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Awaiting TPKS law's impact to suppress violence against women

The number of cases of violence against women and children in 2022 indicated the need for stricter law enforcement ...

Some 14,057 inmates receive Christmas remission: ministry

The Ministry of Law and Human Rights granted 2022 Christmas Special Remission to 14,057 Christian and Catholic inmates ...

LPSK inaugurates 548 community-based witness, victim friends

The Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) has inaugurated 548 community-based witness and victim friends from ...

LPSK highlights goal of community-based witness, victim protection

Head of the Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) Hasto Atmojo Suroyo, during the Victim Witness Friend ...

Commission urges DPR to pass Domestic Workers' Protection Bill

The National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has called on the House of Representatives (DPR) ...

Minister spotlights three focus areas for human rights protection

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, at a regional forum on Tuesday, drew attention to three key areas of focus ...

Second home visa policy facilitates global investors: Ministry

The second home visa policy aims to facilitate the entry of international tourists, global talents, businessmen, and ...

UI professor outlines missions behind new Criminal Code formulation

 Criminal law professor of the University of Indonesia (UI), Professor Harkristuti Harkrisnowo, highlighted that ...

Komnas HAM gets 257 migrant workers-related complaints in 2020-2022

In the 2020-2022 period, National Human Rights Commission received a total of 257 complaints related to Indonesian ...

Protection law ensures migrant workers' rights: Minister

Manpower Ministry Ida Fauziyah stated that Law No. 18/ 2017 on protection for migrant workers stipulates the ...

President asks Bawaslu to involve public in monitoring money politics

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has asked the General Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) to strengthen public ...

Why new Criminal Code will not affect tourists visiting Bali

Since the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) enacted the new Criminal Code Law on December 6, 2022, ...

New criminal code and respect for privacy, human rights

In response to public reactions to the passage of Indonesia's new criminal code, the government has made efforts to ...

Some 13 Iraqi stranded in NTT en route to Australia

The East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Law and Human Rights Office sent a team to check 13 Iraqi nationals, who are stranded in ...

Extradition law to make law enforcement more optimal: DPR

The law on ratifying the Indonesia-Singapore extradition treaty will make law enforcement more maximal, Deputy Chairman ...