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Society 4 months ago
PREMIUM
Industrial expansion squeezes indigenous lands, forests
Roughly 8.5 million hectares of indigenous land in Indonesia, an area twice the size of Denmark, are currently overlapping with either wood, oil and gas or mining concessions, according to a recent report by environmental groups.
Politics 4 years ago
Indigenous people could be expelled from land for new capital: NGO
At least 20,000 people from 21 indigenous groups live in the area designated for the construction of the new capital with laws enabling the move from Jakarta not providing enough protection for the communities' land rights, according to the Indigenous Peoples Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN).
Indonesia 4 years ago
PREMIUM
Access, accessibility present challenges in vaccinating vulnerable people
While the government has been pushing to ease vaccine access for vulnerable groups, geography and physical infrastructure remain an issue in vaccinating indigenous communities and people with disabilities.
National 5 years ago
Job Creation Law rolls back economic, sociocultural rights: Activists
Labor, environmental and human rights activists have spoken out against the recently passed omnibus law on job creation, saying it rolls back social protection and may violate international human rights agreements.
National 5 years ago
Indigenous peoples injured in clash with state-owned plantation company in N. Sumatra
Dozens of indigenous peoples of Kampung Durian Selamak, Langkat regency, North Sumatra were injured in a clash with security forces on Tuesday after attempting to block state-owned plantation company PT Perkebunan Nusantara II (PTPN II) from occupying their customary land.
National 5 years ago
Four years on, death of Ambon rights figure still leaves hints of anguish
Four years on, more peculiarities in the case of Maluku human rights activist Yohanes Balubun emerged after a joint investigation between The Jakarta Post and Tempo media group rigorously retraced his steps that night, interviewed witnesses, dug through forensics reports and sought out second opinions from relevant experts.
