Marchio Irfan Gorbiano and Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The growing number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia has reignited the debate on reducing overcrowding at the country's prisons, prompt

Leopold Sudaryono – Similar to the Iranian government, which released 73,000 inmates, the Indonesian government plans to release at least 30,000 detainees to prevent the spread of coro

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Muhammad Syarifuddin has been elected as the new Supreme Court chief justice, replacing Muhammad Hatta Ali who previously served two terms and is due for

Alya Nurbaiti and Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta and Medan – Regional authorities have released inmates early from penitentiaries across Indonesia following a regulation issued by the Law an

Indonesian authorities have released dozens of prisoners from a main prison in West Papua's highlands.

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The House of Representatives is set to resume deliberation of the revisions to the Criminal Code (KUHP) and the 1995 Correctional Center Law, at a time when th

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The authorities have granted more than 5,500 prisoners early release to help prevent a possible surge in coronavirus infections in Indonesia's overcrowded pris

Stanley Widianto, Jakarta – Indonesia is set to release about 30,000 prisoners early as the Southeast Asian nation seeks to avoid a possible surge in coronavirus infections in its over

Jakarta – A coalition of legal watchdogs has urged law enforcement to temporarily refrain from putting more people in penitentiaries to help slow the spread of COVID-19.

Jakarta – The Supreme Court is about to select a new chair following the retirement of Muhammad Hatta Ali at the beginning of April. It is time to reform the Court.

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Ni Komang Erviani and Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's call to practice social distancing to slow down the spread of COVID-19 is prac

Jakarta – Unimpressed legal experts have called on the government to make the Indonesian justice system fairer despite the country's improved position in a global rule of law index.

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – Human rights activists and press organizations have lambasted the Supreme Court's new regulation that prohibits the taking of photographs or making soun

Will Doran – On January 29, the Global Commission on Drug Policy (GCDP), one of the world's leading bodies advocating for global drug policy reform, will be co-hosting a seminar called

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – In 2019, the Judicial Commission received 1,544 reports of alleged ethical code violations by judges, down from 1,722 last year, the commission revealed on Thu

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – The Indonesian government awarded sentence cuts to 12,629 Christian convicts on Christmas Day, with 166 of them being able to walk out of jail on Wednesday th

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – The reappointed Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna H.

James Massola and Amilia Rosa, Jakarta – Indonesia's global reputation will be severely damaged if an unofficial moratorium on the death penalty ends and executions restart, human righ

After a wave of protests from students, civil society activists and prominent community figures, the national legislature (DPR) and the government finally agreed to postpone passing a

Heru Asprihanto, Tangerang – After 13 years of happily unmarried life that has brought them three children, one middle-aged Indonesian couple is worried.

Devana Senanayake – 'My crotch does not belong to the government,' read a board held up in a protest against a series of proposed updates to the Dutch-era criminal code in Indonesia.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Justice and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly lambasted critics of the criminal code bill for pointlessly debating articles that had actually become law fo

A lawmaker from the House of Representatives (DPR) claimed yesterday that foreigners visiting Indonesia "need not worry" about articles criminalizing sex outside of marriage contained

Peter Hackney – A lawmaker from Indonesia's House of Representatives has claimed foreigners "need not worry" about proposed laws criminalising extramarital sex, contained in the draft

Julia Hollingsworth – Thousands of student protesters have taken to the streets of Indonesia to oppose a controversial draft criminal code that would make consensual sex outside of mar

Hotman Siregar & Carlos Ky Paath, Jakarta – The House of Representatives, or DPR, agrees to postpone deliberations on the controversial Criminal Code bill until lawmakers elected i

Jakarta – Thousands of students rallied in cities across Indonesia on Tuesday (Sept 24) against proposed changes to the criminal code that they say would threaten civil liberties.

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – House of Representatives (DPR) Legal Commission Deputy Erma Suryani Ranik says that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo expressed no objections upon erasing

Andreas Harsono – Indonesia's President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo announced on Friday he wanted parliament to delay its vote on the country's proposed new criminal code.

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – House of Representatives (DPR) law commission deputy Desmond J.

Jakarta (Antara) – National Mandate Party (PAN) Zulkifli Hasan announced that the party will completely support President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's call on the House of Representatives (D

Yustinus Paat & Dina Fitri Anisa, Jakarta – The proposed criminal code bill as it stands today will be a bane in Indonesia's effort to attract foreign investments and tourists, pol

Fana Suparman, Jakarta – The head of a government team tasked with drafting the new criminal code said on Friday he would complete his job to end a century-old judicial system inherite

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Member of the Prosperity and Justice Party (PKS) fraction Nasir Djamil, expressed his disagreement following President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's instruction to post

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – House of Representatives (DPR) Deputy Speaker Fahri Hamzah insisted that the new Criminal Code Draft Bill (RKUHP) must be enacted as scheduled despite direct ord

Jakarta – Indonesian Legal Aid Institute (YLBHI) Chairperson Asfinawati has questioned why President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo did not intervene in the deliberation and enactment of other c

Alana Mazzoni and Alison Bevege – Australians have already started cancelling their holidays to Bali over fears they could be arrested ahead of Indonesia's threat to make sex outside o

Indonesia's much criticized draft revisions to the Criminal Code (RKUHP) will not be passed by the House of Parliament (DPR) next week, as it was widely reported, after President Joko

Tasha Wibawa – The Federal Government has updated its travel advice for Indonesia, warning tourists they could be jailed for having sex outside of marriage if proposed laws are passed.

Emma Connors – The Indonesian government has urged foreigners to read the fine print in proposed legislative changes that appear to enable prosecution of same-sex relationships and sex

James Massola and Amilia Rosa, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has asked Parliament to delay passing draconian new laws that would have jailed unmarried couples for having s

Jakarta – Amid mounting criticisms rejecting the controversial revisions of the Criminal Code, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called for the House of Representatives to hold off on

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – The draft revisions of Law No.

Kate Lamb, Jakarta – Indonesia's president, Joko Widodo, has ordered his government to postpone the ratification of a deeply controversial criminal code that would outlaw living togeth

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) says that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's move to postpone the enactment of the Draft Criminal Code (RKU

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Constitutional law expert Refly Harun said the existence of an article about insulting the president/vice president in the Criminal Code Bill or RKUHP i

Kate Lamb, Jakarta – Indonesia is set to pass a new criminal code that could outlaw living together outside marriage, extramarital sex and insulting the president, among a raft of chan

Helen Regan and Masrur Jamaluddin – Indonesia is set to pass a highly controversial new penal code that would criminalize consensual sex outside of marriage and effectively outlaw same

Nicola Smith – Indonesia is poised to update its penal code to impose jail terms or steep fines on anyone having consensual sex outside of marriage.

Among the many, many concerns activists have about a draft revision to Indonesia's Criminal Code (RKUHP), which is set to be passed by the House of Representatives (DPR) later this mon