Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Tribal communities in Papua will finally have representatives at the regional legislative council, known as DPR Papua, following the nomination of 14 individuals by a

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Jayapura, Jubi – Papua legislator Laurenzus Kadepa reminded both current and future regional heads in Papua to urge the Central Government to change its military approach to Papua and put an end to

Jakarta – In connection with World Contraception Day on Sept.

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Muslim students of junior high schools across Indonesia learn from their Islamic text books that Jews are "sly and untrustworthy" despite the fact that several verses in the

Jayapura, Jubi – Students at Cenderawasih University hosted a screening of a documentary about the human rights defender Munir Salid Talib, known as Munir, at the Cenderawasih University Auditorium

Isabel Ermelita – Timor-Leste's government has welcomed the conciliation commission's decision to proceed with the case involving a dispute with Australia over maritime boundaries in the resource-r

Venidora Oliveira – The General Director for National Directorate for Land and Property (NDLP), Romao Guterres, has called on communities living on state-owned land to pay taxes.

Paulina Quintao – Research conducted by the World Food Programme (WFP) in partnership with the Alola Foundation in 2015 showed that 1,904 children under six years old were suffering from wasting, a

Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – It might have been a once-in-a-lifetime sight: hundreds, nearly a thousand, people flocking to the Taxation Directorate General's headquarters in South Jakarta to register

Taufiq Hanafi, Leiden, The Netherlands – In the preface to the textbook Sejarah Nasional Indonesia (Indonesian National History, 1990), historian and former education minister Nugroho Notosusanto d

Amnesty International has urged the Indonesian and local authorities in Papua to implement immediate and effective measures to ensure security of Agustinus Aud, who is the spokesperson of the West

Paulina Quintao – The Mother's Support Group (GSI) program implemented by the Alola Foundation has been recognized by the Health Ministry for its efforts to reduce maternal and child mortality in T

Paulina Quintao – The Mobile mother's project has made significant progress in terms of the number of pregnant women accessing health facilities and receiving assistance from qualified midwives at

Paulina Quintao – Women's activist and survivor Maria Domingas "Micato" Alves has encouraged other survivors of past crimes to be active and creative in contributing to the national development pro

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Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The government is expected to have a hard time defending its human rights record in front of the UN Human Rights Council's (UNHRC) upcoming Universal Periodic Review (

Jakarta – Six pairs of Aceh governor and deputy governor hopefuls took a Quran recitation test on Wednesday as one of the local requirements to compete in the 2017 election.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has demanded the elimination of its ad hoc status so that it becomes a permanent state institution in order to strength

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The government is set to introduce legal reform packages that are expected to improve law enforcement and the justice system, says Coordinating Political, Legal, a

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Godwin Ligo – The Vanuatu West Papua Association is hosting a "Wantok Summit" for Free West Papua Civil Society Organization support group in the Melanesian region of Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Kana

Agnes Anya, Jakarta – The South Jakarta Immigration Office arrested Fulbright researcher Frank Sedlar during the eviction in Bukit Duri, Tebet, South Jakarta on Wednesday for an alleged visa violat

Corry Elyda and Agnes Anya, Jakarta – Ranto Poltak Tambunan, a 48-year-old resident of Bukit Duri, South Jakarta, looked dazed as an excavator escorted by 550 personnel from the Jakarta Police and

Budi Hernawan, Jakarta – In an unprecedented move, seven UN member states from the Pacific raised their concerted voices on Papua during the prestigious 71st session of the UN General Assembly in N

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – Most corruption cases in Indonesia originate in the private sector through bribes and gratuities in the procurement and licensing process, according to the Corruption Erad

Jakarta – The House of Representatives' ethics council has revoked a verdict which found former speaker Setya Novanto – now Golkar chairman – guilty for violating the legislative body's ethical cod

Hao Duy Phan – On April 11, 2016, Timor-Leste initiated compulsory non-binding conciliation proceedings against Australia under Annex V of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLO

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Activists from 70 civil organizations nationwide grouped under Gema Demokrasi (Democratic Resonance) expressed their solidarity with Bukit Duri evictees, saying

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – Recent evictions carried out by the city administration have been met with resistance by various parties, including human rights group, scholars, urban planners and the evi

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – The Asian Development Bank has warned about the displacement effect of the tax amnesty program, arguing that the tax office's limited resources are primarily focused on

Jakarta – Police have started an investigation into an incident in South Jakarta on Friday afternoon (30/09) that saw pornographic material being displayed on a so-called videotron, or outdoor vide

Jakarta – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has downgraded its forecast for Indonesia's economic growth for this year and 2017, taking into account the subdued pickup of investments despite the gove

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – The slow economy has forced many university graduates to take lower-skilled jobs, government data shows.

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – As urban job creation stagnates in 2016, many employment opportunities are shifting to rural areas supported by dana desa (village funds) amid the prolonged wet season d

Jakarta – About 10,000 workers are set to hold a rally on Thursday along the main roads in Jakarta.

Jayapura, Jubi – Talk of settling cases of human rights violations in Papua is only aimed at pacifying the criticism of the international community, the coordinator of human rights group Kontras Ja

The Papua New Guinea Government has reiterated its stance on the West Papua issue, saying that the Papua Province remains an integral part of Indonesia.

Rachel Gold – In the 1990s, Brown's campus was a hotbed of activism on behalf of Timor-Leste, the Southeast Asian island then occupied by – and subject to human rights violations committed by – Ind

Hans Nicholas Jong and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Which is worse: traveling to Indonesia without proper travel documents or funding terrorism?

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta) has slammed the city administration for the upcoming evictions that will be conducted in the Bukit Duri urban kamp

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The government has yet to maximize efforts to comply with UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) recommendations, including with regard to resolving human rights abuse ca

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Nyshka Chandran – A 14-year old border conflict between Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, and Australia was revived by The Hague's Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) on Monday.

Panca Nugraha and Ruslan Sangaji, Jakarta/Mataram/Palu – Floods have been hitting a number of regions across the country, displacing people, destroying agricultural fields and inundating hundreds o

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – The government's proposed incentives for oil and gas businesses may not be the game-changer policy the weak industry badly needs.

Jakarta – People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) member Ahmad Basarah has warned teachers on the dangers of liberalism, saying that it has drugged the nation.

Jakarta – Home Minister Tjahjo Kumolo said on Monday that his ministry would revoke a large number of bylaws deemed to be hampering regional development.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – While constantly under fire for poor and unfair decisions, judges at lower courts are also shouldering the heaviest task in upholding justice, since they are the ones who fir