Gender Rights

Satirical candidates that once seemed refreshing have slipped into tired obscenity

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

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

Yenny Wahid is the new face of moderate Islam

LGBT rights and recognition have been under attack in the Indonesian media, for various reasons

HIV prevention programs lack financial support, with serious consequences

Pohlman’s study provides sensitive and powerful testimony of the impact of this violence on women and girls

Succession within the Sultanate of Yogyakarta decides who will own vast tracts of land

The reality for women survivors of conflict-related violence in Indonesia does not match the rhetoric

Saskia Wieringa’s latest novel brings to life a dark period in Indonesia’s past

Tickamyer and Kusujiarti’s new book is essential reading

LGBT communities use social media to organise despite threats of violence

Celebrity gossip shows denigrate homosexuality, but at least they talk about it

Safe havens and abuser counselling helping to reduce domestic violence cases in East Nusa Tenggara

Men in Pekanbaru and Makassar are slowly changing their minds about domestic violence

Government and the NGO sector are working to change attitudes towards violence against women

Indonesian doctors have been persecuted for providing safe abortions for almost a century

Indonesian activists keep fighting to have abortion decriminalised

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

A conference in Banda Aceh reveals divergent opinions about what model of Islamic law Aceh should adopt