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View all search resultsAmnesty-International-Indonesia
Politics 1 year ago
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Police in spotlight for turning blind eye to anonymous raids on discussions, protests
Human rights organizations have denounced the disbanding of multiple public discussions and peaceful protests by “unknown” individuals over the past week, and the police’s apparent indifference to the cases has raised suspicions that the force is aiding in President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s efforts to hold on to power at the cost of civil liberties.
Politics 1 year ago
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Rights defenders, victims decry MPR’s removal of Soeharto from graft decree
The People's Consultative Assembly's (MPR) move to remove former president Soeharto's name from a decree on corruption eradication is criticized as an insult to human rights victims and their families' search for justice.
Politics 1 year ago
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Police brutality mars nationwide protests with dozens injured
Various human rights groups reported that the police had used excessive force in dispersing the protests by firing water cannons and tear gas as well as launching violent attacks against unarmed participants, some of whom were underage students.
Archipelago 1 year ago
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Amnesty calls for thorough probe into ‘unlawful killing’ of New Zealand pilot in Papua
Human rights group Amnesty International Indonesia is calling on authorities to thoroughly investigate the killing of a New Zealand helicopter pilot in restive Central Papua earlier this week and bring the perpetrators to justice.
Politics 1 year ago
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Concerns over brutality, abuse of power cast shadow over police's 78th anniversary
The National Police celebrated its 78th anniversary on Monday amid mounting public outrage at the police’s incompetence and alleged brutality, as well as growing opposition to a contentious amendment to the Police Law.
Politics 1 year ago
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Police most reported for torture in law enforcement: Komnas HAM
The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) received 176 reports of torture committed by police officers between Jan. 1, 2020, and June 24, 2024, making the force the state institution with the highest number of reports of torture of suspects and detainees.
Politics 1 year ago
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Reform undone: Activists lament shrinking civic space, unresolved rights abuse
Indonesia’s democracy has gone backward since Reform, pushing the democratic values students and the public fought for during the fall of the New Order in May 1998 increasingly out of reach, according to Amnesty International Indonesia executive director Usman Hamid.
Archipelago 2 years ago
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Activists, Komnas HAM decry alleged torture of Papuan man
Activists and the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) have condemned the alleged torture of a Papuan man in the country’s restive easternmost region by plainclothes men suspected of being members of the Indonesian Military (TNI).
