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View all search resultsRohingya activists and legal advocacy groups are pinning their hopes on Indonesia’s new penal code to push forward a genocide case against Myanmar's newly-elected President Min Aung Hlaing, in what they say could be a long-awaited breakthrough for accountability.
Indonesia can make an impact globally by being a good host and organizer of the FIFA U-20 World Cup and given the global spotlight, Indonesia can show that it has the necessary credentials to be a global power to reckon with.
The government is seeking to codify the nation’s vast and varied body of customary law under a “living law” provision that critics say is poorly defined, risks persecuting minorities and could undermine the authority of customary courts.
For the more liberal-leaning Indonesians, the upcoming revision to the Criminal Code (KUHP), currently being finalized by the House of Representatives and the President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo administration, is a threat to freedom.
What is championed in society is not only individual rights, but also communal obligation and a system involving man, family, society, God and nature, as understood by the religions and traditions deeply embedded in the Indonesian fabric.
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