Banjir Ambarita & Camelia Pasandaran, Jayapura – Government officials confirmed on Monday that the recent deadly brawls plaguing the newly established district of Puncak Papua were

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – One of former president Sukarno's most memorable speeches was titled "Jas Merah", an acronym for Jangan Sekali-kali Melupakan Sejarah (Don't ever try to

A retired military intelligence official said on Tuesday that he had been part of a group that planned a notorious and deadly attack against members of the main opposition party 15 year

The statement by former general Slamet Singgih on Tuesday about a secret meeting to plan the infamous July 27, 1996, attack on the headquarters of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI)

Matthew Lee, Associated Press, Nusa Dua – US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is urging Indonesia to promote democracy in Myanmar and countries in the Middle East and North Afr

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – A military tribunal in Papua indicted three low-ranking soldiers on Wednesday for the killing of a civilian in Puncak Jaya district last year.

Jakarta – The Indonesian military continues to misunderstand the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), with the result that Indonesia still has not ratified the intern

Kupang – Nine soldiers tried for beating to death Charles Mali, 17, a detainee at the Military Batallion 744 headquarters in Atambua, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), were all sentenced to les

As Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton travelled to Bali, the East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) urged her to condition US security assistance to Indonesia on real imp

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Lauren Zumbach – Human Rights Watch has called on US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to focus on military abuses, freedom of expression and religious minorities' rights during her vi

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Dessy Sagita – The mother of a teacher at an Islamic boarding school in Indonesia who was burned to death two years ago after he was accused of impregnating a female student is still se

In recent weeks, highly regarded West Papuan non-governmental and religious organizations which promote respect for human rights have spoken out forcefully regarding the deteriorating h

Congressman Faleomavaega announced today that the West Papua Advocacy Team (WPAT) has named him the 2011 recipient of the John Rumbiak Human Rights Defenders Award.

Organizations based in more than a dozen countries today issued a statement of support for West Papuan organizations appealing for justice and human rights.

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The Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS) and the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) urge the military to make open to the public the upcoming trial in a ca

Indonesian villagers who accused Exxon Mobil Corp's security forces of murder, torture and other atrocities have regained their right to sue the giant oil company in the United States.

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Convicted murderer Pollycarpus Priyanto will present three experts on Tuesday in his review attempt against the Supreme Court verdict that sentenced him to 20 years in jail regarding th

Jakarta – Though the demise of its authoritarian rule is now 13 years past, Indonesia still struggles to protect human rights, as the state repeatedly finds itself embroiled in criminal

The National Police on Monday asked Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) to submit its report on 30 torture cases allegedly committed by members of the polic

AHRC-STM-083-2011 – A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on the Occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, June 26, 2011

Ulma Haryanto – A leading human rights watchdog is worried the Attorney General's Office could be deliberately stalling the case review of a Supreme Court ruling in the murder case of a

Acts of violence and terror that have been perpetrated against human rights defenders as well as against journalists have led to a sense of deep concern among human rights NGOs and reli

Ulma Haryanto – A court on Wednesday began reviewing the case of a former Garuda Indonesia pilot jailed for killing an activist, with the convict submitting papers he said proved the vi

Jakarta – Khoirul Anam of the Solidarity Action Committee for Munir (Kasum) said the purportedly new evidence brought to court by Pollycarpus and his lawyers was nothing new.

Jakarta – Solidarity Action Committee for Munir (Kasum) members expressed disappointment after a meeting between the Central Jakarta District Court and PT Garuda Indonesia Airlines was

New York – Indonesia should use its election to the United Nations Human Rights Council to implement reforms on the rights to freedom of expression, assembly, and religion, Human Rights

Malang – Suciwati, the widow of human rights activist Munir Said Thalib, says she suspects there is a plan to acquit Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto, a former Garuda pilot serving a 20-ye

Agus Triyono & Ulma Haryanto – Claiming to have new evidence that could overturn his sentence, the convicted murderer of rights campaigner Munir Said Thalib on Tuesday registered a

Indonesia's election to the Human Rights Council should be an impetus for rights reform at home.

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Jakarta – The lawyer of Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto, the man convicted of murdering human rights activist Munir, says the Supreme Court was wrong to hear an appeal filed by prosecutor

Jakarta – A solidarity group for murdered human rights activist Munir Said Thalib called on the Supreme Court to reject a case review petition filed by Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto, th

Heru Andriyanto – The Supreme Court should reject any request for a case review by the pilot convicted of the murder of Munir Said Thalib because it would have no legal standing, a righ

Camelia Pasandaran – Senior government officials on Wednesday defended the country's human rights record against recent criticism about it gaining a seat on the United Nations Human Rig

Ulma Haryanto – Activists have urged the government to improve the country's questionable rights record in the wake of its selection for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Counci

Ismira Lutfia – Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa on Saturday said the election of Indonesia to the UN Human Rights Council on Friday reaffirmed the country was making progress in human

Indonesia was among 15 nations elected on Friday to the UN Human Rights Council, despite a human rights watchdog earlier stating the country had questionable qualifications for membersh

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Dina Indrasafitri, Jakarta – Thirteen years after the deadly May 1998 riots, Trisakti University students continue to fight for justice and held a vigil for four colleagues killed in th

Camelia Pasandaran – The Attorney General's Office indicated it would re-examine a number of human rights abuse cases involving the Indonesian Military, including the May 1998 tragedy,

Nurfika Osman – Despite its patchy record of violations, the country's bid to be re-elected to a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council won activists' backing on Thursday.

Camelia Pasandaran – Before a meeting with the National Commission on Human Rights on Friday, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said that Indonesia had taken steps in the right directi

Jakarta – Families and friends of victims of the May 1998 riots gathered Friday at Pondok Rangon cemetery to pray for their loved ones and speak about the largely unresolved events that

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) pressed the government to take concrete action concerning the May 1998 riots that killed more than 1,000 c

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Families of victims and human rights activists began a campaign this month to remind the people and government about the tragedy that occurred 13 years a