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Rights body's fact-finding team probes alleged shooting of FPI members

The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) formed a team to study profoundly information developing in the ...

Komnas HAM highlights rise in COVID-19 cases during election campaign

The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) pointed to a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in several ...

Indonesia presses for strict actions against racially spurred violence

Indonesia demanded firm actions to be taken against racially incited violence during an urgent debate on racism ...

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Indonesia's regional head elections postponed over COVID-19 pandemic

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has brought several countries to a near standstill, as activities involving ...

Human rights body lauds decision to postpone regional head elections

The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) has hailed the decision to postpone the regional head elections ...

Ray of hope in Novel Baswedan's acid attack case

Investigations into the acid attack case involving Novel Baswedan, a senior investigator of the Corruption Eradication ...

Indonesia encourages ratification of UN convention against torture

The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs encouraged the ratification of the UN Convention against Torture in ASEAN ...

Police making optimal efforts to investigate Novel Baswedan case: Aziz

National Police Chief General Idham Aziz has vouched for the Indonesian Police making optimal efforts to investigate an ...

N Sumatra police apprehend two suspected of killing two journalists

Two men allegedly involved in murdering two journalists in a palm oil plantation in Labuhanbatu District, North ...

Police urged to investigate violence against journalists in Palu

The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM), Central Sulawesi Office, has appealed to the police chief of the ...

Rights body receives 139 reports of alleged human rights violations

The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) Office in Central Sulawesi Province had received 139 reports of ...

Investigation into May 21-22 unrest is nearly complete: Police

Head of the National Police's Information Bureau Brigadier General Dedi Prasetyo confirmed that investigation of ...

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Uncovering mystery behind polling station workers' deaths

Indonesia has held its first simultaneous parliamentary and presidential elections on April 17 peacefully but, the ...

MER-C sets up team for mitigating sick polling station workers

The Jakarta-based Medical Emergency Rescue Committee (MER-C) has set up a team for mitigating the 2019 General ...

MER-C, Human Rights Commission explore potential cooperation

The deaths of over 500 members of polling station working committees across Indonesia have encouraged the Medical ...