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Human rights index of Jokowi government decreases

Based on the legal state index data collected by the Indonesian Legal Roundtable (ILR) in 2012-2017, the value of ...

Indonesian military to play bigger role in counterterrorism

Terrorism is an extraordinary crime that could threaten Indonesias sovereignty, therefore the fight against it needs ...

Coordination needed for TNI's involvement in counter-terrorism efforts: VP

Vice President Jusuf Kalla said that the involvement of the military (TNI) in fighting terrorism would depend upon ...

President pledges to settle human rights cases this year

President Joko Widodo pledged here on Friday that this year he would settle all cases connected to human rights ...

Faced with Israeli denial of access to occupied Palestine, Makarim Wibisono resigns

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian territories is ...

Minister holds coordination meeting on security scenario in 2016

Chief Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan held a coordination meeting on Wednesday to ...

President Jokowi calls to end violence and crimes in the world

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called on all parties to end violence and crimes ahead of the ...

Prabowo`s team proposes reconciliation to resolve past human rights abuses

A national reconciliation needs to be built to resolve Indonesias past cases of gross human rights violations, Head of ...

Indonesian next president expected to uphold human rights

Two presidential candidates Prabowo Subianto and Joko Widodo, better known as Jokowi, are vying to be Indonesias next ...

Commission demands formation of ad-hoc human rights judiciary

The National Commission of Human Rights (Komnas Ham) has demanded that an ad hoc human rights judiciary be established ...

HRW denounces "pattern of serious abuses" in Venezuela

Venezuelas security forces have engaged in a "pattern of serious abuses" against anti-government protesters, including ...

Indonesia`s next president must prioritize human rights: Amnesty

Indonesias next leader must urgently tackle the ongoing human rights violations and repeal repressive and ...

House speaker disagrees with dissolution of Densus 88

House Speaker Marzuki Alie said he disagreed with the dissolution of the Densus 88 anti-terror squad, saying its ...

Mily chief: MoU to improve cooperation with police

Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) Chief Admiral Agus Suhartono said the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to be signed ...

Civilian deaths up in 2011 Israeli-Palestinian fighting: NGO

The past year saw a sharp rise in the number of civilians killed in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, an Israeli human ...