Human Rights

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

Rancangan Undang-undang Penghapusan Kekerasan Seksual (RUU PKS) akan membantu melindungi perempuan di tempat kerja

Indonesia’s proposed sexual violence elimination law will help protect women in the workplace

Despite increasingly worrying levels of harassment and surveillance, sexual diversity and sexual empowerment are finding spaces in Indonesia

Indonesian feminists are capitalising on #MeToo, and using social media to facilitate offline action

Hip-hop should be combating, not reinforcing, the problem of sexual violence in West Papua

Hip-hop seharusnya menjadi alat untuk memerangi kasus kekerasan seksual di Papua, bukannya malah mendukung lahirnya kasus-kasus serupa

Unchecked hate speech against Indonesia’s LGBT community is having a devastating effect

Indonesia’s national image excludes many, in clear contradiction with its laws and principles