Jakarta – Most child molestation cases are committed by teachers, a study by the National Commission for Child Protection (KPIA) recently revealed.

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The House of Representatives' move to probe the abductions of democracy activists in the 1997-1998 period has received mixed reactions, with some pundits calling

Jakarta – House of Representatives inquiry team tasked with investigating the kidnappings of democratic activists from 1997-1998 summoned human rights activist Hendardi on Thursday.

Another person has revoked his testimony against former State Intelligent Agency (BIN) deputy chief Muchdi Purwopranjono, who is on trial for the murder of rights activist Munir Said Th

Abdul Khalik and Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – The House of Representatives' special committee on the abduction of democracy activists in 1997-1998 decided Tuesday to continue summoning re

Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the state ministry bill, which limits the number of ministries to 34 and allows ministers to have deputies.

Jakarta – Indonesia's parliament on Tuesday ratified the Southeast Asian charter committing ASEAN member nations to promote democracy and human rights, clearing the way for its formal a

Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – Challenges await 11 Acehnese villagers who have succeeded in bringing giant company ExxonMobil Corp.

Jakarta – In the lead up to the 2009 general elections, the House of Representatives (DPR) Special Committee on the 1997/1998 Abduction of Activists has been revived again.

Novia Chandra Dewi, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) believes that plan to summon former generals by the House of Representatives' (DPR) Sp

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – For any senior citizen, receiving a permanent lifetime identity card should be as natural as the aging process itself. But not so for Nani Nurani.

On 9 October, President Jose Ramos Horta has submitted the report to Timor Leste's Parliament in Dili, and it was received by Parliament head Fernando de Araujo (Lasama).

Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – A convicted accomplice in the murder of human rights activist Munir Said Thalib denied he was ever in contact with the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) or its

Soibada, East Timor – East Timor president Jose Ramos-Horta said Monday he wants the United Nations to drop its investigation into bloodshed surrounding a 1999 independence vote from In

Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – Another key witness in the murder conspiracy trial of former State Intelligence Agency (BIN) deputy chief Muchdi Purwopranjono gave confusing testimony, spark

East Timor's President and chief prosecutor are at odds over the prosecution of senior military figures for their role in illegally arming civilians during the 2006 crisis.

Jakarta – Indonesia is to sign up to a charter committing Southeast Asian nations to the principles of democracy and human rights, its foreign ministry said Wednesday.

Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – The House of Representatives voted not to pass a controversial bill stipulating an extended mandatory retirement age for the chief justice of the Supreme Cour

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Major House of Representatives factions failed in their second try to keep Bagir Manan as chief justice before he retires early next month, after widespread oppo

Dili – Justice in East Timor has traditionally been measured out in water buffaloes.

Indah Setiawati, Jakarta – Members of two organizations clashed outside the Central Jakarta district court building Thursday as Rizieq Shihab's trial continues.

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The Golkar Party has failed in its apparent attempt to keep chief justice Bagir Manan in office, after the House of Representatives decided to delay passing the

Andra Wisnu, Denpasar – The recent legal battle over the ownership of traditional motifs has demonstrated the failure of Indonesian copyright law to protect local artisans and their fut

For many in East Timor, access to the justice system is almost impossible.

Dili – As a girl, Laura Pina was not expected to slave in the kitchen simply by virtue of her gender. Then she got married.

Connie Levett – Guy Campos, the East Timorese man accused of high-level collaboration with the Indonesian military involving kidnapping and torture of East Timorese citizens during Indo

Dili – The United Nations aims to complete investigating nearly 400 cases related to the bloodshed surrounding East Timor's 1999 independence vote from Indonesia, the chief UN investiga

The Indonesia Human Rights Committee has sent Minister Goff about the latest arrests in West Papua – following attempts by the people to join together to raise the Morning Star flag.

Indah Setiawati, Jakarta – National Alliance for the Freedom of Faith and Religion (AKKBB) activists M.

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The Indonesian authorities must take immediate action to investigate the torture of Papuan prisoner Ferdinand Pakage, who is detained at Abepura Prison, Papua.

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The revision of the Supreme Court law allowing justices to stay in office until the age of 70 will obstruct reforms within the country's judicial system, dubbed

Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – Top intelligence officials held a series of meetings with former Garuda Indonesia chief Indra Setiawan to plot the murder of human rights activist Munir Said

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Indah Setiawati, Jakarta – All three hearings related to the ambush at the National Monument (Monas) park were cut short Monday after two defendants refused to appear and a witness in t

Jakarta – A witness Tuesday supported earlier testimonies that the alleged plot to murder human rights activist Munir Said Thalib was linked to the State Intelligence Agency (BIN).

The remains of five people have been uncovered from eroded soil on the boundary of Dili's international airport.

Connie Levett – Jose Belo identified the face in the picture as Guy Campos, claiming the East Timorese man was present when he was interrogated and tortured by the Indonesian Special Fo

Indah Setiawati, Jakarta – Members of the National Alliance for Freedom of Faith and Religion (AKKBB) decided not to appear as witnesses in court Thursday without a security guarantee f

Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – A witness on Tuesday testified that the alleged plot to murder prominent human rights campaigner Munir Said Thalib was linked to the State Intelligence Agency

Jakarta – Former president director of state airline company Garuda Indonesia, Indra Setiawan, confessed Monday that pilot Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto was assigned as a Corporate Secu

Indah Setiawati, Jakarta – Witnesses from the National Alliance for the Freedom of Faith and Religion (AKKBB) announced they would boycott trials on the June ambush at the National Monu

Jakarta – Press groups are deeply concerned that the newly-passed law on electronic media could pose a threat to press freedom in Indonesia.

Lilian Budianto, Jakarta – Indonesia's judiciary earned poor marks from expatriate business executives for having the worst system in Asia, in a survey conducted by a Hong Kong consulti

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Lucy Williamson, Jakarta – East Timor's President Jose Ramos Horta has accused members of the UN Security Council of "extraordinary hypocrisy".

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – An alliance of NGOs has rejected a government proposal to increase the retirement age of Supreme Court judges to 70.

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Fatimah Azzahra, the daughter of a 1984 Tanjung Priok massacre victim, shook hands with Paramadina University rector Anies Baswedan after being awarded a scholar

Jakarta – The Talangsari incident in Lampung regency in February 1989 is threatened with the same fate as other cases of gross human rights violations.

Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono defended on Tuesday "brutal" actions committed by the military against insurgents in Talangsari village, Lampung, in 1989.