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A draft of a criminal code (KUHP) revision proposed by the government for debate earlier this month punishes unmarried people caught having sex, a report said on Thursday.

The Indonesian government's execution of Adami Wilson is a senseless end to four years without state killings.

After refraining from executing individuals for four years, the Indonesian authorities executed a Nigerian national, Adami Wilson, on 14 March 2013.

This is really outrageous news.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Judicial Commission (KY) said on Wednesday that it would launch a probe into a report that a judge, who was dismissed from his position a year ago, continues

Indonesia's Supreme Court on Wednesday implemented a new policy stipulating that the theft of anything less than Rp 2.5 million ($258) would be classified as a petty crime and would not

Michael Bachelard – Australian travellers to Indonesia beware: smuggling drugs will still earn you jail time but, if an official draft of the country's new criminal code becomes law, wi

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Camelia Pasandaran & Abdul Qowi Bastian – Indonesia's revision of its outdated Criminal Code includes proposed sanctions against cheating spouses, cohabiting couples and sorcerers a

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Supreme Court said on Wednesday that it backed a proposal to scrap the "fit-and-proper" test session at the House of Representatives in the selection of justi

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Jakarta – As part of its house cleaning measures, the Supreme Court pledged on Thursday to step up its crackdown on corrupt judges.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Judicial Commission (KY) has found that many judges were dishonest in exercising their judgments and fell short of applying strict court procedures.

Rangga Prakoso – A government watchdog monitoring the performance of prosecutors says it has received about 1,107 complaints from the public in 2012, ranging from allegations of extorti

Young prisoners and adults are held in the same prison but PRADET says this will impact their mental health.

Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – Less than two weeks after the resignation of Justice Achmad Yamanie, allegedly for forging a document, the Supreme Court has begun proceedings that could en

Jakarta – Constitutional Court (MK) chief justice Mahfud MD, who announced on Wednesday that he would not throw his hat in the ring for another term, seems bent on going out with a bang

Jakarta – Achmad Yamanie became the first Supreme Court judge in the country to resign from his position, citing health concerns.

Constitutional Court (MK) chief justice Mahfud MD has called for the dismissal and replacement of all law enforcement officials so the nation's judicial institutions can be freed from t

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-193-2012

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The Judicial Commission said on Friday it will look into claims by a disgraced Bekasi judge that many of his colleagues in Jakarta were drug users and often engaged in "drug parties."

Zakir Hussain, Jakarta – More than 100 inmates are on death row in Indonesia, some for well over 10 years.

Michael Bachelard – In August a 69-year-old prisoner died of natural causes in an Indonesian hospital. This was not meant to happen.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Law and Human Rights Minister Amir Syamsudin downplayed on Wednesday the recent arrest of a judge by the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) for having a "drug p

Jakarta – As the world celebrates "World Day against the Death Penalty" on Wednesday, a coalition of human rights groups has urged the government to abolish the death penalty, describin

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Jakarta – The death penalty was still necessary within the Indonesian criminal law system, Deputy Law and Human Rights Minister Denny Indrayana said during a discussion held in commemor

A Joint Statement by KontraS, LBH Masyarakat, LeIP, YLBHI, Imparsial, LBH Jakarta, Mappi and the Asian Human Rights Commission

Recent brawls among high school students left two dead in separate incidents in the city, leading to an outcry on how the chronic problem might be overcome.

Prodita Sabarini – A 15-year-old boy returned home on the night of March 14 this year to find all the lights in his house in Depok, turned off.

Jakarta, Indonesia – The Law and Human Rights Ministry is currently preparing a scheme to implement Law No.

Stephanie Quine – The access-to-justice system in East Timor is in "crisis", an Australian lawyer working there has said.

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Alex Tinsley – The case of Benny Wenda, leader of the West Papuan independence movement, is a perfect illustration of the need to reform Interpol and its abused red notice system.

A list is currently circulating on the internet which purports to list international supporters of the OPM (Organisasi Papua Merdek) in West Papua.

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At least 42 prisoners – both political and criminal – have been beaten by warders in Abepura Prison where they are being held, These beatings occurring on 30 April.

A few dozen judges from several areas recently came to Jakarta to protest their low salaries.

Ismira Lutfia – In a study of two prison in Greater Jakarta, only 9 percent of juvenile offenders had access to lawyers, 74 percent shared their cells with adult criminals and 98 percen

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Agus Triyono – An outspoken legislator has taken up the cause of district court judges across the country who have threatened to go on strike unless they

Severianus Endi, Pontianak – Efforts to provide people with legal assistance need to be stepped up in the wake of what many call the "gross criminalization" of communities by palm-oil c

Rizky Amelia & Ezra Sihite – Criticism of Deputy Justice Minister Denny Indrayana alleged mistreatment of a Pekanbaru prison guard continued to mount Tuesday afternoon as a regional

Ulma Haryanto – In the wake of a court's decision that Irzen Octa died of natural causes, the former lawmaker's widow said on Friday that she would not give up the fight until justice i

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono swore in the new Supreme Court Chief Justice M. Hatta Ali at the State Palace on Thursday.

Ulma Haryanto – The Supreme Court issued a decree on Tuesday updating the definition and treatment of petty crimes, but observers said that because the new rules were only applicable to

Made Arya Kencana, Farouk Arnaz & Ezra Sihite – Calls mounted on Wednesday for the government to deal with the chronic overcrowding of its jails and detention facilities following t

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-028-2012

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