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Injecting feminism into the definition of national hero

It cannot be denied that the phrase "national hero" often brings up the image of a fight against colonizers, ...

Komnas HAM's ad-hoc team to investigate activist Thalib's murder

The National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has formed an ad-hoc team to investigate human rights activist ...

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It is time to rally behind Sexual Violence Crime Law

Applause arose in the plenary hall, as House Speaker Puan Maharani stroked the gavel signifying the Sexual Violence ...

Human rights issues should become public discourse: Official

An official from the House of Representatives expects that issues related to human rights would become a public ...

Assessing the need to sentence sexual violence perpetrators to death

The state prosecutor has demanded Herry Wirawan, a serial rapist, who abused his authority as headmaster of an Islamic ...

End human rights violations in Kashmir: FORUM-ASIA

The abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution and limiting of the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir into ...

Regional lawmakers urge Myanmar military to adopt 3-pronged approach

Lawmakers throughout Southeast Asia on Tuesday called upon the Myanmar military to promptly stop their campaign of ...

Indonesian, Singaporean foreign ministers discuss Myanmar issue

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi held talks with her Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan in Singapore ...

Indonesia to contribute to settling Myanmar issue: Minister

Indonesia will unswervingly strive to contribute to settling the political conflict in Myanmar following a military ...

MPR calls for independent probe into shooting of FPI members

People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Deputy Speaker Hidayat Nur Wahid has sought the “immediate” ...

President seeks relentless effort to tackle past human rights disputes

President Joko Widodo urged the coordinating minister for political, legal, and security affairs to unswervingly ...

Indonesia pushes for universality in convention against torture

In between the 43rd United Nations Security Council Session in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, February 24, Indonesia ...

Ray of hope in Novel Baswedan's acid attack case

Investigations into the acid attack case involving Novel Baswedan, a senior investigator of the Corruption Eradication ...

Indonesian troops will remain in Papua: Defense Minister

Defending the presence of Indonesia's military (TNI) and the police personnel in Papua, Defence Minister Ryamizard ...

Police to put Veronika Koman on most-wanted list

East Java Police will put human rights lawyer-cum-activist Veronika Koman on its most-wanted list (DPO) since she was ...