Human Rights 10 - Indonesia at Melbourne

Jokowi is not fooling anyone with latest nod to victims of rights abuses

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo last week met participants of Indonesia’s longest running human rights protest, Kamisan (“Thursdays”). Dr Ken Setaiwan writes that despite the promising photographs that came out of the meeting, his government has little interest in pursuing justice for past crimes.

Reflections on 20 years of reform: human rights lawyer Todung Mulya Lubis

20 Years After Soeharto, Human Rights, Interview, Law, Politics

To mark 20 years since the fall of Soeharto and the New Order regime, Indonesia at Melbourne is speaking to a range of prominent figures about their views on the reform process. Today we speak to Todung Mulya Lubis, human rights lawyer and recently appointed Indonesian Ambassador to Norway.

Talking Indonesia: resisting impunity

20 Years After Soeharto, Human Rights, Talking Indonesia

20 years after the fall of Soeharto, how is Indonesia facing up to the violence of the New Order era? What is being done to resist enduring impunity in democratic Indonesia? Dr Jemma Purdey discusses these issues and more with Galuh Wandita in the latest episode of Talking Indonesia.

Reflections on 20 years of reform: former Foreign Minister Alexander Downer

20 Years After Soeharto, Economy, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Interview

To mark 20 years since the fall of Soeharto and the New Order regime, Indonesia at Melbourne is speaking to a range of prominent figures about their views on the reform process. Today we speak to Alexander Downer, Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1996-2007.

Talking Indonesia: 20 years after Soeharto

20 Years After Soeharto, Human Rights, Politics, Society, Talking Indonesia

What have been the key achievements of the reform movement that toppled Soeharto, what are the key obstacles to further reform, and what lies ahead for Indonesia over the next 10 years? Senior human rights activist Usman Hamid reflects on 20 years of reform with Dr Dave McRae in the latest episode of Talking Indonesia.

20 years after Soeharto

20 Years After Soeharto, Analysis, Human Rights, Politics, Society

21 May marks 20 years since Soeharto stepped down, ending 32 years of authoritarian rule under the New Order, and setting off a major process of democratic reform. Indonesia at Melbourne is publishing a range of commentary and interviews reflecting on the reform process and what lies ahead for Indonesia.

Sacrificed: Freeport workers in limbo

Analysis, Human Rights, Law

The years-long dispute between Freeport and the government looks to be finally nearing resolution, with the mining giant agreeing to give a majority stake in its local unit to the government. But Nurkholis Hidayat and Valerie Tan write that while Freeport and the government continue to negotiate, the rights of Freeport's thousands of local workers have been ignored.

Will UN rights chief's criticism of Indonesia have any impact?

Analysis, Human Rights, Law

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein last week issued a stern warning about Indonesia's plans to revise its Criminal Code. Tim Mann looks at Hussein's recent visit to Indonesia and questions whether the country's engagement in the UN rights process is just window dressing.

The biggest hoax of all: the 30 September Movement

Analysis, Human Rights, Media

Many Indonesians are concerned about the damage that hoaxes and so-called "fake news" are doing to social cohesion. Professor Ariel Heryanto writes that it is difficult to find a more powerful hoax than the story of the 30 September Movement, which has provided the basis for numerous other nonsensical and dangerous hoaxes.

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