Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – The widow of murdered human rights campaigner Munir is planning to lobby American and United Nations officials to help her pressure the Indonesian government to

Anthony Deutsch, Jakarta – Human rights groups on Sunday criticized a Supreme Court decision overturning the 14-year prison sentence of a man convicted of killing Indonesia's most promi

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – The reappointment of Brig. Gen.

Jakarta – Frustrated with the government's handling of the murder of her husband, human rights campaigner Munir, the activist's widow Suciwati sought political support from the House of

Hera Diani, Jakarta – It has been eight years since the National Commission on Violence Against Women was established following the mass rape of ethnic Chinese women during the 1998 pol

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Outspoken legislators from the major political parties are criticizing the state secrecy bill, which they say has been deliberately made to hide corrupt go

Jakarta – Indonesia's justice system failed in overturning the conviction of a pilot for the murder of a leading rights activist, Human Rights Watch said, calling for a new investigatio

Jakarta – Politicians and activists are blasting President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's administration for "not being serious" about resolving the 2004 poisoning death of prominent human

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Denpasar – Two musicians went on trial Wednesday at the Denpasar District Court in Bali for allegedly singing a song that likened a police officer to a dog.

Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is under pressure to release a report which implicates his security forces in the murder of a high profile democracy activist.

Bhimanto Suwastoyo, Jakarta – Indonesia's Supreme Court has quashed a murder conviction handed last year to a pilot over the death of a leading human rights activist on a flight to Amst

Hera Diani, Jakarta – A police officer in Bekasi, West Java, attempted suicide in late August after he shot his wife to death.

Zaky Yamani, Bandung – She is tall and slim, her skin is clean and her hair drops down to her shoulders. When speaking, she does so with a soft, polite voice.

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – Sexual minority groups demanded Monday the government revoke dozens of regional bylaws they described as discriminatory.

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Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – A group of legislators and human rights activists lodged a protest Friday against last week's executions of three Christian men in Central Sulawesi, saying

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Blitar – At 78, former legislator Putmainah's eyes light up when she recounts her past activities in the women's division of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI).

M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – On Aug.

Hera Diani, Jakarta – Activists urged lawmakers Thursday to revise the demography bill or change it into a civil registry law, as they believe the bill still maintains religious discrim

Riky Ferdianto, Jakarta – Yesterday (27/9) the South Jakarta District Court rejected an appeal against the Order to Stop Prosecution (SP3) in the case involving former president Suharto

M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – The government and the House of Representatives once again engaged in heated debate Tuesday over whether to deliberate a bill on state secrecy.

Yemris Fointuna, Maumere – The National Police denied Tuesday accusations that one of three Catholic convicts, Dominggus da Silva, was tortured before being executed last week.

Tito Sianipar, Jakarta – Munir's widow, Suciwati, has filed a lawsuit against PT Garuda Indonesia Airlines for 13 billion rupiah.

Jakarta – A political activist arrested for defaming President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono filed a request Monday for the Constitutional Court to review the defamation article of the Crimi

Jakarta – Dozens of students protested at the South Jakarta District Court on Monday, demanding the release of a fellow student being tried for defaming President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyo

Jakarta – Hundreds of mourners in the Central Sulawesi capital of Palu prayed Saturday for three Catholic men executed the day earlier for leading a Christian militia that killed Muslim

Aguslia Hidayah, Jakarta – The Freedom of Information Coalition comprising elements including the SET Foundation, Institute for the Studies on the Free Flow of Information (ISAI), Insti

Hera Diani, Jakarta – Justice and Human Rights Minister Hamid Awaluddin said Wednesday that a ministerial decree would be issued this weekend to effect the implementation of the Citizen

Jakarta – Indonesian Police Watch says it is concerned over recent allegations that police are using violence to get confessions from suspects.

Jakarta – Although calls to get to the bottom of the murder of human rights activist Munir have come from the very top, the National Police say no one should be getting their hopes up.

Jakarta – The prosecution asked the West Jakarta District Court on Monday to sentence a student to six years in prison for insulting President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice Presiden

Hera Diani, Jakarta – International women's rights activists called Monday for a reinterpretation of dogmas they said were trapping women in backwardness and poverty in regions with str

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – Although the Cipinang Penitentiary in Jakarta has recommended the conditional release of former president Soeharto's son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putera, who is se

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – The National Police said Friday it would expedite the probe into the 2004 murder of leading human rights campaigner Munir Said Thalib by seeking hard evidence ra

Ridwan Max Sijabat and Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Jakarta/Malang – A human rights group is suing flagship airline Garuda Indonesia over the 2004 death of leading activist Munir Said Thalib,

Jakarta – In an attempt to recoup the power stripped from it by the Constitutional Court, the Judicial Commission is seeking support from political factions at the House of Representati

Jakarta – International non-governmental organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday urged the city administration to enact a short-term moratorium on all evictions in Jakarta, s

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Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court began reviewing Monday whether articles in the Criminal Code concerning defamation of the President and Vice President are unconstitutio

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M. Rizal Maslan, Jakarta – Disappointment.

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – The House of Representatives' commission on law says it will make revising the 2004 law on the Judicial Commission a top priority, after a court ruling stripped

Jakarta – The Prosperous Peace Party (PDS) called on the government Friday to delay the execution of three Catholics in Palu, Central Sulawesi, convicted of mass murder in a sectarian c

Warief Djajanto Basorie, Jakarta – The prime indicator of whether Indonesia is making strides toward greater freedom of information is the process at the House of Representatives surrou

Palu – Lawyers for three Indonesian Christians on death row say the Supreme Court had exceeded its authority by refusing to process their second demand for presidential clemency.

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The level of human rights violations in Papua has increased in recent years, according to one observer, who asked the international community to do more f

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Adisti Sukma Sawitri, Jakarta – Activists say women are still not treated as equals in many regions, since governments allocate comparatively small amounts of money to empower them and