The Jakarta Post • 30th September 2020 Be fearless, Mr. President – like Munir Bringing closure to past human rights violations should not pose much difficulty for the President of the country, if only he were committed to the cause.
The Jakarta Post • 11th December 2019 Jokowi vows to settle past human rights abuse cases. But which ones? President Joko Widodo renewed his vows to settle past rights abuse cases during his reelection campaign in April 2019. But now that he is serving a second term in office, many members of the public doubt whether he and his vice president, Ma’ruf Amin, are capable of resolving the cases.
The Jakarta Post • 29th June 2019 Indonesian police accused of torture in May riots The National Police are facing increased pressure as investigations by human rights organizations found alleged use of torture by Mobile Brigade (Brimob) officers during the recent postelection protests that escalated into riots in Central and West Jakarta.
The Jakarta Post • 6th March 2019 Ex-convicts, activists call for end to capital punishment Former death row convicts and activists have actively called for the abolition of the death penalty, arguing that capital punishment negates fundamental human rights and is dangerous at a time when judicial systems are still prone to error.
The Jakarta Post • 14th July 2018 NGO lambasts incarceration of new ‘political prisoners’ in Papua A non-government organizations (NGO) has criticized the imprisonment of what it calls 11 new political prisoners in Papua over the past five months, while President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s infrastructure drive continues with the aim of building trust among disgruntled Papuans.
The Jakarta Post • 2nd June 2018 Landmark rights meeting ends without solutions For the first time since he took office in 2014, Jokowi hosted a meeting with a group of 20 survivors and families of the victims of past human rights abuses. But the meeting did not result in concrete solutions to the unresolved past atrocities.
The Jakarta Post • 15th January 2018 Dutch war study raises questions A large-scale research program funded by the Dutch government into the violence that took place during the Indonesian independence war between 1945 and 1950 has sparked fear of whitewashing attempts by Amsterdam, which has faced lawsuits over its alleged war crimes during the period.
The Jakarta Post • 21st October 2017 Calls to renew probe of 1965 tragedy mount Following the release of declassified United States files on the 1965-1966 tragedy, activists have called on the government to use the release as an opportunity to refresh and conclude a long-stalled investigation into the mass killings, for the sake of justice for the victims and families.
The Jakarta Post • 20th May 2017 Bumpy road in promoting LGBT rights In a country where religion matters and conservatism continues to permeate society, the movement to promote equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people still has a long way to go.
The Jakarta Post • 1st April 2016 Longform: The Hunting Party Santoso, aka Abu Wardah, and his men are hiding out on the mountains of Central Sulawesi, where thousands of police and military personnel have been deployed to hunt them down. But why has this IS-linked terrorist group not fallen yet?