Jakarta – Twenty four bodies were recovered on Wednesday from a mass grave that was accidentally found in the garden of the office of Timor Leste's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao in Dili

Banjir Ambarita & Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jayapura – A day after the president described the scale of violence in Papua as "small," a coalition of Papuan churches called the situa

Jakarta – Humanitarian Solidarity for Papua (Skup) is urging all government institutions to end the stigmatisation of the Papuan people as separatists in responding to developments in W

Countries should be asking Indonesia hard questions about why over the past four years violence and discrimination against religious minorities is getting worse, and why Indonesia conti

Vitalis Yogi Trisna, A. Wisnubrata, Jakarta – West Papua is a region of Indonesia that is extraordinarily rich in natural resources and culture.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Ezra Sihite – Complacency by the authorities is allowing a spate of shooting incidents in Papua to go unchecked and unsolved, underscoring President Susil

Information has been received from human rights sources on Yapen Island alleging that major security sweeps and blockades of villages home to non-violent political activists are causing

Dear friends,

Rizky Amelia – The number of torture cases involving state officials continues to rise and has left 10 people dead in four months, according to a study by the Institute for Policy Resea

AHRC-OLT-011-2012

June 4, 2012

An Open Letter from the Asian Human Rights Commission to Mr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of the Republic of Indonesia

The human rights activist, Sebby Sambom has declared that the Indonesian government has armed a group of civilian personnel in Papua which have been armed in order to carry out actions

SP/Robertus Wardi – The government must be serious about bringing a raft of alleged human rights abuses to trial, in light of international scrutiny of Indonesia's track record, a senio

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has come under criticism for its poor performance in promoting human rights protection.

[A Joint Statement by Kontras, SETARA Institute, Asian Human Rights Commission, International Center for Transitional Justice, Indonesian Church Fellowship and Protection Internation

Jakarta – Human rights groups have criticized what they call the Indonesian government's complacency in dealing with rampant rights abuses.

The transitional government declared by the Federated Republic of West Papua organised another peaceful demonstration on May 29, with participants from Yapen, Waropen and Mamberamo gath

At least five countries have used a human rights review at the United Nations to question Indonesia's failure to make any arrests in series of shooting incidents in Papua.

Margareth S.

Countries attending the United Nations' four-yearly human rights review in Geneva have criticized Indonesia for a rise in intolerance and attacks against religious minorities, as well a

Karlis Salna – Indonesia is facing fresh criticism over its human rights record following a year of continued unrest and the jailing of leading political activists in Papua.

London – On May 23rd, the Indonesian government released its annual human rights record for Universal Periodic Review by the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland.

London – Today, Indonesia's human rights record was reviewed by the UN Human Rights Council during the 13th session of the Universal Periodic Review in Geneva, Switzerland.

Hong Kong/Geneva/Jakarta – Today, the Indonesia's human rights record was reviewed by the UN Human Rights Council in the 13th session of the Universal Periodic Review in Geneva, Switzer

Margareth S.

The government is drastically cutting the budgets of three independent commissions that focus on rights protections, potentially crippling their advocacy programs and studies.

Fidelis E.

Margareth S.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Ismira Lutfia – Every Thursday afternoon without fail, they turn up outside the front gates of the State Palace in Central Jakarta, a group of just over a

The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) congratulated the people of Timor-Leste as they prepared to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the restoration of their country's indep

AWPA is urging the PIF Leaders at their summit in Rarotonga, the Cook Islands:

Countries should be asking Indonesia hard questions about why over the past four years violence and discrimination against religious minorities is getting worse, and why Indonesia co

Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) called for an amendment to the Criminal Code to help the cause of dozens of who had been raped in the May

SP/Natasia Christy Wahyuni – Fourteen years after four Trisakti University students were gunned down during a demonstration, leading to the fall of President Suharto and his New Order r

Margareth S.

Ronna Nirmala – Petrus Sadino embarked on a 577-kilometer journey by train in the dead of the night from his hometown of Klaten, Central Java, arriving in Jakarta on Tuesday morning to

The following is a compilation of abridged translations from the Indonesian media on commemorations held around the country to mark 19 years since the death of labour activist Marsinah.

Margareth S.

Bandung – Dozens of National Labor Confederation (KSN) members held an evening vigil at the Gedung Sate gubernatorial office in Bandung, West Java, on Tuesday night to mourn the death o

The Hague, Netherlands – Ten relatives of Indonesian men allegedly killed by Dutch troops in their country's bloody struggle for independence are demanding compensation and an apology f

Ita Lismawati F. Malau, Oscar Ferri – After 19 years and 14 years of reformasi (the reform process beginning in 1998), Marsinah's killer has still not been found.

Rochmanuddin, Jakarta – The Marsinah FM Radio Community together with the Free Women National Committee (KNPM), the Cross-Factory Labour Forum (FBLP), the Indonesian Trade Union Congres

Michael Bachelard – Unlike many of his countrymen, Mohamad Achadi cannot forget the bloodbath that attended the birth of the modern nation of Indonesia.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Activists have expressed concern over the sudden death of Raymond "Ongen" J Latuihamallo, a key witness in the case of slain human rights activist Munir Said

Jakarta – Raymond "Ongen" J Latuihamallo, a key witness in the case of slain human rights activist Munir Said Thalib, died of a heart attack on Wednesday. He was 56 years old.

Tomorrow's EU-Indonesia human rights dialogue should address systematic rights violations in Papua, which remain an ugly stain on the country's record as a burgeoning democracy, says TA

The EU-Indonesia dialogue should be more than token statements on human rights, but should discuss concrete measures to address rising religious intolerance and restraints on free ex

Indonesia has made great strides in recent years in consolidating a stable, democratic government with a strong civil society and independent media, but serious human rights concerns re

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's intention to apologize to families and victims of past human rights abuses and draft a mechanism for compensation falls short of the expec