Heru Andriyanto – The attorney general's plans to challenge the Supreme Court's acquittal of retired Army Gen. Muchdi Purwoprandjono – accused of…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Despite claims from the Armed Forces that the United States would soon lift its ban on full military cooperation with…

Tokyo – East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta said Tuesday that Indonesia still needs to apologise for its brutal occupation of the half-island…

Nurfika Osman & Made Arya Kencana – Despite the government's claim to have succeeded in reducing poverty and social deprivation, experts on…

The International Crisis Group published a report on March 11, Indonesia:…

AHRC-STM-049-2010

The banning of books by the Attorney General's Office (AGO) and the withdrawal of movies by the Film Censorship…

Jakarta – As online and multimedia journalism spreads across the globe, promising greater freedom and wider readership for media outlets, the…

Tini Tran, Jakarta – The US should consider lifting a ban against working with a commando unit accused of human rights abuses a decade ago, saying…

Jakarta – Former National Police detective chief Comr. Gen. Susno Duadji accused several top police officers of involvement in graft surrounding…

Jakarta – Family planning programs are an unfamiliar service among city residents, especially among the poor, with an observer warning of the…

Dessy Sagita & Anita Rachman – A growing debate in the religious arena over smoking intensified on Sunday, with senior officials from the…

Nivell Rayda – The Corruption Eradication Commission pledged not to sacrifice its independence as more and more members of the House of…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – If the United States does not lift its ban on cooperation with the Army's Special Forces, the Indonesian military says…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Anita Rachman – Whoever is elected next week to head the country's largest Islamic organization, Nahdlatul Ulama,…

Ati Nurbaiti, Canberra – The visit of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, capped with a standing ovation in parliament here Wednesday, highlighted…

East Timor's president Jose Ramos-Horta says his country is serious about making sure its interests are not ignored in the development…

A number of media articles have mistakenly implied that the International Crisis Group (ICG) report …

Hans David Tampobolon, Jakarta – A threat from House of Representatives lawmakers to boycott any hearing with Finance Minister Sri Mulyani…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Human Rights Watch has called on the US government to rethink any plans to lift a 12-year ban on training the…

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – With the Jakarta administration's deaf ear on the request to review its public order agency, a group of NGOs rallied…

Hamish McDonald – Domestic political change can do wonders for a foreign relationship. The atmospherics around Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's visit to…

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – The law on blasphemy tramples on the rights of women, the National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas…

Rendi A. Witular, Jakarta – "Beware of terrorists among us" reads a welcome banner upon entering the Witana Harja housing complex in Pamulang,…

Suherdjoko, Pemalang – The body of Joko Pitono, better known as Dulmatin, who was shot dead during the recent police raid on a terrorist cell, was…

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-026-2010

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The AHRC has received information from the Commission for the Disappeared…

Anita Rachman & Camelia Pasandaran – The government body tasked with supervising elections has painted a grim picture ahead of the 244…

Resuming ties should require resolving concerns about Special Forces' abuses

US training for Kopassus could someday improve its…

Febriamy Hutapea, Nivell Rayda & Heru Andriyanto – Lawmakers should go back to looking after the people who voted for them instead of tending…

Camelia Pasandaran – Islamic scholars and religious experts on Friday demanded the Constitutional Court either revise or annul the 1965 Law on…

Nurfika Osman – Freedom of the press in democratic societies should be upheld, industry experts agreed on Friday, although that principle should…

Hundreds of people turned out in the wee hours of the morning to welcome the body of Bali bombing suspect Dulmatin home to Pemalang,…

Farouk Arnaz & Nurdin Hasan – Police shot and killed two suspected terrorists on Friday during a gun battle along a road in the district of…

Jakarta – The fallout from the indictment on a vote-buying case in the House of Representatives has led to four more legislators being named for…

Jakarta – A group of Indonesian environmental NGOs published a letter, calling on investors and buyers to reject Asia Pulp and Paper's…

Febriamy Hutapea, Heru Andriyanto & Nivell Rayda – In the latest move to assert themselves following the diluted conclusions from a…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Febriamy Hutapea & Camelia Pasandaran – The Bank Century votes may have come in, but the relentless lobbying must…

Sara Everingham – The President of East Timor says it is embarrassing for Australia that Northern Territory police took five years to test remains…

Nurfika Osman & Heru Andriyanto – The shock jailing under the country's controversial Antipornography Law of six women for putting on an…

Anita Rachman, Muninggar Sri Saraswati & Febriamy Hutapea – After already going against the ruling coalition line in declaring there were "…

Putri Prameshwari & Ismira Lutfia – The National Commission on Human Rights has dismissed as "too optimistic" a US report released on Thursday…

Nurfika Osman & Farouk Arnaz – Despite the confirmed death of terrorist mastermind Dulmatin, a resurgent and expanding militant network still…

Ulma Haryanto – The government is anticipating a massive housecleaning after a special team formed by Vice President Boediono announced it would…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) will seek an explanation from the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission…

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – Academics took to the stand Wednesday in the judicial review of the blasphemy law, as hard-line Islamic groups…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Human rights activists on Thursday asked that the closure of the Guantanamo camp and the return of terrorist suspects…

Ulma Haryanto – Heated debate and cries from a rowdy crowd marked Wednesday's hearing in the judicial review of the 1965 Blasphemy Law, as leaders…

Timika – The number of security personnel stationed at the working area of PT Freeport Indonesia has been reduced from 1,576 to 886, a…

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A leading conflict prevention group on Thursday urged the Indonesian government and separatists in the resource-rich province of Papua to enter…

Tom Allard, Jakarta – Indonesian authorities are in hot pursuit of Umar Patek, the last alumnus of the Bali bombing terrorist cell who remains at…