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Lifestyle 5 years ago
How we can do better: No rose-tinted glasses: Inside Indonesia's human rights organizations
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.
Lifestyle 5 years ago
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Senior gay activist King Oey finds peace in self-acceptance and activism
LGBT activist King Oey made peace with his own identity many decades ago, feeling comfortable in his multiple-minority status as a gay Chinese-Indonesian. Still, he understands that many in the LGBT community in Indonesia may not share this comfort.
National 5 years ago
Jakarta Police to ‘provide facts’ as Komnas HAM probes fatal shooting
Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Fadil Imran says the force will be transparent and provide facts to support an investigation by the National Commission on Humans Rights (Komnas HAM) into the fatal shooting of six Islam Defenders Front (FPI) members by police officers.
National 5 years ago
Munir murder investigation must go on despite Pollycarpus’ death: Criminal law experts
The recent death of Pollycarpus Priyanto, who was convicted of murdering human rights activist Munir Said Thalib, should not deter law enforcement from further investigating those behind Munir’s murder, criminal law experts have said.
National 6 years ago
Human rights activists urge Komnas HAM to treat Munir's murder as extraordinary case
"It's a problem if the state continuously regards the murder as an ordinary crime because a statute of limitations applies to it. Two years from now, the case could be closed for reaching the time limit of 18 years," Jakarta Legal Aid Institute director Arif Maulana said on Monday.
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