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Prisoners receiving Eid remission urged to keep improving themselves

Expert Staff to the Law and Human Rights Minister, Ibnu Chuldun, reminded all prisoners receiving this year's Eid ...

Special Eid al-Fitr remissions granted to 159,557 inmates nationwide

A total of 159,557 Muslim prisoners nationwide have been granted remissions and sentence reductions to commemorate the ...

Education vital to eradicate tuberculosis stigma: ministry

The Health Ministry has stressed the need to educate people and raise awareness about tuberculosis given the lingering ...

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Leading the fight against radicalism

Radical movements are likely to emerge ahead of the general elections and threaten the continuity of the election ...

Ministry, KPU agree to realize human rights-friendly general elections

The Ministry of Law and Human Rights and the General Elections Commission (KPU) concurred on realizing human ...

Need policy to ensure women prisoners' rights: Komnas Perempuan

There is a need for a policy to ensure the rights of women and children lodged in prisons or correctional facilities ...

Indonesian President seeks breakthrough in drug eradication

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has called for a breakthrough in efforts to eradicate and handle drug abuse in ...

Over 10,000 inmates in Jakarta granted remission for Aug 17

A total of 10,265 inmates at correctional prisons and detention centers in Jakarta received remissions on the 78th ...

Attempt to smuggle drugs in machine spare parts thwarted

A joint team of officials from the Customs and Excise Office and the Soekarno-Hatta Airport Police in Tangerang, ...

Jakarta strives to control obesity through health promotion

The Jakarta Provincial Government incessantly strives to remind its citizens to fight obesity, as it is one of the main ...

Minister lauds prisoner rehabilitation program at Tanjungpinang

Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna H. Laoly has praised the rehabilitation program implemented at the ...

Riau pushes efforts to check HIV/AIDS spread

Riau is pursuing consistent efforts to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS in the province, including by educating people ...

Former Democratic Party chair Anas Urbaningrum freed from prison

Anas Urbaningrum, former chairperson of the Democratic Party who was convicted in the Hambalang Sports Complex ...

Minister prioritizes completion of amendment to Narcotics Law

Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly prioritized completing discussion on the bill of Second Amendment to Law ...

Prisoners, detainees in Jakarta receive booster vaccination

Prisoners and detainees in Jakarta received the fourth dose, or second booster vaccination, at several prisons and ...