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Nine Indonesian sailors working for Chinese vessels reach Jakarta

Nine Indonesian sailors, who reportedly endured inhumane treatment from their masters while working for several Chinese ...

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Indonesia demands China's accountability for boat abuse

The horrific news on three Indonesian sailors on board of two Chinese fishing vessels who died in December 2019 and ...

Need to probe Indonesian crew deaths on Chinese boats: watchdog

Human rights watchdog Migrant CARE said Indonesia needs to propose an investigation into alleged violations of ...

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Give us a chance, say people with disabilities

"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and ...

Minister Retno promotes women's empowerment in UN session

Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi raised the issue of women's empowerment in the 43rd Session of the United Nations ...

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Significance of fulfilling basic rights of Rohingya

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Myanmar to take emergency measures to protect the Rohingya from ...

US reaffirms commitment to fighting corruption globally

On the commemoration of International Anticorruption Day, the United States (US) government reaffirmed its commitment ...

VP highlights govt's efforts for greater work access for disabled

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin emphasized that the government will make sustained efforts to boost access to the work ...

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Air pollution issues still shroud South-East Asian countries

Despite being home to an abundance of rich natural resources, poor air quality and vast environmental degradation ...

Withdraw troops from Papua to avoid confrontation: analyst

The Indonesian government should consider withdrawing its troops from Papua and West Papua provinces to avoid ...

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Refugees stranded for years in Indonesia, feel neglected

Haydee Alnoori, 40, his wife, and five children, one Jakarta-born, demonstrated with Iraqi refugees, brandishing ...

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Indonesian workers continue fighting for decent wage, better benefits

International Labor Day or May Day is celebrated annually on May 1 by workers across countries to highlight certain ...

Indonesia must learn from India on how to manage salt commodities

The Executive Director of the Center for Maritime Studies for Humanity, Abdul Halim, stated that Indonesia needed to ...

Tangerang named as city of human rights concern

Tangerang City in Banten Province has again been awarded as the City of Human Rights Care after it won the Human ...

Pancasila unites the nation by Otniel Tamindael

The state philosophy of Pancasila forms the essence of noble values that unite the Indonesian nation and its ...