Jakarta – Eight years into his 14-year sentence, the murderer of the prominent human rights activist Munir Said Thalib has been released on parole, Indonesian media reported on Friday.

Suppressed report says Munir was BIN 'Operational Target'; urges criminal probe of Hendro. Draft of As'ad letter surfaces; BIN candidate worked with poisons expert.

Ainur Rohmah, Semarang – Activists have reported the discovery of a mass grave of victims of the 1965/1966 purge of suspected communists to the National Commission on Human Rights (Komn

Philip Dorling – The Federal Court is to hear a "top secret" appeal by the Australian government aimed at suppressing information from a diplomatic file on Indonesian military war crime

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has started to publicly release their executive reviews of probes into seven major unresolved cases of human

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – Historians and activists have welcomed the enthusiasm of local viewers toward the first public screening in Jakarta of "Senyap," the second documentary

Paris, Jakarta – The EU must press the Indonesian government to live up to its commitment to investigate past human rights violations, FIDH and its member organization KontraS said toda

Oyos Saroso H. N., Bandar Lampung – Victims of the bloody 1989 Talangsari tragedy in Central Lampung are demanding that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo instruct his advisor, Gen.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Human rights activists on Sunday renewed calls for President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to appoint as attorney-general only a candidate who is bold and shows commitment

Syailendra, Maria Rita, Jakarta – American investigative journalist Allan Nairn on Monday was summoned by the National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM) to talk about his recent

Jakarta – Indonesia's reformist new president Joko Widodo has come under fire for appointing a hardline ex-general as defence minister, with activists saying on Wednesday it marks a ste

Farouk Arnaz, Ridho Syukra & Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Retired Navy admiral Tedjo Edy Purdjianto will have his work cut out for him as Indonesia's new coordinating ministe

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

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Farouk Arnaz & Ezra Sihite, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) says the appointment of a controversial former general to the new cabinet

Allan Nairn, Jakarta – General A.M.

There is cause for concern at the appointment of Ryamizard Ryacudu as Defense Minister in the Jokowi Cabinet.

The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) today condemned Indonesia President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's appointment of retired General Ryamizard Ryacudu as Minister Defense.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – As the time for President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to announce his Cabinet lineup nears, activists have heightened appeals for the new President not to compromis

West Papua activists are calling on the new president of Indonesia to begin addressing Papua's human rights grievances during his first official visit there tomorrow.

Jakarta – Indonesia has been re-elected as the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council member representing the Asia-Pacific region for the period of 2015-2017, the Indonesian Permanent

Jakarta – The human rights violations that occurred in Timor Leste, formerly known as East Timor, during the period of 1974 to 1999, when the country was still a part of Indonesia, may

Amy McQuire – Two French journalists imprisoned for more than two months in the Indonesian province of West Papua with no charge are facing court today, on the same day of the inaugurat

"President Widodo deserves credit for recognizing that Papua's problems demand the urgent attention of his new government.

Jakarta – Indonesia's central government and the Aceh provincial government should take steps to repeal two new Islamic bylaws that violate rights and carry cruel punishments, Human Rig

Kennial Caroline Laia, Yogyakarta – The group of women greeted each other warmly at the house in Yogyakarta that Sunday afternoon.

UA: 238/14 Index: ASA 21/028/2014

Amnesty International says a Papuan human rights lawyer, defending a tribal leader accused of separatist activities by Indonesian authorities, has been attacked.

UA: 232/14 Index: ASA 21/027/2014

Jakarta – Joshua Oppenheimer, who made documentary films about the massacres during the communist purge of 1965-66 in Indonesia, has been named a MacArthur Fellow.

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Adelia Anjani Putri, Jakarta – Joshua Oppenheimer, the director of the award-winning documentary "The Act of Killing," about the 1965-66 anti-communist purge in Indonesia, has struck ag

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Ezra Sihite, Jakarta – US Secretary of State John Kerry has called for the protection of all who work for peace, democracy, and human rights around the world, on the 10th anniversary of

Arientha Primanita, Jakarta – A decade since Munir Said Thalib's death, fellow activists recall his courage and passion for justice.

Yuli Krisna, Bandung – The 26-year-old man skillfully applies make-up all over his face – first a white base, then black to accentuate his eyes and brows and finally, red lipstick.

Dyah Ayu Pitaloka, Malang – Before he was assassinated 10 years ago, Munir Said Thalib was known as a fierce human rights defender, tirelessly advocating for victims of injustice and fe

Nivell Rayda & Raja Humuntar Panggabean, Jakarta – They were the last pictures of human rights defender Munir Said Thalib alive, taken late on Sept.

Sunday marks a decade since the death of human rights champion Munir Said Thalib, who was poisoned on a flight to Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

AWPA has written to the Indonesian President concerning the intimidation against human rights lawyer Gustaf Kawer

Jakarta – Rights activists and family members of slain rights campaigner Munir Said Thalib will use the 10th anniversary of his murder to build momentum in demanding president-elect Jok

Jakarta – One of the world's most prominent human rights' pressure groups has written an open letter to Joko "Jokowi" Widodo calling on the president elect to prioritize Indonesian huma

Amy McQuire – An international human rights group is calling for urgent action after two West Papuan students, one still a child, were allegedly beaten and detained for peaceful protest

Democratic Labour Party Senator John Madigan has urged the Australian Government to not turn a blind eye to Indonesia's treatment of the indigenous population of Papua province.

"As president, Widodo should reverse the failings of the previous administration by giving priority to the human rights problems that have gotten worse over the past decade.

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Human rights activists called on police on Wednesday to investigate the death of the Sorong Raya West Papua National Committee (KNPB) chairman Marthinus Y

Dear President-elect Widodo,

Erwin Cristianson, Ezra Sihite & Ridho Hizbul, Jakarta – Activists are criticizing lawmakers for their lack of support for witnesses, saying they have failed to touch on crucial mat