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Society 2 years ago
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Rights groups highlight injustices, torture in death penalty sentences
World Day Against the Death Penalty is observed every Oct. 10, calling for countries still implementing capital punishment to abolish it, while raising awareness of the condition of death row convicts, many of whom experience injustice during the legal process leading to their verdict.
Politics 3 years ago
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‘Bleak future’: Rights groups paint grim picture after great democratic setback
Marking the annual International Human Rights Day, rights groups on Friday painted a disturbingly bleak picture of the country’s state of human rights with a controversial illiberal legislation being passed, lukewarm handling of past rights violations and persisting violence and impunity among security forces.
Politics 3 years ago
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Public confidence in Jokowi-Ma’ruf administration falls
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Vice President Ma’ruf Amin’s administration has scored notably lower in public confidence polls at the end of its third year amid accusations of democratic backsliding and curtailed civil liberties.
Politics 4 years ago
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Litigative Luhut demands audit of Greenpeace
Amid an ongoing defamation lawsuit against two activists, Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Pandjaitan has demanded a financial audit of Greenpeace Indonesia in an apparent response to its criticism of government deforestation claims.
National 5 years ago
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Pandemic pretext for police repression: Kontras
Rights group the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has criticized the National Police for brutality and digital repression in a report released on Wednesday, a day before Bhayangkara Day, on which the police commemorated their 75th anniversary.
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