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Commission pushes for including sexual torture in sexual crime law

The National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) pushes for inclusion of sexual torture as a sexual ...

Police working to complete Teddy Minahasa's drug case file

Jakarta police are striving to complete the case file of former West Sumatra police chief, Inspector General Teddy ...

Central Kalimantan police seize 1.2 kg of crystal meth

 The Central Kalimantan police confiscated at least 1.2 kilograms (kg) of crystal meth and arrested nine suspects ...

Drafting of criminal code law must involve public participation

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has emphasized that the preparation of the draft Criminal Code Law (RKUHP) must involve ...

Further discuss RUU KUHP to give broader public understanding: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) urged his ranks to intensify open discussions on various highlighted issues in the ...

Need to up boarding school surveillance amid sexual abuse cases: govt

Repeated cases of sexual violence at Islamic boarding schools should serve as a warning for everyone to conduct strict ...

Resolution of human rights violations depends on political will

  The resolution of cases involving gross human rights violations from the past relies on political will, ...

G20 Indonesia

RI, Saudi Arabia discuss placement, protection of migrant workers

Indonesia and Saudi Arabia discussed the placement and protection scheme for Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI) during a ...

Police seize 471.6 kg of dried marijuana from eight suspects in Medan

A joint team of police officers from Jakarta and Medan recently arrested eight members of the Aceh-North ...

Wirawan in good condition following death sentence verdict: official

An official of Kebonwaru Prison, Bandung, West Java, confirmed that convicted rapist Herry Wirawan was in good ...

Judges must reconsider death penalty: Komnas HAM

The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) has said it expects law enforcement officers, especially judges, to ...

Death penalty for rapist Wirawan fulfils sense of justice: academic

Bandung High Court's decision to hand down the death sentence to serial rapist Herry Wirawan for raping his 13 ...

Forced Marriage Article must cover lack of consent: ICJR

The forced marriage article within the sexual violence prevention bill (RUU TPKS) must specifically include lack of ...

Bandung High Court sentences Herry Wirawan to death

The Bandung High Court handed down a death sentence to Herry Wirawan for raping his 13 female students. Chief of the ...

G20 momentum and anti-corruption institution's four priority issues

Indonesia has officially received the mandate to assume the Presidency for the Group of Twenty (G20) for a year, ...