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Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-131-2016

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Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – The South Sulawesi Police have said they would not tolerate any acts of violence and vandalism in the province and would therefore charge the students responsible for bu

Jakarta – A daughter of founding president Sukarno, Sukmawati Soekarnoputri, has reported Islam Defenders Front (FPI) chairman Habib Rizieq Shihab to the police for allegedly insulting the state id

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The upcoming deliberations over an election bill could become an existential battle for smaller parties, with major parties, again, pushing for a higher electoral t

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – The campaign period for the Jakarta gubernatorial race kicked off Friday with a joint declaration by human rights activists and leading Muslim figures to promote an electio

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia is the second-worst place in the Asia Pacific region for people suffering from mental illness, according to a recent report.

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The credibility of the nation's human rights body is on the line following allegations its commissioners have engaged in corruption.

Jakarta – Indonesia's sixth president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has been given a new house in the elite area of Mega Kuningan, South Jakarta, an official said on Friday.

Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – Local spouses of foreigners can now purchase a plot of land or a building without having to create a prenuptial agreement separating the ownership of their property, a 4

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Former members of a 2004 fact-finding team (TPF) have urged state officials to immediately resume a pro-justitia process to unravel the case of slain rights defend

Lita Aruperes, Manado, North Sulawesi – Suciwati, the widow of murdered human rights activist Munir Said Thalib, has called on the government to immediately make public a report composed by a fact

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The government's task force against illegal levies for public services has received more than 2,000 reports in just a week since commencing its work.

Liza Yosephine, Jakarta – Indonesia and Australia are set to continue strengthening the security ties they have developed in various areas, an official has said.

Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – Without a consensus at present over whether to use a judicial or a non-judicial measure to address past human rights violations, social inclusion appears to be the most

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has finally passed into law the controversial amendments of the 2008 Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law, regarded by many as a th

Lita Aruperes, Manado, North Sulawesi – Various societal elements in North Sulawesi have expressed their support for Munir's widow, Suciwati, and the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of V

Jakarta – An article in the newly revised Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law, which establishes a right for electronic information deemed no longer relevant to be deleted, will poten

Jakarta – Using the momentum of Youth Pledge Day on Friday October 28, the Student Struggle Center for National Liberation (Pembebasan) held commemorations to mark the historic day in Jakarta and o

Jakarta – The Constitutional Court declared on Thursday that several provisions within the 2014 Plantation Law were conditionally unconstitutional, as they did not provide legal certainty to farmer

Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), the biggest Islamic party in Indonesia, says a plan to bestow the country's longest-serving president, Soeharto, with the title of national hero, neede

Samantha Hawley, Indonesia – In Indonesia, one Australian takes it on herself to begin counting the number of women violently killed by their husbands and partners across the archipelago each year.

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – On his last day before taking leave for the Jakarta gubernatorial election, Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama set Rp 3.35 million (US$257) per month as the 2017 provinci

Jakarta – The city administration should not follow through with its sewer rat eradication program, in which residents would be rewarded Rp 20,000 (US$1.54) for each sewer rat they exterminated, as

Jakarta – Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto and Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop met Wednesday to discuss counterterrorism and the strengthening of nationa

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Andhyta Firselly Utami – 'Being a young, female Indonesian myself, I expected myself to celebrate Nara Masista Rakhmatia's UN General Assembly speech. Instead, I was gravely disappointed.

M Andika Putra, Jakarta – Some 27 victims of human rights violence from the '65 Forum visited the Social Affairs Ministry (Kemensos) to convey their opposition to former President Suharto being mad

Jakarta – Presidential spokesman Johan Budi said on Thursday that the State Palace had received a copy of the report containing the results of a fact-finding team's (TPF) investigation into the dea

Lita Aruperes, Manado, North Sulawesi – Munir's widow Suciwati has expressed hope that a report containing the results of a fact-finding team's (TPF) investigation into the death of her late husban

Desy Nurhayati, Ubud, Bali – The 13th Ubud Writers and Readers Festival (UWRF) kicked off on Tuesday evening, pushing big ideas and global issues to the forefront in Bali's cultural capital for the

Jakarta – The government will wait until missing investigation documents on the murder of human rights activist Munir Said Thalib are found and handed over to the Attorney General's Office before d

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Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – The development of geothermal energy remains sluggish while interest from oil and gas companies wanes because of continued low crude prices.

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – Controversy over a verse in the Quran used against incumbent Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has not ended yet as the gubernatorial election enters its camp

Jakarta – The Central Java Police Inspectorate is offering Rp 5 million (US$383.88) to anyone who reports illegal levies involving police officers in the province.

Jakarta – The National Police have cited several reasons behind their controversial decision to terminate investigations into 15 companies previously charged for their alleged roles in the setting

Moses Ompusunggu and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Building on the gains of past regimes that claimed to make education a priority, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is seeking to take the country's educatio

Jakarta – Rights activists have urged the government to increase the protection of rights defenders amid mounting violence against them.

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – Construction continues at state-run cement maker Semen Indonesia's nearly finished factory in Rembang, Central Java, despite a recent Supreme Court decision that revoked it

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Constrained by high costs associated with tapping alternative energy sources to fossil fuels, the government has revived discussion on its long-shelved nuclear plan

Ken Setiawan – Last week, the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) confirmed strong suspicions long held by the Indonesian human rights community.

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Hundreds of workers rallied in front of City Hall in Jakarta on Monday, demanding that Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama set the minimum wage for 2

Jakarta – Former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has responded to mounting pressure to "take responsibility" for investigation files on the murder of prominent human rights activist Munir Said T

Jakarta – Former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has chimed in on the recent fiasco over the "lost" investigative report of slain human rights activist Munir Said Thalib that took place during h

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – Following the establishment of the task force on illegal levies last week, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has instructed chiefs of the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the Na

Next year's historic second round of simultaneous regional elections in 101 provinces, regencies and cities across the archipelago is touted as reflecting Indonesia's democracy, which remains stifl

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – After a coalition of political parties announced that it was nominating Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono as its Jakarta gubernatorial candidate last month, people were quick to suspe

Jakarta – A survey conducted by the Indonesian Internet Service Provider Association, or APJII, revealed that there are 132.7 million Internet users in the country, APJII chairman, Jamalul Izza, sa

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – As issues snowball surrounding the country's electronic identity card (e-KTP) project, it has been revealed that key officials rebuffed advice to safeguard the program from