#human right

Collection of human right news, found 175 news.

Agung Laksono Golkar calls for reelection of parliament speaker

The Golkar Party under Agung Laksono said it is lobbying other political parties to re-elect a new Parliament speaker ...

President Jokowi calls to end violence and crimes in the world

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called on all parties to end violence and crimes ahead of the ...

Jakarta governor amends regulation on rallies following NGO protests

Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) has amended a gubernatorial regulation of 2015 governing freedom of ...

Draft law bad intention to weaken KPK: Law expert

A law expert from the University of Nusa Cendana said there was bad intention through a draft law to weaken the ...

Pope met secretly in US with anti-gay marriage clerk

A US county clerk who refused in the name of her faith to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples said she ...

Visa free travel offered to visitors from 45 more countries

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Rizal Ramli said visitors for 47 more countries will be offered visa free ...

Article on `insult of president` a drag on democracy: Jimly

Former chief justice Jimly Asshiddiqie said that the proposed article on insult of the president is not needed as it ...

Philippines requests MLA for Mary Jane

The Philippine government requests Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) for death row convict Mary Jane Veloso, a Philippine ...

Tolikara incident a tip of the iceberg

The Tolikara incident of intolerance in Papua was only a tip of the iceberg that needs serious addressing. ...

papuan leader wants thorough investigation of tolikara incident - (d)

Pater Neles Tebay, Coordinator of Papua Peace Networks (JDP) calls for sympathy and serious attention to solving the ...

Indonesian AG optimistic to settle cases of human right violation

The Indonesian Attorney General (AG) HM Prasetyo said he is optimistic he could settle as soon as possible all cases ...

Indonesia seeks Beijing`s support to recover assets of Bank Century

Jakarta has asked for support from Beijing to recover assets of scandal hit Bank Century from a bank in Hong Kong. ...

Australia sends back illegal immigrants to Indonesian territory

Australia has sent back 15 illegal immigrants from Nepal, Iran and Bangladesh to Indonesian territory in the sea off ...

French embassy: legal process faced by Serge unfair

An official of the French embassy said on Wednesday the legal process being faced by drug convict on death row Serge ...

Australian tourists voice disapproval to tourism boycott

Australian tourists visiting Bali have expressed their disagreement to the tourism boycott, which is a mark of protest ...