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Highs, lows of athletes with disabilities in Indonesia

The nine medals won by national sports heroes for the homeland at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics are still fresh in ...

Gender equality played role in Indonesia's independence: BPIP

Indonesia’s founders had anticipated the issue of gender equality long before the nation’s independence, ...

Indonesia's Anniversary: meaning of independence for jungle dwellers

Mali, an eight-year-old girl, struggles to write a congratulatory message on the occasion of the 76th Anniversary of ...

Papuans urged to display flags ahead of Independence day celebration

The Papua administration has urged residents and bureaucrats to join the celebration of Indonesia's 76th ...

Autonomy law ensures rights of Papua's customary communities: official

The renewed Papua special autonomy law is helping local governments in Papua to fulfill the basic rights of customary ...

West Sumatra people stage rally in solidarity with Palestine

Dozens of mass organizations grouped in the West Sumatra Communication Forum Cares for Palestine held a rally to ...

Indonesia must go against all forms of colonialism: Muhammadiyah

Indonesia must stand at the forefront in efforts against any form of colonialism, in keeping with the National ...

Internet law's defamation provision raising concerns: deputy minister

Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights, Edward OS Hiariej, has admitted that the provision on defamation in Article 27 ...

Indonesia seeks to host ASEAN creative economy forum

Indonesia is seeking to host the ASEAN creative economy business forum, which will focus on improving the digital ...

A closer look at government's efforts to protect Indonesian seafarers

The news of three Indonesian sailors, who died aboard two Chinese fishing vessels, Long Xin 629 and Long Xin 604, ...

Corruption is main enemy of human rights in Indonesia: KPK

Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Firli Bahuri perceives corruption as the main and biggest enemy ...

COVID-19 response policies to not weaken democracy: Minister Marsudi

Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi expressed belief that the COVID-19 response policies would not weaken ...

No one can impinge on another's freedom: Komnas HAM

National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) Chief Ahmad Taufik Damanik rhetorically stated that no one could ...

Lawmaker sees KAMI activist arrests as test for Democracy

Mardani Ali Sera, member of Commission II of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR), has seen the arrests of ...

SEPAHAM Indonesia presses for postponement of regional head elections

SEPAHAM Indonesia, a human rights teaching union, has staunchly sought the postponement of the 2020 regional head ...