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

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.

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

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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

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.

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

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

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

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)

Jakarta – The National Police (Polri) committed the highest number of human rights violations this year, according to a recent finding by the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo's administration has failed to promote human rights since taking office more than a year ago, according to a survey by the Setara

Today, celebrating international human rights day, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) expresses its concern about various forms of human rights violations still occurring in Indon

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A collective of Maori and Pacific women in South Auckland will today raise the Morning Star flag in a show of solidarity for freedom in West Papua.

Jakarta – Human rights groups have called on local administrations to apply a rights-friendly city concept as an attempt to prevent more human rights abuses in the future.

Jakarta – The New York-based rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has praised the decision by a military court in Papua last week to convict two soldiers for their role in the deaths o

Phelim Kine – Something remarkable happened last week in Indonesia's easternmost Papua province.

Victor Mambor, Semarang, Jubi – Vice Chairman of Advisory Council of the Union Churches of Indonesia, the Rev.

In its latest report, the ICP brings together the research of 25 organisations and experts from in

Robin Williams – A young West Papuan currently in Australia is shooting video rather than bullets in his battle to fight the intimidation, torture and massacres that are regular occurrences in his

October 2015 marked one year of Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Vice President Jusuf Kalla's administration, since being sworn into office on 20 October 2014.

Human rights groups criticize the implementation of a tougher version of the Qanun Jinayat – Aceh's Islamic Criminal Bylaw, which takes effect Friday – and call on the central government to push fo

Washington, DC – United States President Barack Obama and Indonesian President Joko Widodo should address increasing threats to women's rights and religious freedom in Indonesia when th

Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Time: 9am-12noon PST
Where: Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA 94043.

Jayapura, Jubi – A human rights group condemned Jayapura Municipality Police for mishandling a peace protest to demand justice over the Paniai Case, 8 December 2014.

Tonga's Government has responded to Indonesia's accusation that claims by Tonga's Prime Minister at the United Nations were misleading.

Jayapura, Jubi – Papua Military Chief Maj General Hinsa Siburian declined to disclose details on proposal to form of a task force on peace in Papua by the State Intelligence Agency (BIN).

Nursyahbani Katjasungkana and Saskia E. Wieringa – To achieve true reconciliation we need to have an in depth enquiry by the legal apparatus, if we can still get clear proof.

Galuh Wandita and Tegan Molony – Christina from Yogyakarta was arrested by military police in 1965 and again in 1968 and held for ten years without charge.

Semarang, Jubi – A Papuan human rights activist, Yones Douw, urged the central government to withdraw troops from Papua.

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Jakarta – The Indonesian government is adamant it will not issue a formal apology to the victims of a state-sponsored anti-communist purge 50 years ago that left up to three million people dead.