Law 10 - Indonesia at Melbourne

Why legal aid is not working in Indonesia

Despite the promise of the national legal aid program, large numbers of poor Indonesians still miss out on legal aid. Muhammad Rizaldi looks at what still needs to be done.

Can Jokowi clean up Indonesia’s legal mess?

Law, Policy in Focus

The president’s campaign-trail idea of a regulatory reform body may yet provide a way out of the country’s legal chaos, writes Rizky Argama.

Constitutional Court to decide on Indonesian sovereignty over Papua

Human Rights, Law

The Constitutional Court is hearing a case challenging the law that establishes Indonesian sovereignty over the Papuan provinces. Dr Richard Chauvel looks at the origins of the challenge.

Never mind Industry 4.0, domestic workers are already being dehumanised

2019 Indonesian Elections, Analysis, Gender, Human Rights, Law, Policy in Focus

No need to wait for the fourth industrial revolution, dehumanisation is already a reality for informal domestic workers in Indonesia, writes M. Nur Sholikin.

Military comeback or police overreaction? The arrest of Robertus Robet

2019 Indonesian Elections, Analysis, Human Rights, Law

The arrest of academic Robertus Robet on Thursday for allegedly insulting the Indonesian Military (TNI) has shocked Indonesia. Leopold Sudaryono examines the many legal problems involved with the case against Robet.

Child marriage: Constitutional Court finally ditches religious arguments

Analysis, Gender, Law

The Constitutional Court recently ruled that the current marriageable age of 16 for girls was unconstitutional. Dr Dina Afrianty examines the landmark decision – a remarkably different outcome to the last time the Court heard the issue.

Policing religion? There’s an app for that

Analysis, Law, Policy in Focus, Religion

The new Smart Pakem app is supposed to give the public a safe way to report "deviant" religious practices. But could it trigger persecution and conflict instead? Zainal Abidin Bagir weighs up the implications for religion and rights.

Photo essay: march against sexual violence

Gender, Human Rights, Law

On 8 December, an estimated 2,000 people marched through central Jakarta to urge the House of Representatives (DPR) to urgently pass the anti-sexual violence bill. Here we present a selection of images from the demonstration, taken by women's activist Tunggal Pawestri.

The human cost of Indonesia's Blasphemy Law

Analysis, Human Rights, Law, Religion

Some 23 people have been sentenced under the Blasphemy Law since President Joko Widodo came to power in 2014, including six this year. Andreas Harsono from Human Rights Watch looks at the impact of the law on its victims, such as ethnic Chinese Buddhist Meliana.

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