Human Rights

The labour movement successfully adopted new tactics in their campaign for social security reform

People in rural Papua are more interested in basic services than grand political struggles

Asylum seekers from the Middle East and troubled parts of Asia can languish for years in difficult circumstances in Indonesia

A national strike shows that workers are once again a significant force  

The integration of mainstream and social media creates a more responsive news cycle

LGBT communities use social media to organise despite threats of violence

Social media campaigns highlight the need for criminal law reform in Indonesia

ASRIANA KEBON speaks to Indonesian underage minors who were returned to Indonesia following age determination hearings in Darwin

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

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

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

Tarakan’s riots illustrate the risks of collusive public contracting and the continued weakness of local security responses

A small community in Southeast Sulawesi is engaged in an ongoing quest for recognition of its right to live on its ancestral land

Inside Indonesia revisits a series of articles from its archive on the theme of the death penalty. We asked the authors of these articles to write an update to accompany their pieces  

A mural competition in Yogyakarta sees Indonesians reinterpreting their revolutionary past in the light of present concerns

A new generation of Indonesian theatre activists is staging performances based on the everyday experiences of local communities

Lapindo Brantas’ involvement in the Surabaya Post has restricted the way journalists report on the mudflow

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