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KPK road map supports realizing Indonesia as biggest economic power

The 2020-2024 Corruption Eradication Road Map, formulated by the Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), ...

Some 1,117 Hindu inmates granted remission on 2022 Silence Day

The Law and Human Rights Ministry granted special remissions to a total of 1,117 Hindu prisoners across Indonesia for ...

15 institutions' 807 researchers transferred to BRIN in batch 2

Some 807 researchers from 15 ministries or institutions were transferred to serve as employees of the National Research ...

Sexual violence bill: Work Committee head supports trust fund proposal

Head of the Sexual Violence Prevention Bill (RUU TPKS) Work Committee of the House of Representatives, Willy Aditya, ...

Law Minister receives award from Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte

Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Hamonangan Laoly received the Kaanib ng Bayan, or Ally of the Nation, Award from ...

ICMI asks President to evaluate Religion Minister's performance

The Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals Association (ICMI) has made a request to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to evaluate ...

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Eradicating corruption within SOEs

In October 2021, former Garuda Indonesia commissioner Peter Ghonta took the lid off various problems brewing in the ...

Ministry readies emergency travel documents for Indonesians in Ukraine

An official of the Directorate General of Immigration of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights has confirmed that ...

Forced marriage, sexual slavery in sexual violence bill purview

The government has included the issues of forced marriage and sexual slavery in the Sexual Violence Prevention Bill ...

Restorative justice not suited to sexual violence cases: official

Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej has said that the restorative justice ...

Bali Law and Human Rights Service investigates alleged visa mafias

The Bali Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights conducted an investigation on several travel agents ...

President lauds Supreme Court for expediting legal transformation

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) praised the Supreme Court for its tireless efforts in expediting legal transformation in ...

Not all expressions of dislike classified as hate speech: commission

The National Commission on Human Rights has emphasized that not all expressions of dislike should be interpreted as ...

LPSK dispatches teams to monitor cases in Wadas, Parigi Moutong

The Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) has dispatched teams to monitor witnesses and victims implicated by the ...

Jokowi to appoint authority head and deputy head of Nusantara city

After consulting with the House of Representatives, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) would appoint the authority head and ...