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More forceful human rights mechanisms needed in ASEAN

Ten years since its establishment, the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) has yet to fully ...

ASEAN should embody victims' rights' protection as core value: AICHR

The ASEAN community should uphold the dignity and rights of those falling victims to human rights violations as its ...

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Taking a closer look at Indonesia's chances at UNHRC By Yuni Arisandy

Indonesia's global image is considered to be quite impressive since it has played active roles and held important ...

Government to accelerate the settlement of human rights cases

President Joko Widodo has said the government is trying to accelerate the settlement of past human rights cases and to ...

Police supports government`s plan to form TNI antiterror unit

National Police Chief General Tito Karnavian supports government`s plan to set up the Indonesian Military`s Joint ...

President receives visit of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

President Joko Widodo received the honorary visit of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra`ad Al Hussein at ...

Bareskrim urges government to ratify convention against trafficking in persons

The National Polices Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) has urged the Indonesian government to ratify the ...

Jokowi praises military, police for killing santoso - (d)

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has praised the Indonesian military (TNI) and Indonesian police for their success in ...

Police names Santoso`s wife as suspect

Police has named the wife of former East Indonesia Mujahidin Terrorist Group leader Santoso, Umi Delima alias ...

Ban on communism still in force: Pramono

The Indonesian government has reminded the people that the ban on communism and the decision on dissolution of the ...

Parliament installs special committee on revision of terrorism law

Deputy House Speaker Fadli Zon installed the chairman and deputy chairmen of the Special Committee on Revision of ...

Counterterrorism Actions Must Uphold Human Rights

The Indonesian government has been working to strengthen its Special Detachment (Densus) 88 counterterrorism squad by ...

Banning religious service against constitution: Indonesian minister

Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin has emphasized that banning a religious service was a violation of ...

President Jokowi reiterates commitment on human rights

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) reiterated here on Tuesday his governments commitment to settle past human rights cases ...

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 ...