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Minister to fire rouge penitentiary officers

Justice minister Patrialis Akbar has vowed to fire penitentiary officers who mistreat prisoners."I do not like to hear ...

RI elected to UN Human Rights Council for third time

Indonesia has been elected member of the United Nations Human Rights Council for the period 2011-2014, Indonesian ...

FM pleased RI elected to UN Rights Council

Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa said he was pleased that Indonesia has been elected as a member of the UN ...

At least 34 killed in protests across Syria

Syrian security forces shot dead at least 34 people Friday, including a child, as pro-democracy protests swept the ...

At least 21 killed in protests across Syria

Syrian security forces shot dead at least 21 people, including a child, as pro-democracy protests swept the country on ...

17 killed in attack on south Syria demo: activist

A total of 17 people were killed Friday when a demonstration headed to the Syrian protest city of Daraa was raked by ...

Police say RA gives money to Gayus Tambunan

Police have discovered someone known by his initials as RA as the one that had supplied money to former tax officer ...

Coalition air strikes on Libya draw condemnation in Indonesia

The western coalition`s air strikes on Libya have been denounced as unacceptable by various parties in Indonesia ...

West`s military operations in Libya unacceptable : observer

The military operations launched by westerns countries against Libya are unacceptable as they are a blatant ...

Yemen seethes as death toll climbs to 52

Yemenis seethed with anger as medics raised the death toll from a sniper attack on protesters to 52 and thousands ...

Warren Christopher , U.S negotiator, dies at 85

Former U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher, who helped bring peace to Bosnia and negotiated the release of ...

Four law ministry employees found using illicit drugs : minister

Law and Human Rights Minister Patrialis Akbar said urine tests conducted recently had shown three or four of his ...

Bahrain forces launch crackdown on protesters

Bahraini forces, backed by helicopters, fired tear gas in a crackdown on protesters on Wednesday, clearing ...

RI calls for cooperation to stop violence against Palestinian prisoners

Indonesia has called for international cooperation to stop violence against Palestinian prisoners held at a number of ...

UN rights forum names investigative team on Libya

The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday named a three-member panel of experts to investigate human rights ...