President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, who was elected on the promise of reforming the legal system and ensuring a sense of security among citizens two years ago, eventually launched the long-awaited lega

Jakarta – People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Zulkifli Hasan has agreed to deliver a proposal by rights activists to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to accelerate efforts to resolve past hu

Church groups around the region are calling for justice on long-standing issues undermining the rights of the region's people.

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The taskforce on human rights in Papua has made slow progress in resolving alleged abuses in Papua and West Papua provinces, largely as a result of the Attorney Gener

On the 25th anniversary of the Santa Cruz massacre, the East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) urges the international community to commit to ending impunity for the human rights crimes com

Jakarta – The State Secretariat has appealed a ruling issued by the Central Information Commission (KIP) instructing it to disclose a report drawn up by a state-sanctioned investigation into the mu

Elaine Pearson – As Indonesia's president, Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, touches down in Australia for the first time since assuming the presidency, will human rights feature at all in the talks?

News that the Indonesian government is upping the ante against supporters of West Papua comes as no surprise, a well-placed senior government source said.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Paulina Quintao – The National Parliament (NP) has begun discussions on proposed law no. 26/III/III to combat human trafficking in the country.

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Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The administration of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla has yet to prioritize human rights and security reform during their two years i

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo should set up a new fact-finding team to investigate individuals allegedly involved in the murder of human rights activist Munir Sai

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The murder case is simple. There was a victim. Then there was an investigation that later delivered the results of the probe. And the results were documented.

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta, Indonesia – Indonesian President Joko Widodo's development of Papua needs more emphasis on human rights, according to activists.

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Jakarta – Human rights activists have slammed the president saying he has not fulfilled campaign promises of investigation past cases of rights abuses, rights leaders said on the two year anniversa

Ruby Taylor – The request made by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) to Indonesia to formally respond to allegations of racial violence and discrimination against P

Jakarta – Government officials could face criminal charges if they are unable to find missing investigation files on the 2004 murder of human rights activist Munir Said Thalib, activists say.

Hans Nicholas Jong and Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has begun searching for the whereabouts of a fact-finding team's report of the investigation into the murder o

Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has been trying to fast-track infrastructure and economic development in Papua over the last two years, but little has been achieved to pr

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Marguerite Afra Sapiie and Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – A lawmaker from Democratic Party, Benny K.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – A senior minister has ensured that the government would pursue the case of the "lost" investigation report created by a fact-finding team on the murder of prominen

Alin Almanar, Jakarta – Calls are mounting for President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to start implementing a proposed roadmap for reconciliation in Papua, with human rights activists claiming that he has

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has called on the state secretary to make efforts to find the "lost" investigation report created by a fact-fi

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Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The State Secretary must ask government officials for assistance in finding a "lost" investigation report created by a fact-finding team on the case of slain right

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's role in pushing for both judicial and non-judicial processes to resolve historic human rights abuses, particularly the 1965 traged

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The national legal reform package, which the government will soon introduce to revitalize Indonesia's justice system, should improve the country's commitment to up

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Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The government is planning to set up a special agency that will use non-judicial mechanisms to resolve past human rights abuses, a minister has said.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – [Indonesia's Security] Minister has applauded Indonesian diplomat's strong response to the allegations of human rights violations in Papua and West Papua conveyed

Jakarta – Papua's place in Indonesia is not up for negotiation, a minister has said in response to allegations of human rights violations conveyed during a recent UN General Assembly (UNGA) session

Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta) has issued a statement condemning the Indonesian government's "denial of reports of human rights violations in Papua" during the United Natio

Indonesia has been urged to open up access to West Papua, following a surge of concern about rights abuses in Papua at the United Nations.