Human Rights

Joko Widodo’s acknowledgement of past gross human rights abuses falls short

The debate about school uniforms is an ongoing struggle between those supporting the implementation of certain moral and religious standards and those who see such a choice as a basic human right

In 2015 Indonesia signed up the the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) to reduce its high rate of maternal mortality. Little progress has been made.

The criminalisation of people smuggling has created complex moral and legal difficulties for those who assist refugees in peril

Education Minister Nadiem Makarim’s recent acknowledgement of a ‘sexual violence pandemic’ on the nation’s campuses follows a growing wave of victims speaking out and not without risk

The role of cyber troops in promoting Indonesia’s controversial pro-business bill

Human rights campaigner Carmel Budiardjo died aged 96 on 10 July 2021, after a long and dynamic life of activism dating back to her years as a student activist in the 1940s

Pandangan pribadi tentang hak asasi manusia dan identitas di Papua

A personal view on human rights and identity in Papua

Papuan waria draw on foreign ideals of beauty in their quest for a sense of belonging in their local communities

Refugees battle racism in Indonesia

Reality often falls short of expectations

Penundaan pengesahaan Rancangan Undang-Undang Penghapusan Kekerasan Seksual (RUU PKS) berbarengan dengan peningkatan kekerasan terhadap perempuan

Delays to the Sexual Violence Bill have coincided with an increase in violence against women

A movement seeking justice, healing, and freedom for Black people has become a powerful rallying call for Indigenous West Papuans

Atheists are treated with suspicion in a religious society, but they represent an opportunity

Religious belief and sexual identity collide often for an atheist meeting up with gay Muslims

Di tengah meningkatnya pelecehan dan pengawasan seksualitas, keragaman seksual dan pemberdayaan seksual menemukan ruangnya di Indonesia