Human Rights

Through a building darkly
The story of the Teochiu Huikuan building in Medan provides insights into Chinese Indonesians’ history of dispossession
A common destiny
Challenges remain for Chinese Indonesians 10 years after reformasi
Shot until dead
No end in sight for the death penalty in Indonesia
Demonstrating diversity
Photo-essay: Yogya’s community protests against the Pornography Bill
Hot debates
A law on pornography still divides the community
No positive news
People living with HIV face corruption and incompetence in the health system
Arnold Ap and Theys Eluay
Political assassinations targeted West Papua’s culture and political identity
Torture in Papua
Human rights groups report on abuses
Rulers in their own country?
Special autonomy and Papuan aspirations have been thwarted by Jakarta and hampered by the administrative fragmentation sponsored by local politicians
Papua road map
Conflict resolution should move from a security to a justice approach
West Papua: Inside Indonesia?
This edition of Inside Indonesia marks an important anniversary, and explores the multiple faces of Indonesian Papua today
Freedom of expression
Whether Papuans support autonomy or independence, they should be allowed to speak freely
Tangguh goes onstream
BP’s massive LNG project is due to begin operations in late 2008, despite social and environmental costs
A new artistic order?
The arts scene has changed radically since 1998, but some of the old uncertainties remain
Blaming the messenger
Indonesia’s tangled public information laws are keeping the press in check
Jungle Schools
Volunteers bring alternative education to marginalised communities
The peace dividend
With no internal wars to fight, Yudhoyono can afford to reform the military