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Death penalty highest form of violence against women: Komnas Perempuan

The death penalty is the highest form of gender-based torture, discrimination, and violence against women, Chief of the ...

Effectiveness of death penalty not yet proven: Komnas HAM

Studies have shown that the effectiveness of the death penalty in deterring drug offenders and terrorists has not yet ...

Deputy Governor asks DPR to expedite Bali Province Bill deliberations

Deputy Governor of Bali Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati has urged the House of Representatives (DPR RI) to expedite ...

Introducing digital currency could trigger banking system collapse: BI

Bank Indonesia has not issued a digital currency so far because that could risk collapsing the nation's existing ...

West Aceh administration bolsters counter-radicalism program

The West Aceh district administration has stepped up its Muslim Village Program to safeguard its people from being ...

Police arrest two men for attacking priest in Papua's Jayawijaya

The Jayawijaya district police arrested two men, only identified by their initials as KW and TA, for their alleged ...

Benny Wenda has no authority to declare independence: Lemhanas

United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) leader Benny Wenda, in exile in the UK, has no authority to declare a ...

Awaiting justice to be served in Priest Yeremia Zanambani's death

Top commander of XVII/Cenderawasih Regional Military Command Major General Herman Asaribab emphasized that any soldier ...

'Third party' may be involved in Papuan priest death: minister

Indonesia's top security minister, Mahfud MD, has revealed that security personnel and a ‘third party’ ...

Annual Speech

Jokowi lauds state agencies' performance amid COVID-19 pandemic

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) commended the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) for successful submission of audit reports and ...

TNI's involvement in fighting terrorism will have deterrent effect

The Indonesian presidential regulation on engaging the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) in countering terrorism will ...

News Focus

Government must fulfill its obligations to uphold human rights

The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development and members in Indonesia, expressed concern over continual violation ...

Lack of evidence stalls human rights violations settlement

Lack of evidence and the absence of an ad hoc human rights tribunal have stalled efforts to settle past gross human ...

Freedom of religion is everyone's fundamental right: AICHR

Freedom of religion and belief is the fundamental right of every human being, Indonesian representative for the ASEAN ...

Right to freedom of religion becomes human beings' fundamental right

Representative of Indonesia to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Yuyun Wahyuningrum stated ...