Justice System

An examination of prisons and detention centres shows that Indonesia still has a long way to go in protecting human rights

Prison can be a place of radicalisation or rehabilitation

Wealthy detainees pay to do their time in comfort

A disintegrating justice system is causing rampant prison overcrowding

Indonesia’s parliament is cracking down on sorcery

Dozens of Acehnese drug offenders face the death penalty in Malaysia

When Indonesia’ s National Police took on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) over the Bank Century case, the KPK won

The much publicised ‘Bank Century’ case is unlikely to do any lasting damage to SBY

No end in sight for the death penalty in Indonesia

Muchdi’s murder trial starts falling apart

Human rights groups report on abuses

Political assassinations targeted West Papua’s culture and political identity

Conflict resolution should move from a security to a justice approach

Whether Papuans support autonomy or independence, they should be allowed to speak freely

Indonesia’s tangled public information laws are keeping the press in check

Ethics and politics don’t mix in the world of Jakarta’s preman

A culture of violence in schools makes life tough for kids

A photo essay about families of the disappeared

Controlling local corruption is one thing; tackling the big guys in Jakarta is quite another