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Facebook says it was "too slow" to fight hate speech in Myanmar

Facebook has been "too slow" to address hate speech in Myanmar and is acting to remedy the problem by hiring ...

Indonesia sends strong calls to revoke Suu Kyi`s Nobel Prize

Indonesian human rights activists, lawmakers, students and politicians, among others voiced a strong outcry to revoke ...

Rapists-cum-murderers deserve harsh punishment

More and more horrific and brutal rape-cum-murders have been reported across the country lately even as the public and ...

Counterterrorism Actions Must Uphold Human Rights

The Indonesian government has been working to strengthen its Special Detachment (Densus) 88 counterterrorism squad by ...

President approves draft of revised terrorism law partially

President Joko Widodo has received and partially approved a draft of the revised terrorism law, Coordinating Minister ...

Government probes human rights violations cases of 1998 riots

The Indonesian government has investigated cases of human rights violations that took place during the riots in May ...

Joko Widodo reminded about his human rights campaign promise

Amnesty International reminded President elect Joko Widodo of his pre election campaign promise to improve human rights ...

Prabowo`s team proposes reconciliation to resolve past human rights abuses

A national reconciliation needs to be built to resolve Indonesias past cases of gross human rights violations, Head of ...

Amnesty International highlights deteriorating human rights situation in Saudi Arabia

Amnesty International has accused Saudi Arabia of failing to live up to all promises to address the dire human rights ...

US reiterates call for russia to hand over Snowden

The United States on Friday reiterated its call for Russia to hand over Edward Snowden to face espionage charges back ...

U.S. envoy leads tribute to legacy of Gus Dur

U.S. Ambassador Scot Marciel joined Consul General Joaquin Monserrate and staff from U.S. Consulate General Surabaya ...

Rohingya case good opportunity for Suu Kyi

Myanmar`s Rohingya Muslim minority issue should provide a golden opportunity for Aung San Suu Kyi to prove to the ...

German Chancellor visits Istiqlal Mosque

German Chancellor Angela Dorothea Merkel visited Istiqlal grand Mosque here on Tuesday as part of her two-day state ...

Indonesia to open consulate in Ramallah

The Indonesian government will open a consulate in Ramallah, Palestine, to strengthen its support of the Palestinian ...

Pakistan blast kills eight, including six Shiites

A bomb explosion killed at least eight people, including six Shiite pilgrims, in Pakistan`s insurgency-torn southwest ...