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Nazaruddin flees to Singapore

Law and Human Rights Minister Patrialis Akbar has confirmed that Democrat Party (PD) cadre M Nazaruddin had flown out ...

KPK chief corroborates with Lord Acton`s adagium on corruption

"Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men," according to ...

RI not human rights violator

Embracing democracy and practicing transparency, Indonesia is not a human rights violator, Vice President Boediono ...

Eu imposes new sanctions on Iran

The EU tightened its sanctions on Iran on Monday, adding more than 100 firms to a blacklist of companies hit by an ...

EU imposes sanctions on Syrian President Assad

The European Union imposed sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and other senior officials on Monday, raising ...

RI`s forest cutting moratorium begins gaining int`l acclaim

The recently introduced moratorium on forest conversions has begun winning international acclaim with Norway ...

NGO`s complain about caning punishment in Aceh overrated

Amnesty International`s complain about the implementation of canning bylaws in Aceh province is overrated, Secretary ...

Arab parliament urges no military force in Arab turmoil

The Arab Parliament (AP) called on Arab countries not to interfere with armies in conflicts with their people in it`s ...

Syrian authorities set free human rights activist

The Syrian authorities on Sunday released Anwar al-Bunni, a Syrian lawyer and human rights activist, after he finished ...

Amnesty International asks RI govt to stop lashing in Aceh

Amnesty International has asked the Indonesian government to stop punishment by lashing and revoke such regulations in ...

Justice, Human Rights minister conducts anti-corruption campaign

Justice and Human Rights affairs minister conducted an anti-corruption campaign here on Sunday, saying the country ...

FM to attend 16th NAM Meeting in Indonesia

Tehran (ANTARA News/IRNA-OANA) ? Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi left here Sunday for Bali, Indonesia to take part in ...

FM to attend 16th NAM meeting in Indonesia

Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi left here Sunday for Bali, Indonesia to take part in the 16th Ministerial Meeting of ...

Justice minister: Indonesia facing three main enemies

Indonesia is currently facing three main enemies that would require unity to fight them, justice and human rights ...

Law, human rights minister inaugurates law center in W Sulawesi

Law and Human Rights Minister Patrialis Akbar inaugurated a Law Center in Mamuju, West Sulawesi on Saturday (May 21). ...