Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has sent 22 legislators on a Rp 1.3 billion (US$135,804) junket to Turkey and Denmark, in a move activists have criticized as

Ezra Sihite – A trip to Turkey and Denmark by members of the House of Representatives' Legislative Council to determine whether or not to change the Indonesian Red Cross logo has been c

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Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – Aceh's title as a "green" province may likely end with the reactivation of production forest concessions (HPH) in Aceh by the new administration of Zaini

Michael Bachelard – Australia will begin work on selling military hardware to Indonesia as Defence Minister Stephen Smith says he has "no concerns" about alleged human rights abuses by

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Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-164-2012

Dear friends,

Hundreds of Indonesians are on the brink of being driven permanently from their homes by fellow citizens, sharing the fate of thousands before them in other sectarian conflicts.

Richard Di Natale – Severe abuses of human and democratic rights continue in West Papua as the indigenous population struggles for the right to decide their own future as a people.

Sue Ingram – On 8 August 2012 the Fifth Constitutional Government of Timor-Leste, formed following Parliamentary elections on 7 July and led by Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao, was sworn i

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Jakarta – As many parts of the world face growing threats against religious tolerance from radical Muslims, the role of moderate Muslims is much needed, especially to counter such hosti

Jakarta – A graft watchdog warned on Tuesday that the country's corruption court could face credibility issues, as at least 84 judges in 14 courts were found to be problematic.

Ezra Sihite, Febriamy Hutapea & Ismira Lutfia – Officials and rights activists have lashed out at National Police Chief Gen.

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Hong Kong – Female migrant workers took to the streets of Hong Kong late last week to stage a protest in front of the Indonesian Consulate General building, calling

Jakarta – Graft convict Nunun Nurbaeti testified at the trial of former central bank senior deputy governor Miranda S.

Iman Mahditama, Jakarta – National Police chief Gen. Timur Pradopo dismissed Insp. Gen. Djoko Susilo from his position as head of the National Police Academy and Brig. Gen.

Made Arya Kencana, Denpasar – Around 500 pregnant women are infected with HIV in Bali each year, the Bali branch of AIDS Prevention Commission has learned.

Ezra Sihite – National Police Chief General Timur Pradopo's proposal to relocate a Shiite community that has sought shelter following an attack in their home village prompted criticism

Michael Bachelard, Indonesia – Hillary Clinton has defended the Obama administration's decision to provide air-to-surface missiles to the Indonesian military despite its record of human

Jakarta – The National Police revealed on Monday that the terrorists who were arrested in Surakarta (Solo), Central Java, were motivated by revenge in their attacks against the city's p

Deputy governor candidate Nachrowi Ramli urged voters to look on the bright side of Jakarta's choking traffic jams – congested roads mean that more Jakarta residents can afford to buy a

An Indonesian army officer was allegedly paid about $A80,000 for his part in sending six asylum seeker boats to Australia, including one that sank off Java in December, costing as many

Multa Fidrus, Tangerang – An airline employee at a ticket counter at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport reported a military officer to the police after being punched in the face on Mo

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Living up to its reputation as one of the government's least honest ministries, the Religious Affairs Ministry has ignored the Corruption Eradication Commiss

A sociologist has proposed that the Ministry of Religious Affairs should issue certifications for Muslim clerics – also known as ulema – in order to curb the proliferation of radical se

Indra Harsaputra and Apriadi Gunawan, Sampang/Medan/Jakarta – The Constitution guarantees all citizens the right to choose their place to live, therefore, the government has no right to

Jakarta – The United States' Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should raise concerns about the safety of religious minorities with the Indonesia government during her visit to the coun

Robertus Wardi – Since being forced to leave the party, Yogyakarta's Sultan Hamengkubuwono X is now in a better position to "be approached by political parties" as their candidate for t

Indonesia has made progress in rebuilding its economy and strengthening democracy, but ethnic minorities in Papua and the Moluccas are still left out of the country's changes.

SP/Robertus Wardi & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The Golkar Party on Friday became the first major party to register with the General Elections Commission following a ruling by the Co

Jakarta – Political parties are facilitating corruption in the country, with most politicians practicing money politics to get themselves elected, according to political and financial o

Ismira Lutfia – Four A-29 Super Tucano fighter planes arrived at East Jakarta's Halim Perdanakusuma Base on Saturday in the first wave of new "counter-insurgency" turboprop fighters pur

The two teenagers killed in a police shootout in Solo, Central Java, on Friday are part of new terrorist group targeting police for cracking down on radical Islamic organizations in Ind

Peter Alford, Jakarta – There was a characteristic absence in President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's response to Indonesia's latest outburst of sectarian violence – any mention of religio

Asvi Warman Adam, Jakarta – The recent publication of "The 1965-1966 Indonesian Killings Revisited" seminar results in Singapore in 2009, entitled The Contours of Mass Violence in Indon

Indra Harsaputra, Jakarta – The government's plan to relocate the Shia community from their homes in Sampang, Madura, East Java, has been rejected outright by Shia group Ahlul Bait Indo

Bagus BT Saragih and Margareth S.

Jakarta – The National Police appear to have once again obstructed the investigation into the vehicle simulators graft case when a number of officers declined to answer summonses from t

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Human Rights Council

Twenty-first session, Agenda Item 6

Ezra Sihite – Political parties are greeting with mixed reactions the Constitutional Court's revision of the elections law.

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Jakarta – A survey has revealed that more than half of its respondents have no inclination toward or bond with the political parties that they vote for, indicating that voters are likel

Fadli, Batam – After going on strike for more than two weeks, nearly 700 workers at a Malaysia-owned cable and wire manufacturer, PT Ho Wah Genting in Batam, Riau Islands, went back to

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Fitri R., Mataram – Authorities are investigating claims that soldiers have been involved in extorting money from aspiring refugees after the military in West Nusa Tenggara intercepted

The National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM) announced on Thursday that as many as 70 members of a Shiite community in Sampang, East Java are still missing since an attack on S

Jakarta, Indonesia – Gorontalo Mayor Adhan Dhambea has postponed the inauguration of a sub-district official due to their poor Koran reading ability.

Soekarno-Hatta airport operator Angkasa Pura II was recently reprimanded by government officials after State-Owned Enterprise Minister Dahlan Iskan showed up to the airport and shamed t