Human Rights

The Freedom of Information Act has largely failed to make government institutions more transparent and accountable

Jakarta 1998 was bad, but Prabowo likely had more blood on his hands in East Timor

Indonesia’s legislative elections offer a window into the deep forces shaping the country, and a glimpse of its political future

A museum dedicated to the memory of the famous activist strives to promote human rights awareness among the younger generation

Pulang's author reflects on writing the stories of those unseen and unheard

The provocative Julia Suryakusuma on the rampage

What happens after three police officers are found guilty of manslaughter and torture?

Lia Kent’s study of East Timor’s attempts at transitional justice is an important contribution  

Young Indonesian lesbians struggle with the pressure to marry

An unlikely alliance between former rebels and a former New Order tormentor will test the limits of Partai Aceh loyalty

Stories from Papua’s political prisoners show life at the edge of freedom

Former political prisoner Eko Maryadi speaks to Nikki Edwards about his incarceration during the New Order

Detained asylum seekers face massive hurdles in accessing rights and protection

Two young Solo poets believe poetry should serve the people

Tickamyer and Kusujiarti’s new book is essential reading

Indonesia’s parliament is cracking down on sorcery

The filmmaker explains that The Act of Killing exposes the imagination of terror

Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Act of Killing is a bold, disturbing and ultimately unsatisfactory exploration of the place of violence in modern Indonesia

In 2012 significant new information exposed critical truths about the 1965 massacres in Indonesia, but there remain major obstacles to recovery and reconciliation