#basic rights

Collection of basic rights news, found 135 news.

Govt has no right to ban women from working abroad

The government has no right to ban Indonesian women from working abroad but rather it must protect them against any ...

Indonesia bans house maids from working in Middle East

Indonesia still bans female domestic helpers from working in the Middle East, particularly in countries which are ...

OIC committed to empowering women

The 4th Ministerial Conference on the Role of Women in the Development of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation ...

Indonesia needs to reduce number of child workers

The quality of human resources usually determines the future of a nation, and involves great efforts to develop the ...

news focus - govt trying to "bring Papua in harmony with unitary state of Indonesia"

The situation in Jayapura city, in particular, and Papua Province, in general, seems to be peaceful, after being hit ...

Govt has comprehensive design on Papua

The government remains committed to developing Papua into a land of peace as declared by President Susilo Bambang ...

Rights body to field monitoring team in Aceh

The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) plans to field four teams to monitor the people of Aceh in ...

Illegitimate child rights and its problems in Indonesia

The National Child Protection Commission (KPAI) has estimated that 50 per cent of Indonesian children have no birth ...

Afghan rights situation still "critical" 10 years on: HRW

The human rights situation remains "critical" in Afghanistan despite the Taliban`s ouster 10 years ago, Human Rights ...

news focus: shooting at Freeport must be investigated

The shooting incident during a clash between demonstrating PT Freeport workers and patrolling police in Mimika, Papua, ...

People forced to wait longer for social security

Indonesian people - those in the low-income bracket in particular, have to exercise a still undetermined additional ...

Dozens march for freedom in Saudi Arabia-youtube

Dozens of people wearing white shrouds have staged a peaceful march in the oil-producing region of eastern Saudi ...

ASEAN to accelerate talks on human trafficking convention

The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed to accelerate the discussions of the ASEAN convention ...

EU top diplomat condemns violence in Syria

The EU foreign policy chief condemned the use of force against anti-government demonstrators in Syria as "appalling ...

RI gives agricultural training to developing counties

Agriculture officers of five developing countries are taking part in a two-week long training and apprenticeship ...