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Collection of kontras news, found 87 news.

Ten thousands ready to file lawsuit against Indonesia pilkada law

Ten thousand people have submitted a power of attorney which would be used to file a lawsuit against the ...

Indonesians collect donations to provide aid to Gaza residents

Indonesia, a staunch supporter of Palestinians in their struggle for independence, has been prompt in demonstrating ...

21 NGOs support calls for audit of Indonesian election survey institutes

Twenty-one non-governmental organizations have expressed their support to calls for an audit of survey institutes that ...

Kontras Calls for Fact-finding Team on Israeli Aggression in Gaza

The Commission for Missing People and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has urged the Indonesian government to establish a ...

Satinah finally escapes beheading in saudi arabia

Convicted Indonesian migrant worker Satinah, facing beheading for murder in Saudi Arabia, was finally freed from the ...

Kontras calls for protection for minority shiite community

An outspoken non-governmental organization (NGO) urges the government to provide protection for the minority Shiite ...

Indonesia should be proactive in solving Korean conflict : NGO

Indonesia needs to be more proactive in solving conflict in the Korean Peninsula, Coordinator to Commission for ...

Mily chief: MoU to improve cooperation with police

Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) Chief Admiral Agus Suhartono said the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to be signed ...

Violence against Shiite muslims in Sampang condemned

Various parties including NGOs, politicians, ministers and the president have condemned the latest violence against ...

Labour unions urge President Yudhoyoni to be firm against Malaysia

Tens of thousands of workers from various labour unions have urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to take a firm ...

Families of dead migrant workers to meet rights body

The family members of three Indonesian migrant workers who were shot dead on March 22 in Malaysia will meet the ...

RI rights body to investigate death of Indonesian migrant workers

The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) will set up an investigative team to probe into the recent shooting ...

NG0s Push Myanmar to Remain on Path Towards Democracy

Myanmar has been entrusted by its fellow members in ASEAN to become the next ASEAN Chair in 2014 because the country ...

Kontras urges president to settle past rights cases

The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to ...

NGOs: mily`s involvement in handling labor rallies called a setback

The Coalition of the Civil Society for Labor Rights on Friday criticized a plan to involve the Indonesian military ...