Hizbul Ridho & Erwin Cristianson, Jakarta – Human rights groups in Indonesia have condemned on Monday the issuance of a Supreme Court letter instructing all judiciaries to reject case reviews f

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Legal experts have lambasted President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration for backing a Supreme Court's letter that places limits on criminal convicts filing case reviews

An American woman arrested in East Timor and released from prison on Christmas Day is staying at the home of former president Jose Ramos-Horta until her passport is returned.

Associated Press in Portland, Oregon – A US traveler detained for months in Timor Leste has been released from prison.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The country's two largest Muslim organizations, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah, have given their support to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's call for the s

Washington – A veterinarian from Oregon who was arrested while traveling in East Timor in September was released from jail on Thursday after nearly two months of detention, the US State

Nearly two years ago, Stacey Addison of Portland, Oregon, began a trip around the world starting in Antarctica.

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Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo should commute the death sentences of five individuals scheduled for execution "as soon as possible" for violating drug trafficking laws, Human

"President Widodo should join the global tide toward abolishing the death penalty rather than approving multiple executions.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Judicial Commission (KY) backed on Monday a move by the Constitutional Court (MK) to push President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo not to involve two top lawyers in a c

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Jakarta – An NGO has asked the government to call off its plan to execute five people by the end of this year.

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Kate Lamb, Jakarta – Questions over the new Indonesian president Joko Widodo's commitment to human rights have been raised after he signed off on the execution of five inmates on death

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – Human rights watch dog Imparsial reaffirmed its stance against the death penalty, citing a report that five convicts will be executed by the end of this year whil

Novy Lumanauw & Ezra Sihite, Jakarta – Newly appointed Attorney General H.M.

Semarang – The Central Java provincial administration has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with several parties to push for a justice system that is more sensitive to the inte

Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – Legal activists and environmentalists have strongly criticized a court in East Java that has sentenced a firewood gatherer to two years' imprisonment and a

The UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers Gabriela Knaul on Tuesday urged the government of East Timor to reconsider the dismissing of international judges and

Hotman Siregar & Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch is urging newly inaugurated Attorney General H.M.

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Hasyim Widhiarto and Yuliasri Perdana, Jakarta – Critics have excoriated President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo for his decision to name a political appointee as the country's top prosecutor.

Rendi A. Witular, Jakarta – The newly appointed Attorney General M.

Jakarta – The Home Ministry has yet to review problematic bylaws, including the controversial Aceh criminal code, or Qanun Jinayat, that violate rights and carry cruel punishments.

Jakarta – The national women's rights body is demanding that the Aceh criminal code, or the Qanun Jinayat, be annulled, saying it is unconstitutional.

Sonali Paul, Melbourne – East Timor has ordered five foreign judges out of the country after a court ruled in favour of US oil and gas producer ConocoPhillips in cases tied to $236 mill

Sara Everingham – East Timor, a country that counts Australia as a major donor, is sacking all the foreign judges and advisers in its justice system.

Jakarta – Supreme Court Chief Justice Hatta Ali has sworn in four new justices – Amran Suadi, Is Sudaryono, Purwosusilo and Sudrajat Dimyati – in a ceremony at the court in Jakarta on T

Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights, known as Komnas HAM, on Wednesday called for the government to abolish the death sentence, saying it violated the right to life.

Jakarta – The rule of law remains elusive in Indonesia, despite its comprehensive legal system, due to the lack of a thorough supervisory mechanism, a study has found.

Jakarta – Indonesia's amended law on juvenile offenders has finally begun to take effect after its passage two years ago, and is expected to ensure that young offenders are dealt with f

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Rusman, Bekasi – The body of a battered 40-year-old man remained at Bekasi General Hospital in West Java on Monday evening.

Erwin Sihombing, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court has thrown out a legal challenge seeking to contest the state's recognition of a sole bar association, in a spat that goes back to 20

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Jakarta – The Supreme Court (MA) says it regrets a government decision to reduce the Judicial Commission's (KY) 2014 budget by 27 percent.

Jakarta – The graft-tainted Constitutional Court (MK) delivered a controversial verdict on Monday divesting itself of the authority to handle complaints about local and regional electio

Dili – Taking judicial proceedings to rural areas of Timor-Leste with "mobile courts" is increasing citizens' access to justice as the young country builds its government from the groun

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Venidora Oliveira – Quesadhip Ruak Center (SQR), in partnership with civil society groups and judicial institutions, has discussed how traditional justice can be incorporated into moder

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Supreme Court (MA) said on Friday that the recent Constitutional Court (MK) ruling that a convict can now file a case review an unlimited number of times woul

Jakarta – All convicts in the country, including former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman Antasari Azhar – who was found guilty of orchestrating a high-profile murder whe

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Ina Parlina, National – Two judges from a lower court in Jambi, one of whom is a religious court judge, were dismissed on Tuesday by a joint ethics panel, which found that the judges ha

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Novianti Setuningsih & Edwin Firdaus, Jakarta – The country's antigraft body will probe 14 regional heads who are suspected of bribing former Constitutional Court chief justice Akil

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