to…