Jakarta – A former boss of Indonesia's flag carrier was released from jail on Monday after serving a one-year sentence for assisting in the murder of a prominent rights activist, a repo

Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandarlampung – Family members of victims of the bloody Talangsari tragedy in East Lampung on Wednesday demanded the government resolve the 1989 case.

This week the Indonesian Supreme Court set free Eurico Guterres, former leader of Dili's Aitarak militia.

Geneva – We, the Indonesian NGO Coalition on Universal Periodic Review (UPR), express our utter disappointment and deep regret over the UPR review of Indonesia.

Geneva – Indonesian rights groups on Wednesday blasted the new review procedure at the UN Human Rights Council as empty rhetoric, saying Jakarta was able to hide behind regional allies

Jakarta – Opposition to the newly passed freedom of public information bill is mounting, with several civil society organizations saying it does not meet the international principles of

M. Rizal Maslan, Jakarta – Many defendants in gross human right violation cases being handled by the Attorney Generals' Office are released from indictments.

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Former chief of the National Intelligence Agency (BIN), Gen. (ret) A.M.

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – US support for the final report of the Indonesia-Timor Leste Commission for Truth and Friendship (CTF) and the release of a former Timor Leste militia leader are

Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) is finalizing a revised draft of the human rights law, which grants the commission more powers, including the authority to

Jakarta – With the release of all defendants charged over gross human rights violations in East Timor and Tanjung Priok, rights activists are calling on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyo

Jakarta – The Commission for Truth and Friendship (CTF) must disclose who was behind the 1999 violence in East Timor despite a Supreme Court ruling to free all civilians involved, human

Karen Michelmore, Jakarta – East Timor's President Jose Ramos Horta has taken aim at Indonesian military officers involved in the violence surrounding East Timor's historic 1999 vote fo

Lilian Budianto, Jakarta – The life sentence given to a traditional dance coordinator for waving a separatist flag in front of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono last year sparked criti

Lilian Budianto, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights has accused the Attorney General's Office of obstructing human rights campaigns through its reluctance to investigate

Sutarto/Rini Kustiani, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) is disappointed by the Attorney General's Office (AGO) as they returned the investigative documents

Jakarta – The United States has said it would accept the findings of a truth commission probing killings by Indonesian troops during East Timor's break from Jakarta – despite a boycott

Chris Brummitt, Jakarta – A court has sentenced the leader of a separatist group in eastern Indonesia to life in prison for waving the flag of a mostly Christian secessionist movement i

Jakarta – The House of Representatives on Thursday passed the freedom of public information bill, obliging all state agencies and public institutions to disclose their financial reports

Purborini, Jakarta – International coordinator for Human Right Advocacy, Rafendi Djamin, stated the Attorney General's Office (AGO) does not have the political will to finish the case o

Fanny Febiana/Sukma L, Jakarta – The investigation into the human rights violation in the New-Order is enough for historic revision.

Jakarta – State enterprises will be required to disclose their financial reports and information about goods and services procurement to the public under new freedom of information laws

Jakarta – In its findings, the joint Indonesia-Timor Leste Commission for Truth and Friendship (CTF) has named an institution it blames for violence prior to and after the independence

Lindsay Murdoch, Darwin – Non-government organisations have called on the East Timorese Government to end a cycle of impunity for the perpetrators of violence, including those committin

The US Department of State Country Reports on Human Right Practices (2007) acknowledges the continuing threat to human rights and to democracy posed by the Indonesian security forces, i

The NGO community thanks the Ministry of Finance for this opportunity to participate, and we appreciate the support and interest from Timor-Leste's Development Partners.

The British Foreign Office has urged the Indonesian government and all Papuan groups to engage in a peaceful dialogue.

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The official website of the Communications and Information Ministry was hacked for several hours Thursday, apparently in reaction to the new online pornography l

Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – Thirteen marines went on trial at the Surabaya tribunal Wednesday on murder charges for their alleged involvement in the shooting to death of four villagers

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Families of victims of human rights violations on Wednesday received assurance from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono they would finally find justice.

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met with Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) coordinator Usman Hamid and family members of victims of violence

Jakarta – The Indonesia-Timor Leste Commission on Truth and Friendship (CTF) has had its mandate further extended due to internal disputes over its final report.

Lilian Budianto, Jakarta – Failure to provide clear definitions in a new law banning online pornography will hamper its enforcement, the government is being warned.

Lilian Budianto, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has insisted on summoning retired Army generals for questioning in connection with the 1989 killings in t

Lilian Budianto, Jakarta – The House of Representatives is set to pass a bill today (Tuesday) that would jail users and providers of pornographic websites, despite fears the legislation

Jakarta – The national reform movement and the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) may appear to be two sides of the same coin.

Gagah Wijoseno, Jakarta – The European Union Parliament has issued a declaration calling on the Indonesian government to fully investigate the murder of human rights activist Munir.

Jakarta – A group of non-governmental organizations has asked Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono to revise a statement telling retired military generals not to attend questioning session

[The following statement was issued by Kontras, the Commission for the Disappeared and the Victims of Violence, together with eight other human rights NGOs, on 18 March 2008.

Excellencies:

Rt Hon Winston Peters,
Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Parliament Buildings,

Wellington 18 March, 2008

Dear Winston Peters,

The New Zealand-based Indonesia Human Rights Committee says it continues to be deeply concerned about the human rights situation in West Papua.

The Hon Stephen Smith MP
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Parliament House
Canberra
ACT 2600

17 March 2007

Dear Mr Smith,

"Papuans still are subject to torture, ill-treatment, arbitrary arrests and unfair trials by the Indonesian authorities," said the World Council of Churches (WCC) programme executive fo

Tony Hotland, Jakarta – The United Nations Human Rights Council will review the protection of human rights in Indonesia next month, as part of the council's first-ever Universal Periodi

Human rights groups are worried.

Tony Hotland, Jakarta – Indonesia has seen positive human rights developments in the last year but a lack of political will has prevented accountability for rights abuses in the past, a

Indonesia welcomed Wednesday a report by Hina Jilani, the special representative of the UN secretary general on the situation of human rights defenders, and said the government was stre

Jakarta, – The National Commission on Human Rights says acts of violence involving National Police remain frequent, despite the law enforcement agency's agreement to promote and protect