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View all search resultsJust weeks after Baiq Nuril Maknun was granted amnesty on July 29 to end her five-year battle against her boss and alleged sexual harasser in a defamation case, another woman may be facing years of legal proceedings in a nearly identical case.
Several activists affiliated with local nongovernmental organizations have criticized the president for overlooking persistent issues that have long plagued the country, such as the rights of religious minorities and the re-evaluation of laws deemed prone to exploitation.
The Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR) has called on the House of Representatives to focus its attention on protecting human rights and reducing excessive criminalization during the deliberation of draft laws in the upcoming legislative program.
The now suspended Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama, who was found guilty of blasphemy by the North Jakarta District Court and sentenced to two years imprisonment, is yet another victim of the problematic 1965 Blasphemy Law that has been abused to criminalize people, the Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR) has said.
The now suspended Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama, who was found guilty of blasphemy by the North Jakarta District Court and sentenced to two years imprisonment, is yet another victim of the problematic 1965 Blasphemy Law that has been abused to criminalize people, the Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR) has said.
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