The head of Indonesia's leading human rights organisation has described how the nation is in a type of denial about festering rights issues in Papua region.

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Jayapura, Jubi – Dozens of civil society organisations comprising elements of the labour, student, women's, urban poor and other social movements support the Papuan people's right to freedom of exp

Indonesia's leading human rights organisation says there has been no improvement in the area of rights in the Papua region since president Joko Widodo took office in 2014.

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Bambang Nurbianto – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has voiced pessimism that the government will be able to solve six pass human rights abuse cases within a year because the w

Liza Yosephine, Jakarta – Activists are urging the government to form an independent commission made up of civilian "wise men" to push for a legal settlement of Indonesia's historic human rights ab

Haeril Halim, Ina Parlina and Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – The government said on Tuesday that it had yet to decide on what actions to take to resolve historic human rights abuses as several mechanisms

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) said on Saturday that the National Police's counter-terrorism unit, Densus 88, had committed a number of human rights

Wamena, Jubi – Human rights activists criticized law enforcement operation plans in 'red triangle' regions of Puncak, Puncak Jaya and Lanny Jaya regencies by security forces.

Bastiaan Scherpen, Jakarta – Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister Bert Koenders is in Indonesia this week to take part in the Bali Process ministerial conference, but he'll also be looking to cement ties

Venidora Oliveira – The Director of the Human Rights Association (HAK), Manuel Monteiro, has criticized the judicial public defenders service, saying it is not functioning properly.

Paulina Quintso – The Coordinator of Timor-Leste Human Rights Association (HAK), Xisto do Santos, called on the Timor-Leste and Japanese governments to acknowledge sexual crimes committed by Japane

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) launched on Sunday a website that the public can use to access information about past human rights violations.

Ina Parlina and Nani Afrida, Jakarta – As a result of public demands that the truth behind decades-old cases of human rights abuse be revealed, the government has declared its readiness to resolve

Jakarta – The government aims to settle past serious human rights violation cases by early May through reconcilition, or through a non judicial process, despite criticism by human rights groups and

Solomon Islands has raised concern about human rights violations in the Indonesian Province of West Papua at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.

Venidora Oliveira – Human Rights and Justice Ombudsman (PDHJ) Silverio Pinto said the organization plans to revise its internal laws as several positions and systems need to be improved and updated

Tevita Vuibau – The MSG says while it respects the sovereignty of Indonesia over West Papua, it will still vigorously pursue the reports of the violation of human rights in the country that is stru

Mark Bowling – Allegations of recent military and police intimidation, beatings and torture, kidnapping and murder in West Papua, have been documented in a new Church report.

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – The government has been urged to accelerate the resolution of past human rights abuses that have lain dormant for decades.

Jakarta – The Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence, known as KontraS, on Wednesday (02/03) urged President Joko Widodo to form a presidential team to resolve past human rights abu

AWPA has written to Foreign Minister Julie Bishop concerning the intimidation of West Papuan representatives from the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) and other activists who atten

Impunity persisted for gross human rights violations committed during the Indonesian occupation (1975-1999).

Security forces faced allegations of human rights violations, including the use of unnecessary or excessive force.

Nedi Putra AW, Batu, East Java – Munir Said Thalib's struggle to uncover rights violation cases, from the murder of labor activist Marsinah in 1994 to the disappearance of 24 students in Jakarta in

Indonesia's President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is back in the United States for the US-ASEAN Summit Meeting near Palm Springs, CA.

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Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's first year in office produced a mixed record on human rights that lacked major initiatives to tackle the worst abuses, Human Rights Watch said

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's first year in office produced a mixed record on human rights that lacked major initiatives to tackle the worst abuses, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in it

Jayapura – U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia Roberth O Blake held a meeting with Papuan church leaders here on Saturday.

Liza Yosephine, Jakarta – The government must take a real step toward settling unresolved human rights abuses by first issuing a national apology to the victims and their families in a bid to move

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) is ready to launch a national action plan on business and human rights on the back of rampant human rights abuses

Fresh from a trip to West Papua, the United States Ambassador to Indonesia reportedly expressed concern about human rights abuses in the country's remote, eastern region.

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Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has expressed a commitment to resolve a number of past human rights violations by the end of this year.

Victor Mamborm, Jayapura, Jubi – About 150 police personnel were deployed to hunt for the perpetrators of the attack on the Sinak Police Headquarters at Puncak Jaya Regency, Papua, which killed thr

Indonesian NGOs have condemned the Malaysian government's decision to deport human rights activist Mugiyanto Sipin as he attempted to enter the country to attend an event organized by the Bersih 2.

Liza Yosephine, National – Indonesian human rights activist Mugiyanto Sipin was detained by Malaysian immigration officials at Kuala Lumpur International Airport at noon on Thursday and was immedia

Victor Mambor, Wamena, Jubi – President Joko Widodo's visit to Papua in late December 2015 failed to address the issue of human rights violations, rights activist and religious leader Pastor Jhon D

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – A Jakarta-based nongovernmental organization is urging the government to prioritize human rights and not focus merely on economic development.

Tika Primandari, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has asked Attorney General M.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The Human Rights Working Group (HRWG) has called on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to uphold human rights and democratic values in line with economic growth, stres

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The Yogyakarta Legal Aid Foundation (LBH Yogyakarta) has said that Law No.

Jakarta – The number of victims of human rights violations in Jakarta grew threefold by August this year from two years previously, mostly as a result of forced evictions by the city ad

Liza Yosephine, Jakarta – The number of complaints regarding violations of the right to a fair trial has risen in the capital over the past year, according to the Jakarta Legal Aid Inst

Nani Afrida and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has issued a report detailing the government's failure to protect basic human

Jakarta – West Java is the province with the highest number of human rights violations this year, according to the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras).

Ananda Teresia, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo has instructed all government officials in all levels to expedite the settlement of past human rights violation cases as many cases are s

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has ordered the National Police to make improvements after it was listed by the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras)