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Travel bans on Yusril, Hartono extended by one year

The Attorney General`s Office (AGO) has ordered the extension of travel bans on former minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra ...

RI still seeking clemency for Indonesian convicts in S Arabia

The Indonesian government is still requesting for clemency for 23 Indonesian migrant workers who are facing death ...

Supremacy of law above all: President

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, in his comment on the public response to the beheading of Indonesian migrant ...

Task force to help citizens facing death penalty abroad

The Indonesian government plans to set up a task force for citizens facing the death penalty abroad. Manpower ...

RI, Norway observe 10th anniversary of human rights dialog

Indonesia and Norway observed the 10th anniversary of the Human Rights Dialog between the two countries attended by ...

Indonesia mulling posting legal affairs attaches abroad

Indonesia is considering the posting of legal affairs attaches in a number of countries where its migrant workers ...

President summons vice president and ministers

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono suddenly summoned Vice President Boediono and a number of cabinet ministers to the ...

Govt to employ more lawyers for migrant workers` legal defense

The government plans to increase the number of lawyers it can use any time to defend Indonesian migrant workers ...

Ruyati beheaded while two govts forge defense cooperation

Amidst strong reactions from various parties to the beheading of Ruyati, an Indonesian maid in Saudi Arabia, the two ...

RI to send protest note to Saudi Arabia

The Indonesian government will send a note of protest to Saudi Arabia over the beheading of its migrant worker on ...

Some 22 migrant workers may face death sentence

Law and Human Rights Minister Patrialis Akbar disclosed that another 22 Indonesian migrant workers might be facing ...

Ministry Awaits KPK`s Request to Bring Home Nazaruddin

The Law and Human Rights Ministry is waiting for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)`s request to bring former ...

Thai govt won`t allow Nunun to hide in its territory

The government of Thailand has no intention of letting Nunun Nurbaiti, an Indonesian fugitive bribery suspect, ...

Nunun Nurbaeti no longer in Cambodia

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said that Nunun Nurbaeti, bribery suspect involving the election of ...

Several countries discuss sharia, human rights curriculum

Sharia law and human rights experts from several countries, including Malaysia, the United States, Norway, Australia ...