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Presidential candidates need reconciliation to create peace

Amid heated political conditions after the July 9 polls, the two rival presidential candidates, Prabowo Subianto and ...

Seven gross human rights cases, yet to be settled: Komnas HAM

The National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas Ham) said the state still has seven cases of gross violation of human ...

Indonedis election fraud violates human rights: Komnas HAM

Vote manipulation and rigging can be categorized as a violation of human rights, Human Rights Commissioner Natalius ...

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 ...

Commission considers inclusion of human rights issues in presidential debate

The General Elections Commission (KPU) is contemplating to include human rights issues in the presidential and vice ...

Visually impaired demand rights to vote by secret ballot

Within the next 15 days, Indonesian people will cast their votes in the legislative elections, but those with visual ...

Human Rights Institutions Pledge Support for Efforts to End Leprosy-related Discrimination

-   Global Appeal 2014 to End Stigma and Discrimination against People Affected by Leprosy was launched in ...

Komnas HAM regrets death of terrorist suspect

The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has regretted the shooting to death of a terrorist suspect by the ...

Sociologist: TNI starts to be open

A sociologist said the army`s decision to unveil the perpetrators of the recent penitentiary raid that led to the ...

Police preparing photofits of suspects in penitentiary attack

Police are still preparing photofits of two suspects involved in the raid of a penitentiary in Cebongan, Sleman, ...

President sees penitentiary raid as attack on state authority

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the raid last week on a penitentiary in Cebongan in the district of Sleman, ...

Community leader calls for independent team to investigate Cebongan case

A Yogyakarta student community asked for the formation of independent team to be involved in the investigation and ...

Densus 88 can now be disbanded

The Indonesia Police Watch (IPW) said the police special detachment (Densus 88) anti-terror could now be dissolved as ...

Education minister fails to meet rights body`s summons

Education and Culture Minister Mohammad Nuh failed to meet a summons from the National Commission on Human Rights ...