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Indonesia accused of avoiding human rights issues

Politics 2 years ago

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Indonesia accused of avoiding human rights issues

The government’s attitude toward the country’s human rights issues remains avoidant and contradictory to reality, activists said on Monday, after last week’s International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) session in Geneva put Indonesia on the defensive.

Long-sought IDs give trans Indonesians the right to vote

Voters Voices 2 years ago

Long-sought IDs give trans Indonesians the right to vote

Trans Indonesians can only change their legal gender in the official document if they have had gender reassignment surgery. But there are some signs of change, including recognition by the government in 2021 of difficulties trans women face in securing KTPs, allowing them to vote in the upcoming election.

Govt to start mapping political exiles for reparations

Society 3 years ago

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Govt to start mapping political exiles for reparations

The Law and Human Rights Ministry will soon start mapping out the number of political exiles abroad whose citizenship is eligible for restoration, following up on a recent decree to settle past human rights abuses.

‘Win-win for all’: Govt mounts defense of Criminal Code

Politics 3 years ago

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‘Win-win for all’: Govt mounts defense of Criminal Code

“The world would come to an end long before we could please all 270 million people in the country,” said Deputy Law and Human Rights Minister Edward OS Hiariej on extending public consultations for the penal code.

Blamed, defamed, deported: media attacks on migrants in Malaysia

Academia 3 years ago

Blamed, defamed, deported: media attacks on migrants in Malaysia

Migrant workers keep the Malaysian economy humming during peak times. But when times got tough, they were scapegoated.

Four ways Southeast Asian journalists are under digital attack

Academia 3 years ago

Four ways Southeast Asian journalists are under digital attack

Authoritarian governments have weaponized online tools and platforms to control journalists and stifle freedom of expression.

Indonesian law systematically stifles journalists

Academia 3 years ago

Indonesian law systematically stifles journalists

New media laws in Indonesia target journalists and infringe rights rather than protecting them

N.Ireland marks 50 years since 'Bloody Sunday'

Community 4 years ago

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N.Ireland marks 50 years since 'Bloody Sunday'

Relatives of 13 civil rights protesters shot dead in Northern Ireland by British soldiers 50 years ago demanded justice on Sunday, as they commemorated one of the darkest days in modern UK history.

Civil rights struggle 'just as relevant today', says Regina King

People 5 years ago

Civil rights struggle 'just as relevant today', says Regina King

Regina King's "One Night in Miami" delves into the immense pressures on black icons Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown at the height of the 1960s civil rights struggle -- tensions that are just as rife today.

UK police use of facial recognition ruled unlawful

World 5 years ago

UK police use of facial recognition ruled unlawful

The use of facial recognition technology by a British police force was ruled unlawful on Tuesday by the Court of Appeal in a case brought by a civil rights campaigner.

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