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UN right chief hits Israel over settlements

The building of Israeli settlements and attacks by settlers on Palestinians are a major source of much abuse of ...

NAM concerned over deterioration of HR in occupied Palestine

Irans ambassador and permanent representative in the UN European Bureau in Geneva expressed deep concern of the member ...

Banish Australian diplomats from Indonesia: Analyst

The Indonesian government should protest against the Australian government by expelling their diplomats related to the ...

Australia asylum policy `draconian`: Rights group

Australia has damaged its human rights record by persistently undercutting refugee protections, including a ...

Australia must understand Indonesia`s sovereignty: Chief minister

Indonesias chief security minister Djoko Suyanto stated that Australia, under the administration of Prime Minister ...

Arab Spring Adds To Palestinian Refugees` Suffering

On the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, commemorated on November 29, the ...

RI, Malaysia to bring anti-tapping issue in next ASEAN Summit

Indonesia and Malaysia have agreed to bring up the anti-tapping issue at the ASEAN Summit 2014 in Myanmar, confirmed ...

Australia Spares No Mercy For Asylum Seekers

In Indonesia, there is an old saying expressing one`s love of country, regardless of problems.  As the saying ...

Qatar joins calls for release of Egypt`s Morsi

Gas-rich Qatar, a strong backer of Arab Spring uprisings and supporter of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi, has ...

21 illegal immigrants from Afghanistan caught in Jambi

Twenty one illegal immigrants from Afghanistan caught by police in Jambi, Sumatra, on Friday are being accommodated at ...

Indonesia Emphasizes "Prevention, Detection and Protection" To Tackle People Smuggling

Indonesia and Australia have agreed that people smuggling and trafficking in persons are complex and multidimensional ...

Indonesia, Bangladesh discuss Rohingya issue

Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa and his Bangladeshi counterpart, Dipu Moni, held a bilateral ...

Rape "significant" factor in Syria conflict: Watchdog

Rape has been a "significant" weapon of war in the conflict raging in Syria since March 2011 and is the "primary" ...

Batam reopens "Ex-Vietnamese Camp" Museum for tourists

The Batam municipal government in Riau Islands has reopened the "Ex-Vietnamese Camp" Museum in Galang Island for ...

Indonesia should apply international human rights standards: UN

The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navanethem Pillay, said that the Indonesian government ...