Human Rights

Indonesia’s children wrongly imprisoned in Australia still haven’t been compensated

A change in Australia’s asylum policy has denied refugees in Indonesia vital support

A recently uncovered report reveals how anti-communist paranoia stoked abductions of pro-democracy activists in the last days of the New Order

The stories of Seno Gumira Ajidarma have helped to counter the denial of a national trauma

Indonesia’s first 'new city' may not be addressing the urban problems it was supposed to 

The 2009 mining law and the community benefit in Sulawesi

Foreign investment in large-scale mining has encountered serious obstacles

A witness account of the 2015 International People’s Tribunal on 1965

Aceh’s Commission for Truth and Reconciliation has an important, though delicate, mission ahead

After decades of neglect, Indonesia’s diaspora demands more rights

Locals contest national citizenship rights in North Maluku

Locals react coolly to ex-transmigrants who return to Java after fleeing violence elsewhere

Despite the impressive activism of Pekalongan’s labour union, its political clout remains limited

Reviewing the history behind and themes in Hanung Bramantyo's Kartini

Yenny Wahid is the new face of moderate Islam

Compromises must be made in the quest for indigeneity among the Dayak Meratus

A new book examines Indonesian labour struggles through the lens of international political economy theory 

Indonesia’s welfare schemes are failing to support older citizens

A Hazara fleeing persecution has dedicated her life in Indonesia to helping her fellow refugees in Bogor