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Former Indonesian first lady concerns with current situation

Former First Lady Hj Shinta Nuriyah said she was concerned with the current situation in Indonesia, and urged the ...

Nadia Murad to speak at Sharjah conference aimed at boosting opportunities for MENA’s youth

- In the run up to one of MENA region’s premier conferences dedicated to addressing development challenges and ...

Govt still has much homework on human rights: President Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) acknowledged that there is still a lot of homework for human rights enforcement that ...

Civilian hostages being used as human shields: Human rights activist

An armed criminal group was deliberately using the over one thousand civilian hostages in Tembagapura, Mimika, Papua, ...

Chinese Nobel rights activist Liu Xiaobo released on medical parole

Chinese Nobel Peace Prize winning rights activist Liu Xiaobo has been released from prison on medical parole and is ...

Former president SBY will give explanation of Munir case

Former Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) will discuss a lost report from the Fact Finding Team (TPF) ...

President Jokowi pledges to settle Munir`s case

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) made a promise here on Thursday he would settle all unsettled cases of the past ...

Police detain eight people on way to protest against Ahok

The Jakarta Metro Jaya Police detained eight people, who were heading to a demonstration against Jakarta Governor ...

Indonesian women remain marginalized: Academician

When viewed from the health and educational aspects, Indonesian women remain in a marginal position, or continue to be ...

Indonesia considering exclusive prison for terrorists, pre-emptive detention powers

The Indonesian government is preparing to effect a revision in Law No. 15 Year 2003 on counter-terrorism, following a ...

Boycott needed to force Israel to end occupation in Palestine

Supporters of Palestine around the world are promoting a BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) movement to force ...

Emirati rights activist wins Nobel prize for human rights

An Emirati human rights activist barred from leaving his home country was on Tuesday named the 2015 winner of an award ...

President expresses condolences over Adnan Buyung Nasution`s demise

President Joko Widodo expressed his condolences over the demise of Adnan Buyung Nasution, a well-known human rights ...

Poso Transformed Into "Battlefield" Against Terrorists

Parts of Poso are being transformed into a battlefield as some 3.2 thousand Indonesian military officers of the Swift ...

Jokowi Under Pressure To Appoint Untainted Police Chief

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has the prerogative right to appoint a national police chief of his choice, but it ...