Heru Andriyanto – The widow of slain businessman Nasrudin Zulkarnaen said on Monday that the accused mastermind of the murder, antigraft agency…

Candra Malik, Solo – A Central Java radio station was attacked by militants, investigated by police and reprimanded by a broadcast watchdog after…

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – Men dressed up as a gorilla, a tiger, a rabbit and a bear took the center stage at the office of Indonesia Corruption…

Fakhrurradzie Gade, Banda Aceh – Adulterers can be stoned to death and homosexuality is punishable by steep prison terms under a new law passed…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Despite opposition from human rights activists, the Aceh Legislative Council on Monday endorsed a bylaw mandating…

Jakarta – Human right activists are urging the government to initiate a dialogue with representatives of various groups in Papua to find a…

The spokesman for the military wing of the Papua separatist group, the West Papua National Liberation Army, has been arrested by…

Ismira Lutfia – With black tape covering their mouths to symbolize freedom of expression being silenced, journalists on Monday demonstrated in…

Nivell Rayda – An international rights group on Monday slammed Indonesia's police for botching a key human rights case and for wielding defamation…

Jakarta – The Witness and Victim Protection Agency told families and victims of the 1984 Tanjung Priok massacre Saturday that it might be…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was under strong pressure on Monday to intervene in the drafting process of the…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Critics have urged the House of Representatives to delay the endorsement of the health bill, now dragging on for nine…

On Friday, the Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) reported 142 graft cases, which allegedly took place at various institutions within the national…

Nivell Rayda – Watchdog groups and lawyers on Monday criticized the recent police summons of several active members of the Corruption Eradication…

Camelia Pasandaran – The Constitutional Court on Monday rejected for the third time a demand to change the Election Law to allow independent…

Kinanti Pinta Karana – Tommy Suharto, the son of former President Suharto, denied in a television interview on Monday that his leadership push for…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The Ministry of Defense announced on Monday that it had wrapped up an audit that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had…

Pandaya, Dili – Anyone looking for a model for the promotion of gender equality should look to Timor Leste.

In this 10-year-old democracy,…

Dili – Dili's gleaming new Presidential Palace and Foreign Ministry, gifts from China, stand in stark contrast to nearby burned-out buildings and…

Paul Daley – The former Coalition government had a vastly different idea of how independent our near neighbour should be than what eventuated.…

Nurfika Osman – An embarrassing new survey by a consumer advocacy group reveals that 74 percent of officials working for the city administration…

Dessy Sagita – Despite calls from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for police action against anti-Malaysia demonstrators, another rally…

Germany reminds us that human rights and justice have no time limits.

Tom Hyland – Two types of justice, related to atrocious events that…

Heru Andriyanto – Attorney General Hendarman Supandji is backing a House of Representatives plan to remove the Corruption Eradication Commission (…

Pandaya, Dili – A man dropped a pale brown book onto my lap, startling me and interrupting my interview with human rights activist Lita Sarmento…

Dessy Sagita – Indonesia Corruption Watch has demanded the House of Representatives delay passing the controversial health bill, claiming the…

Markus Makur, Timika – At least two people were injured as a group of unidentified persons attacked a PT Freeport Indonesia security bus on…

Nurfika Osman & Antara – The holy month of Ramadan has seen an increase in the number of illegal Indonesian workers deported from Malaysia, an…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – With lawmakers in Indonesia's Aceh province set to pass a draconian Shariah bill on Monday that could lead to married…

Twenty-five years ago, Sept. 15, 1984, or three days after the military brutally cracked down on Muslim protesters in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta…

Indah Setiawati, Jakarta – Dozens of vendors stages a rally in front of Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo he arrived at Cipinang rice market…

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – The Indonesian government may prohibit the Balibo movie being screened here as it may be deemed "offensive".

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Jakarta – The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) said on Thursday that underage marriages, which were often caused by poverty and lack…

Alfian, Jakarta – Indonesia has failed to attract enough investors to develop the oil and gas blocks offered in the first quarter of this year due…

Jakarta – Human rights activists and legislators have condemned the Aceh Legislative Council's (DPRD) plan to pass a regional bill that would see…

Jakarta – In another attempt at justice, families and victims of the 1984 Tanjung Priok massacre sent a letter to a United Nations special…

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – The Golkar Party should aim at being a "friend" to the people through its programs if it wishes to regain supremacy…

Jakarta – The House of Representatives has finally resolved more than 200 issues in the controversial state secrecy bill with the government,…

Joint statement on the release of Martenus Bere – indicted for crimes against humanity in Timor-Leste

For the past ten years the…

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – Seeking a new role on the national political stage, the youngest son of the late former president Soeharto, Hutomo…

Janeman Latul & Teguh Prasetyo – An irate business community on Friday slammed a recently issued Manpower Ministry directive ordering firms to…

Markus Makur, Timika – Monolithic mining company PT Freeport Indonesia should be forthright on the problems taking place within its concession…

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – The government is considering banning an Australian film that tells the story of five foreign journalists who…

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-118-2009

Dear friends,

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

Alleged criminal defamation the wrong approach to Munir killing 00 Elaine Pearson, deputy Asia director

New York – Indonesian police…

Ismira Lutfia – Though the month of Ramadan is supposed to be a time of spiritual reflection, TV ratings show that most people are tuning in to…

Jakarta – Experts have warned that a parliament without an opposition party is a slippery slope toward an authoritarian government, without any…

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration's efforts to implement a smoking ban on public transportation since 2005 seems to have gone…

Noor Huda Ismail, Semarang – Based on my interviews with the actors of past attacks – both inside and outside prisons – there are three primary…

The Australian Federal Police's decision to investigate the "Balibo Five" incident in East Timor in 1975 is a backwards step that could harm…