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The Epstein files, white collar crimes: A lesson for Indonesia
Academia 1 week ago

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The Epstein files, white collar crimes: A lesson for Indonesia

Learning from the Epstein scandal, Indonesian business needs to shift toward enhanced, human rights-based due diligence from the conventional know-your-customer principle.
Law revision to expand Komnas HAM’s role met with doubt
Politics 2 weeks ago

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Law revision to expand Komnas HAM’s role met with doubt

Human Rights Minister Natalius Pigai told lawmakers about a plan to grant more power to state bodies overseeing human rights issues, including the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM).
Myanmar at 5: Regional responsibility and the price of impunity
Academia 3 weeks ago

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Myanmar at 5: Regional responsibility and the price of impunity

Five years on, the 5PC has become a procedural shield rather than a protection mechanism, a failure reflected in consultations that multiply without delivering results.
The information monopoly: Why the disinformation bill threatens human rights
Academia 3 weeks ago

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The information monopoly: Why the disinformation bill threatens human rights

The President's recent instruction to formulate a bill to combat disinformation and "foreign propaganda" walks a fine line between the constitutionally guaranteed right to freedom of expression and ratified international agreements stipulating the standards that must be met before basic rights can be legislatively curtailed.
Indonesia’s ‘diplomacy of resilience’ and the missing rights agenda
Academia 1 month ago

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Indonesia’s ‘diplomacy of resilience’ and the missing rights agenda

As the initiator of the Bali Democracy Forum and the 2026 president of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Jakarta should continue to champion the protection of rights and democratic principles.
How to make EU-CEPA work for Indonesia
Academia 1 month ago

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How to make EU-CEPA work for Indonesia

It is time to strengthen national mechanisms for accountability and transparency to monitor responsible business conduct under the IEU-CEPA.
The irony of Indonesia’s UN human rights presidency
Academia 1 month ago

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The irony of Indonesia’s UN human rights presidency

If Indonesia’s diplomacy remains entrenched in selective silence, the privilege of presiding over the council will devolve into symbolic prestige devoid of impact.
KUHP must be challenged
Editorial 1 month ago

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KUHP must be challenged

A key test will come soon when the Constitutional Court hears a challenge to bans on insulting the president and the government — two provisions that fly in the face of decades-old precedents set by the same court.
Indonesia assumes UN Human Rights Council presidency amid domestic criticism
Politics 1 month ago

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Indonesia assumes UN Human Rights Council presidency amid domestic criticism

Indonesia’s assumption of the presidency of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is unlikely to significantly boost its influence over global human rights issues, analysts say, even as the government hails the role as a diplomatic achievement despite mounting criticism of Jakarta’s own human rights record
The case for universalism in a fragmenting world
Academia 1 month ago

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The case for universalism in a fragmenting world

In country after country, political leaders increasingly dehumanize migrants and refugees, casting people fleeing poverty, persecution and conflict as a mortal threat.
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