Posted in: Human Rights

Military-cleric alliance may fuel new anti-LGBTQ sentiment in Indonesia

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Whatever political games are at play on this issue, efforts to frame LGBTQ people as a non-military threat and efforts to criminalise sexuality will only open more avenues for persecution, mostly for the underprivileged. It will likely be used as a pretext for security forces to further encroach on people’s privacy. In this scenario, everyone, not just the LGBTQ community, is at risk.

Whitewashing military responsibility: disappointing verdicts in Andrie Yunus acid attack trial

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In our view, military courts should not have jurisdiction to try members of the military and security forces for human rights violations. Military courts in Indonesia often lack the impartiality, independence, and transparency required under international legal standards for a fair trial. This case is a perfect example of the problem.

Academic freedom in peril as Indonesian campuses face deepening state incursions

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Indonesia does not need universities that merely repeat government policies and adopt its priorities. It needs universities that can examine and criticise them - and warn society when public power begins to exceed its proper limits.

Acid attack on KontraS activist signals resurgence of New Order-style fascism

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The latest political developments in Indonesia indicate that a Soeharto-esque fascism is reemerging.

Why is Prabowo pushing for legislation to counter disinformation and foreign propaganda?

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The Prabowo Subianto government is currently drafting a piece of legislation to counter disinformation and foreign propaganda amid allegations that hostile domestic and foreign actors are using cyberspace to undermine Indonesia’s national interests.

Draconian and illiberal: Indonesia’s new KUHAP is worse than the old one

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The law retains a structural flaw that has existed since the that Criminal Procedure Code was introduced in 1981: the absence of robust judicial oversight in Indonesia’s legal system.

‘One Piece’ pirate flag becomes symbol of dissent. Are treason charges next?  

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Ahead of Indonesia's Independence Day, viral photos and videos of people waving the Jolly Roger cartoon pirate flag from the popular Japanese anime ‘One Piece’ broke the internet.

Eighty years on, Indonesian indigenous peoples still face the ‘imperial boomerang’

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The violence, marginalisation, and dispossession faced by indigenous communities in Indonesia are not disconnected incidents. They are expressions of a deeper historical logic in which colonial methods of control have been repurposed by the postcolonial state.

AGO, cellular giants sign wiretapping pact – and your civil rights are the target

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The recent move by Indonesia’s Attorney General’s Office (AGO) to sign a wiretapping pact with four local major telecommunications operators has put around 350 million cellular users at much greater risk of being watched by the government.

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Date created: 1 July 2015

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