Our grave concerns over President Joko Widodo's nomination of Comr. Gen.

If there is any hope that the National Police will be reformed under President Joko Widodo then we should bury it deep for at least another five years after the nomination of Comr. Gen.

Jess Melvin, Melbourne – On Dec.

Transportation Minister Ignasius Jonan could have started a revolution within his own ministry – in the directorates general of land, sea and air transportation – by, for instance, punishing corrup

Indonesian officials like to try to capitalize on disasters, hoping to get more popular out of the misery of people they are supposed to serve.

Dwi Atmanta, Jakarta – The Christmas gift came three days late for Papuans this year, but many in the easternmost territory did not seem to mind.

Joko Widodo was always going to be the president that his predecessors were not, from his man-of-the-people ways to his love of heavy metal.

Neles Tebay, Jayapura – The shooting of unarmed civilians took place on Dec. 8 in Enarotali, the capital of Paniai regency in the province of Papua.

Elaine Pearson – Australia still mourns the death of two hostages killed last week in downtown Sydney after a horrific 16-hour siege only a few blocks from the Human Rights Watch Austra

The ban on motorcycles along thoroughfares Jl. MH Thamrin and Jl.

Hipolitus Yolisandry Ringgi Wangge, Illinois – The deadly clashes between the police's mobile brigade (Brimob) and Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel have proliferated.

Sri Lestari Wahyuningroem, Canberra – In commemorating International Human Rights Day on Dec.

Joanna Mayhew – Despite their inaccessibility and lack of infrastructure, Indonesia's remote Papuan highlands have begun to feel the claws of development, leaving the area's youth at an

Johannes Nugroho – Vice President Jusuf Kalla told the media last week that an official apology by the government over past human rights abuses was unlikely.

In the weeks after the inauguration of President Joko Widodo, representatives of the GKI Yasmin church in Bogor expressed their hopes that finally, after years of being shut out of thei

Jakarta – In 2012, the award-winning documentary "The Act of Killing" drew back the veil on the darkest chapter of Indonesia's history, and now, says director Joshua Oppenheimer, there'

Asvi Warman Adam, Kyoto, Japan – Before he was elected president, Joko "Jokowi" Widodo introduced his vision and mission statements and a supporting nine-priority agenda, Nawacita.

We can never solve a problem if we do not intend to solve it in the first place. That's what we feel about the government's intentions in Papua.

Following the controversial parole of a pilot convicted of murdering a leading human rights activist, Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna H.

For the public, the message that emerged from the peaceful, uninterrupted Golkar Party national congress in Bali over the last few days was crystal clear: The party has confirmed its bi

The early release of Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto, the murderer of prominent human rights advocate Munir Said Thalib, indicates that Indonesia under President Joko Widodo begins a losi

Rosalia Sciortino, Bangkok – The first-ever Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day on Dec.

Pierre-Richard Prosper – The recent news that Timor-Leste's parliament voted to terminate contracts of the international judges it has relied upon since the birth of its country should

As expected, a number of lawmakers have moved to file a petition to request the House of Representatives to exercise its interpellation right to demand an explanation from the governmen

While there is nothing illegal in President Joko Widodo's appointment of National Democratic Party politician H.M.

Jayapura – Hundreds of Papuan students held a protest to reject the transmigration program in Papua.

John McCarthy, Canberra – Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has moved into Indonesia's presidential palace.

Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo, in the job less than a month, has caused waves with his suggestion that the religion field on citizens' ID cards, or KTP, can be left blank.

Michael Bachelard, Jakarta – Two teachers at the prestigious Jakarta International School are facing court for allegedly sodomising young boys in their care but, for the first time, pub

Warren Doull – With the great hope for Indonesian democracy, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, taking office last month, pro-democracy groups in the country are buzzing.

Tony Walker – When French journalists – Thomas Dandois and Valentine Bourrat – are released from 2-and-a-half months of Indonesian detention on Monday, it will bring to an end a mini-sa

The description of the House of Representatives by late president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid is still fresh in people's minds – a "kindergarten", he called the rowdy legislature during

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – Authorities in Papua have arrested a police officer and are questioning three soldiers suspected of supplying ammunition to an armed separatist cell blamed f

Indonesia's new president, Joko Widodo, has held his first Cabinet meeting amidst criticism from human rights activists for picking a new defense minister who once defended military kil

The first cabinet for Indonesia's new, 'reformist' president, Joko Widodo, is striking for how bad some of the appointments are, writes Edward Aspinall.

President Joko Widodo has been hailed as the country's first leader who has no ties to the past corrupt regime.

Allan Nairn, Jakarta – General A.M.

Michael Bachelard, Jakarta – And so it begins.

Indonesia has never had a president closer to the people than Joko Widodo. After his inauguration on Monday, for instance, he simply walked onto a crowd of people and talked with them.

Millions of Indonesians in Jakarta and across the country held a merry festival to welcome their new President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla.

Tom Clarke – Indonesia's incoming president presents a promising opportunity for Australia to recast both its military and human rights relationship with our northern neighbour.

Andreas Harsono – Prime Minister Tony Abbott had the opportunity to restart his "more Jakarta, less Geneva" foreign policy when he attended the inauguration of Indonesia's new president

Michael Bachelard – Just a month ago, on the cusp of the end of his long term as Indonesian president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono trended globally for several days on his beloved social m

Outgoing Deputy Finance Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro has suggested that the incoming government of president-elect Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and vice president-elect Jusuf Kalla prioritize

Endy M. Bayuni – When the circus leaves, the whole town would normally be saddened by it.

Kornelius Purba, Opinion – Amid rising concern over the reported plan to block the inauguration of Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Jusuf Kalla as the country's president and vice president on

Mohammad Zulfan Tadjoeddin, Sydney – The true level of economic inequality is much higher that its official measurement and something must be done about it.

Indonesians have seen enough violence inflicted by the Islamic Defenders Front, or FPI, and witnessed their seeming legal impunity.

The House of Representatives, or DPR, and People's Consultative Assembly, or MPR, are two state institutions through which the people's will is supposedly voiced.

Marsen S. Naga, Banda Aceh – The passing of Qanun Jinayat, an Islamic criminal code bylaw, by the Aceh legislative council has revived discussion on the formalization of sharia.