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Rights body to push for OPCAT in meeting with President

Chief of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has said he will meet President Joko Widodo soon to ...

Press Council categorizes Papua press freedom as 'rather free'

Press freedom in Papua was categorized as "rather free," with the province scoring 68.87 on the 2021 Press ...

Human rights issues should become public discourse: Official

An official from the House of Representatives expects that issues related to human rights would become a public ...

G20 Indonesia

Disabled encouraged to participate in workforce under Indonesian G20

Indonesia's G20 Presidency in 2022 pushes for inclusion of people with disabilities, through the Manpower ...

Geographical indication can help salt farmers to market products

Geographical indication (GI) certification for traditional salt products will support salt farmers' marketing ...

Indonesia, Singapore ink extradition treaty at long last

Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna H. Laoly signed an extradition treaty between Indonesia and Singapore that had ...

President Jokowi receives courtesy call from Singaporean PM in Bintan

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) received a courtesy call from Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at The Sanchaya ...

Assessing the need to sentence sexual violence perpetrators to death

The state prosecutor has demanded Herry Wirawan, a serial rapist, who abused his authority as headmaster of an Islamic ...

Minister Laoly reiterates importance of border security

Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna H. Laoly drew attention of the ministry's officials to the importance of ...

Law Ministry destroys counterfeit Louis Vuitton items

The Law and Human Rights Ministry destroyed fake Louis Vuitton items after processing the case of intellectual property ...

Rights body expects continued decline in violence by authorities

The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) expects a continued decline in the rate of violence committed by ...

G20 Indonesia

Intellectual property advancements align with G20 theme: Minister

Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna H. Laoly affirmed that advancements in the country's intellectual property ...

Restrictions on tourists based on extent of COVID-19 transmission

Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna Hamonangan Laoly affirmed that the policy of limiting tourist visits to ...

Indonesia suspends umrah pilgrims' departures for evaluation

The Religious Affairs Ministry has suspended the departures of umrah pilgrims starting from January 15, to give ...

Rejecting death penalty not meant to protect rapist: rights body

The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) said its rejection of death penalty against Herry Wirawan, an ...