Jakarta – The execution spree in Indonesia has moved respected Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan to urge the government to end the death penalty for drug offenders as it does not reflect traditional or

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Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-097-2016

Dear Friends,

Jakarta – Dozens of residents staged a protest over state-owned railway company PT KAI's plan to evict residents from their houses in Manggarai, South Jakarta, on Sunday.The residents, mostly retir

Jakarta – The country's second-biggest Muslim group, Muhammadiyah, has called for greater religious and racial tolerance in North Sumatra following the burning down and destruction on Saturday of s

Erika Anindita Dewi, Jakarta – The House of Representatives insisted on Friday that it would continue to discuss the revision of the 2003 Terrorism Law despite a heated debate on the inclusion in t

Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) has predicted the country's economy will grow by 5.2 percent in the third quarter of 2016 as government spending is projected to increase.

Farida Susanty, Jakarta – On his second day in office, newly appointed Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi pledged to make it easier for private businesses to get more involved in the transpo

Jakarta – Activists and fishermen voiced on Friday their concern over newly appointed Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Pandjaitan's plan to review the Jakarta Bay reclamation project, w

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Nurul Fitri Ramadhani and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – As a country that has championed the upholding of human rights, it needs to further review its implementation of the death penalty and whether if it

Indra Budiarim Jakarta – In densely populated cities, a lack of space will always be a problem, with many forced to pay high costs for decent abodes.

Erika Anindita Dewi, Jakarta – Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto must clarify allegations of his involvement in human rights abuse cases, a lawmaker has said.

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – Local residents and activists will continue to challenge land reclamation around Losari Beach, South Sulawesi, after a court rejected a lawsuit against the issuance of a

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – There are many ways to examine the performance of an institution; the most commonly practiced is through quantitative performance evaluation.

Liza Yosephine, Jakarta – The US government has recognized the newly inaugurated Cabinet members while highlighting human rights concerns with regard to the appointment of Wiranto as the new coordi

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Newly appointed Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto has denied accusations of his involvement in past human rights abuses, amid ram

Jakarta – The executions of three of four death row inmates that were shot dead by firing squad in Batu Prison on Nusakambangan island on Friday breached the 2010 Clemency Law, a legal expert says.

Jewel Topsfield, Cilacap – Four convicted drug offenders were executed in Indonesia in the early hours of Friday morning but the lives of another 10 were spared in a shock eleventh hour reprieve.

Jewel Topsfield, Cilacap – The fate of 10 death row prisoners who were saved from the firing squad in Indonesia just minutes before the executions took place remains unclear, with the country's att

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo should reverse his decision to appoint Wiranto as the coordinating political, legal and security affairs minister for he was indicted for crimes against hum

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Human rights groups have lambasted President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's decision to appoint Wiranto as the new coordinating political, legal and security affairs minis

Hanis Maketab – Indonesian president Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has been called out over his commitment to protecting human rights following a Cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday.

It may not be legally binding, but the International People's Tribunal on Indonesia's mass violence carries enough moral and political weight to warrant action.

Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – The return of World Bank managing director Sri Mulyani Indrawati as finance minister, replacing Bambang Brodjonegoro, has boosted confidence across all stakeholders in the

"An old soldier never stops fighting," Wiranto once said.

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It denies their right to life and brings no effective solution for the eradication of illegal drugs

Dear President Widodo:

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Protracted speculation over a Cabinet reshuffle is over after President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo announced his new appointees for 13 ministerial posts.

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Jakarta – A recent survey has revealed that Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama is the strongest contender for the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election.

Agnes Anya, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama is set to hold meetings with the country's largest political organization, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P),

Pekanbaru, Riau – Five F-16 fighter planes based at Air Squadron 16 Fighting Falcon, Roesmin Nurjadin Air Force Base in Pekanbaru, Riau will be participating in the joint exercise called Pitch Blac

Pekalongan – The Defense Ministry will team up with ulemas (Islamic leaders) to help introduce the state defense program to all Muslims.

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The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is gravely dismayed by President Joko Widodo's decision to appoint retired Army General Wiranto as a Cabinet Minister of Politics, Law and Security (Menkopo

Jewel Topsfield, Cilacap – Family members of 14 death row prisoners wept and one was close to collapse after learning the largest mass killing of convicted drug felons in Indonesia would take place

Jakarta – The government announced on Tuesday that it had recorded Rp 989 billion (US$75 million) of declared assets in its tax amnesty program.

Jakarta – Indonesia's President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo should reverse his decision to appoint a former general indicted for crimes against humanity as his new security minister, Human Rights Watch sa

Jokowi still has time to pull back from these unlawful executions, before inviting global notoriety – Rafendi Djamin, Amnesty International's Director for South East Asia and the Pacific

Evi Mariani, Jakarta – "This is disobedience," said Sukarti, 40, a resident of the demolished Pasar Ikan area in North Jakarta. Her expression hardened when she said that.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo will put the Indonesian government on the wrong side of history if he proceeds with the third round of executions, Human rights watchdog Amnesty Internation

Jewel Topsfield, Cilacap – Fears that innocent people will be killed in Indonesia's looming executions are intensifying, with a former senior government official revealing an internal investigation

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas) has reminded the government to resolve the 1965 communist purge without the intervention of any external party.

Jakarta – The replacement of education minister Anies Baswedan for Muhadjir Effendy, chairman of Muhammadiyah's education and research department, may be the biggest upset in President Joko "Jokowi

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – After exiling herself abroad to serve as the World Bank's managing director and chief operating officer in 2010 due to the Century Bank bailout uproar, Sri Mulyani Indra

Gayatri Suroyo and Eveline Danubrata, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo pleased market reform advocates by bringing home the World Bank's managing director to be finance minister and upset

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo appointed former Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Wiranto as coordinating political, legal and security affairs minister in his second Ca

A controversial former military chief accused of atrocities during Indonesia's brutal occupation of East Timor was appointed top security minister Wednesday, with activists calling it a step backwa