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Academia 2 months ago
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Symbolic parade, state violence and contraction of civic space
Behind the grand spectacle of the 80th National Police anniversary, the force faces growing scrutiny over a stark, documented rise in state-sanctioned violence and civic repression. As new legislative frameworks expand police powers while dismantling oversight, the line between public security and political instrumentalization is blurring dangerously.
Archipelago 2 months ago
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Probe launched as more Papuans killed in Intan Jaya
The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) is investigating eight separate violent incidents in Intan Jaya regency, Central Papua, with the latest being a pregnant woman killed during a shootout allegedly between the Indonesian Military (TNI) and a separatist group.
Academia 2 months ago
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Silencing human rights defenders: Southeast Asia’s accountability crisis
Across Southeast Asia, human rights defenders face a tightening noose of physical violence and high-tech digital repression, threatening the very future of the rule of law and civic space in the region.
Academia 3 months ago
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Reforming the National Police or preserving the status quo?
The Police Reform Acceleration Committee’s 3,000-page report exposes deep systemic ailments within the National Police, yet by keeping the force directly under presidential control, it risks preserving the political status quo under the guise of reform.
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