Jan 20, 2019 Last Updated 10:44 PM, Dec 17, 2018

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Human Rights

The right to choose

The right to choose

Indonesian activists keep fighting to have abortion decriminalised

Genocide and demographic transformation in Papua

Genocide and demographic transformation in Papua

A response to Jim Elmslie and Stuart Upton

Not just another disaster

Not just another disaster

Papuan claims of genocide deserve to be taken seriously

A disaster, but not genocide

A disaster, but not genocide

Migration has caused many problems in Papua, but it is not part of a genocidal master plan

Not just a piece of paper

Not just a piece of paper

The state’s requirements for marriage registration disadvantage poor rural women

A man on a mission

A man on a mission

From the highlands of Papua to exile in England, Benny Wenda is a leader of his people

Winning a battle, losing the war

Winning a battle, losing the war

Drug users in Indonesia are made vulnerable by current drug laws

Patrolling sexuality

Patrolling sexuality

The authorities and the media promote vigilantism in Aceh

Children of the enemy

Children of the enemy

A child abducted during the Indonesian occupation returns to her former home

A problematic division

A problematic division

Managing the border between West and East Timor has been an ongoing challenge

Obama's Indonesia question

Obama's Indonesia question

Will the US president continue unrestricted aid to Indonesia’s military?

Ahmadiyah dispute intensifies

Ahmadiyah dispute intensifies

Violence at the National Monument in Jakarta almost caused a conflict between Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah in Lamongan

Aceh on a knife's edge

Aceh on a knife's edge

There are big dangers in declaring success too soon

Second-class citizens?

Poverty and mobility mark the neglected east

In memory of martyrs

In memory of martyrs

A Chinese community constructs and preserves the memory of their loved ones, the victims of racial and political violence in Banyuwangi

Through a building darkly

Through a building darkly

The story of the Teochiu Huikuan building in Medan provides insights into Chinese Indonesians’ history of dispossession

Game of chance

Game of chance

Chinese Indonesians play asylum roulette in the United States

Learning from Malaysia's mistakes

Learning from Malaysia's mistakes

Chinese Indonesians must re-enter politics in order to fully exercise their citizenship

A common destiny

A common destiny

Challenges remain for Chinese Indonesians 10 years after reformasi

Shot until dead

Shot until dead

No end in sight for the death penalty in Indonesia

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