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Opinion 6 years ago
The curious case of Ravio Patra: Why Indonesian cyberspace is a dystopian nightmare
His arrest will likely go down in history as one of the worst blunders made by the National Police in their war against fake news and online hate speech, the ailments of the digital world that activists say are used by the powers that be as a pretext to undercut civil rights.
National 6 years ago
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Rights advocates need more protection after raid at LBH APIK: Activists
On Feb. 3, dozens of people forcefully entered and threatened to damage the LBH APIK office in East Jakarta. Four of them claimed to be members of the Matraman Police, though none were wearing uniforms nor produced a warrant.
National 6 years ago
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Rights activists paint bleak picture of 2020
An increasingly unjust court system, a shrinking space for freedom of expression and assembly and President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's apparent emphasis on attracting investment above all does not bode well for the country's human rights situation this year, activists have said.
Opinion 6 years ago
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How to overcome flaws in ASEAN rights body
November 2019 marks the 10th anniversary of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), the ASEAN human rights body. At the beginning of 2019, this body welcomed a new batch of AICHR representatives. They sound like a great set of representatives to carry the torch of human rights activism in ASEAN. But we have barely heard them speak up about human rights this year.
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