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Opinion

Science has delivered, will the WTO deliver?

A proposal by India, South Africa and eight other countries calls on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to exempt ...

ANTARA's Choice

Book review -Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers

At a time when differences can spark an armed conflict, or even war, one only needs to leaf through the iconic 2006 ...

News Focus

Komnas HAM accomplishes mission to uncover FPI shooting case

The National Commission on Human Rights' (Komnas HAM's) team of investigators concluded a probe into the fatal ...

Alliance presses for police accountability in deaths of FPI members

Some 10 human rights watchdogs grouped in a civil society alliance highlighted the need for the Indonesian police to ...

Rights body ropes in weapons maker's experts for ballistic testing

The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) team of investigators on Wednesday handed over several substantial ...

Year Ender 2020

ASEAN's concrete actions paramount to ending Rohingya's misery

Some 399 Rohingya boat people, including women and children, were stranded in Aceh, Indonesia's westernmost ...

UNSC should fortify security sector governance in postconflict nations

Indonesia has encouraged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to strengthen security sector governance in ...

MPs seek ASEAN's positive, proactive role in Rakhine crisis resolution

Prior to the 37th ASEAN Summit this week, current and former parliamentarians submitted an open letter to the ASEAN ...

Govt must prioritize peace diplomacy in Papua: House Speaker

House of Representatives Speaker Puan Maharani urged the government to engage in peaceful diplomacy to resolve the ...

E Nusa Tenggara to pilot program for BUMDes development

Three districts in East Nusa Tenggara will pilot a new program which aims to expedite the economic development of rural ...

Statement on one-year anniversary of Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator

Please find the statement below from Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator leadership regarding the one-year ...

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 ...

Asia-Pacific nations plan COVID-19 response for addressing hunger: FAO

Asia-Pacific nations convened the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO) virtual conference to ...

Mary Kay Inc. and the Mary Kay FoundationSM join forces with The UN Trust Fund to end violence against women and CARE USA on a global scale to eliminate gender-based violence

In an effort to support life-saving efforts to prevent and end violence against women, a global public health pandemic ...

President delivers govt plan on educational reform

Indonesian President Joko Widodo outlined the government's plan for educational reforms on Friday while presenting ...