In early May violence once again struck in Papua. This time the perpetrators were neither the security forces nor the armed resistance group the…

The Attorney General's Office on Tuesday rotated five deputies, in a move seen as another bid to sweep controversial officials under the rug.

Ismira Lutfia – In his latest call for more stringent Internet controls, Communication and Information Minister Tifatul Sembiring has unearthed…

Rana Akbari Fitriawan, Bandung – A hundred students staged a rally in front of the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) campus on Jl. Ganesha on…

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – The recent finding of new species in virgin forests in Papua province confirmed the country's wealth of…

Ismira Lutfia & Putri Prameshwari – Despite the optimism aired by Manpower and Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar that the president…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Members of the government's ruling coalition have agreed to disagree on the touchy issue of invoking the House of…

Armando Siahaan – A meeting between the House of Representatives' team monitoring the Bank Century bailout investigation and the…

Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Thousands of protestors in Jayapura, Papua, demanded on Tuesday that the government implement a decree that would require…

Nurfika Osman & Ismira Lutfia – As Indonesia called for calm, Muslim scholars expressed outrage over a page on the social networking site…

The Indonesia military is reportedly waging a campaign of fear throughout the Puncak Jaya region of West Papua in Indonesia over a…

Jakarta – The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) supports the idea of amnesties for political prisoners with a specific criterion from…

Elin Yunita Kristanti – None of the countries in the European Union supports the Papuan independence. On the contrary, the EU stands behind the…

New Zealand's military deployment in East Timor is being cut because the security situation there has improved, Defence Minister Wayne…

Putri Prameshwari – A shocking survey that found more than 9 out of 10 teenagers in major cities engaged in sexual activity has been disowned by…

Attention and concern. Something ordinary people hope for from their leaders. Such hopes were clearly apparent when Justice and Human Rights…

Jakarta – The 2004 Social Security Law remains dead in the water pending the passage of the Social Insurance Management Agency (BPJS) bill, and…

A military operation is taking place in the Puncak Jaya region of West Papua. Security forces are conducting a sweep (operation) in the area to…

Kuala Lumpur – The Indonesian government's bans on sending migrant workers to Malaysia will remain in force after both countries…

Jakarta – A Javanese tradition that holds that domestic workers must be considered as part of the families that employ them is a major hurdle for…

Putri Prameshwari – A child protection group is shocked by the results of a survey in which 94 percent of the teenagers polled said they have…

Tolerance is the social glue that keeps us from degenerating into conflict. But over the past few years, intolerance has been creeping into our…

Christen Broecker – "Democracy in Indonesia is irreversible and a daily fact of life," President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono told the World Movement…

Stephen Fitzpatrick, Jakarta – Indonesian authorities are red-faced after admitting their primary terrorism fugitive, a 32-year-old believed to…

Dessy Sagita, Armando Siahaan & Ismira Lutfia – With four lawmakers convicted on Monday for their part in the Rp 24 billion ($2.6 million)…

Ardian Wibisono, Muhamad Al Azhari& Dion Bisara – The departure of Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati for Washington and allegations made…

Jakarta – The number of Indonesian people contracting the HIV has been on the rise over the past couple of years, according to one NGO…

In three days time, the Timorese people will celebrate the anniversary of the restoration of our independence. Though we have been happily…

Almost 100 percent of 4,500 Indonesian urban teenagers sampled in a new survey have had oral sex and 32 percent have had full sexual…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Dozens of high school and university students staged a joint protest to reject National Education Minister Muhammad Nuh's…

AHRC-OLT-004-2010

An Open Letter to Chief of Indonesian National Police

General of Police Bambang Hendarso Danuri
Chief of…

Rofiuddin, Semarang – Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali lamented the growing misconception of unlimited freedom that has…

Camelia Pasandaran – In some of his strongest comments against terrorists yet, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Monday called on all…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has asked the Old Banten sultanate management not to invite Abu Bakar Ba'asyir to deliver…

Dessy Sagita – The Anti-Corruption Court has found three sitting or former legislators guilty of involvement in a high-profile bribery case but…

Jakarta – The government should upgrade its ratification of the Convention of Rights of the Child (CRC) from a presidential decree to a law in…

Ika Krismantari – If Samantha Jones from the hit TV series Sex in the City really existed, she might find Jakarta a dull place to live.

The…

Ismira Lutfia & Camelia Pasandaran – A joint task force will be formed to monitor a long-awaited agreement to protect Indonesian workers in…

Ismira Lutfia – If Malaysians seem to have been unfazed by the almost yearlong ban on the placement of Indonesian migrant workers, it is because…

Alastair Jamieson – Tribespeople in West Papua have pinned their hopes on David Cameron helping their campaign for independence from Indonesia.…

Presi Mandari – Long Hubung, Indonesia. Dayak tribesman Hanye Jaang didn't know it, but he used to be part of a multi-billion-dollar "mafia" that…

Jayapura – Justice and Human Rights Minister Patrialis Akbar said Sunday he planned to release a number of Papuan political activists…

Jakarta – A leader of the Free Papua movement, Nicolas Jouwe, has become an Indonesian citizen after living in exile in the…

Any plans to revise the 2003 Counterterrorism Law should be preceded by comprehensive research on how to effectively tackle terrorism, a legal…

Armando Siahaan – Appointing Golkar chairman Aburizal Bakrie to manage the daily operation of the ruling coalition will do little to stop the…

Stephen Fitzpatrick, Jakarta – Indonesian police have uncovered a plot to assassinate President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and senior government…

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – The government's plan to establish a corruption court in every region throughout the country has been hit by a…

Arientha Primanita – The Jakarta government on Friday played down recommendations made by the National Commission on Human Rights on the deadly…

Jakarta – Indonesia and Australia are strengthening maritime ties as a result of Exercise Cassoary 2010 (CA10). It said CA10 was a joint naval…

Farouk Arnaz & Candra Malik – The National Police on Friday said three members of an Islamist group led by hard-line cleric Abu Bakar Bashir…