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View all search resultsActivists are calling for a thorough evaluation of the police through the perspective of protecting human rights, urging the police to be open to stronger oversight from external bodies and civil society groups.
After years of delay, the government is set to restart the deliberation process of a bill ratifying a United Nations convention against involuntary disappearance, with the aim of adopting the convention next year.
Working at a human rights organization may seem like a lifelong career in fighting for the common good of all people, but the reality is far from the ideal, as three activists recount their personal experiences on the job.
The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has pushed for the government to legally process the military member suspected to be behind the death of Papuan pastor Yeremia Zanambani in order to demonstrate its commitment to justice to the victim’s family and the Papuan people.
The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has proposed Sept. 7 to be designated as national human rights defenders day, coinciding with the date of the assassination of prominent human rights activist Munir Said Thalib.
To celebrate International Human Rights Day, Greenpeace Southeast Asia is releasing a new report that sheds light on the different facets of deception and exploitation as told by migrant fishers from Indonesia and the Philippines — stories of backbreaking work in harsh working conditions that may very-well be called "modern slavery".
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