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Academia 1 week ago
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The illusion of customary rights protection in Indonesia
Behind the veneer of administrative procedure, Indonesia’s legal system continues to sacrifice ancestral lands to state-backed megaprojects, reducing constitutional rights for Indigenous peoples to little more than a paper tiger.
Politics 1 month ago
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New agrarian law expected to curb farmer criminalization
Farmers urge the government to swiftly implement the law by, among other measures, forming an agrarian reform agency as mandated by the new legislation, while law enforcement agencies are also urged to adopt an agrarian justice perspective in looking at land dispute cases.
Society 2 months ago
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House moves on agrarian reform legislation
Baleg chair Bob Hasan asserted the bill should be aimed at promoting public welfare by ensuring legal protection for communities who possess land but lack legal certainty to back their claims, leaving them vulnerable to land grabbing.
Academia 2 months ago
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The constitutional promise of indigenous peoples' bill
In practice, recognition that should represent the state’s respect for communities that have existed for generations can instead become an administrative mechanism determining whether a community is worthy of recognition.
Academia 2 months ago
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In the age of AI, we need ancient intelligence
As the country rushes headlong into AI, what is being left behind is the age-old wisdom that has been a cornerstone of human civilization for millennia: When entering someone's home, we knock first to obtain their permission, and we don't barge in anyway if they turn us down.
Archipelago 4 months ago
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Six settlers in Tesso Nilo National Park sentenced to six months in prison
The defendants allegedly dismantled posts and destroyed equipment and other property belonging to the Forest Enforcement Task Force (PKH) causing estimated state losses of around Rp 50 million.
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