#human rights violations

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Ex-Libyan pm stays in cell after death threats: lawyer

Former Libyan prime minister Baghdadi al-Mahmudi failed to turn up Friday at a court hearing in Tunisia to fight an ...

Brazil`s Rousseff backs dictatorship abuses probe

President Dilma Rousseff, a former Marxist guerrilla who was jailed and tortured during Brazil`s military ...

Obama respects Yudhoyono`s policies on Papua

US President Barack Obama has assured President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono that Washington respects the policies the ...

No discussions on papua

The 19th Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit and the Sixth East Asian Summit will not discuss the ...

Govt awaiting results of police probe into Papua congress incidents

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Djoko Suyanto said the government would wait for the ...

Govt urged to audit Freeport Indonesia

A non-governmental organization (NGO) here has urged the government to conduct an audit on PT Freeport Indonesia`s ...

Papua shooting incidents police`s responsibility to handle

Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said the recent shooting incidents in Papua were categorized as a public security ...

UN Rights chief urges probe into Kadhafi's death

The circumstances surrounding the death of Libya's ousted despot Moamer Kadhafi are unclear and an investigation is ...

Interfaith leaders express concern over country`s conditions

Interfaith leaders on Tuesday e expressed concern about the situation in the country and called on the people to ...

Amnesty calls on Canada to arrest Bush

Amnesty International called on Canadian authorities Wednesday to arrest and prosecute George W. Bush, saying the ...

Amnesty calls on Canada to arrest Bush

Amnesty International called on Canadian authorities Wednesday to arrest and prosecute George W. Bush, saying the ...

Amnesty International`s request sent to wrong address : AGO

The request of Amnesty International for Indonesia`s Attorney General to conduct a new investigation into the Munir ...

Govt never hinders settlement of Munir case

The government has never hindered efforts settle the human rights activist Munir`s murder case and continues to ...

Amnesty International sends open letter to Indonesian attorney general

Amnesty International wrote an open letter to Attorney General Basrief Arief, expressing concern about the continued ...

Lecturers, activists slam UI rector over award to Saudi King

A number of lecturers of state University of Indonesia (UI) and non-governmental organization activists have voiced ...