Human Rights

Regional autonomy and spatial planning in Bandung benefits the elite

Central Java farmers refuse to get stuck in cement

Indonesian activists keep fighting to have abortion decriminalised

A response to Jim Elmslie and Stuart Upton

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

Papuan claims of genocide deserve to be taken seriously

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

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

Drug users in Indonesia are made vulnerable by current drug laws

The authorities and the media promote vigilantism in Aceh

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

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

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

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

There are big dangers in declaring success too soon

Poverty and mobility mark the neglected east

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

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

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