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INDONESIA: Freedom of religion not protected 

U.S. President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Indonesia, the place of his childhood, in March. It is important that the President does not waste this opportunity and uses his good relations with I...

INDONESIA: Kebebasan beragama tidak dilindungi

Sebuah pernyataan dari Asian Human Rights Commission Presiden Amerika Serikat Barack Obama dijadwalkan akan mengunjungi Indonesia, tempat di mana ia menghabiskan masa kecilnya, pada bulan Maret tahun ...

INDONESIA: Lack of effective witness and victim protection 

Since the Witness and Victim Protection Law was enacted in 2006, little progress has been made regarding witness and victim protection because of a lack of political will. Therefore, the judicial syst...

INDONESIA: AHRC denounces the lack of effective witness and victim protection

(Hong Kong, February 18, 2010) “Since the Witness and Victim Protection Law was enacted in 2006, little progress has been made regarding witness and victim protection because of a lack of politi...

INDONESIA: No prosecution 21 years after Talangsari incident 

The Attorney General ignores the recommendation of the National Commission for Human Rights while victims commemorate the 21st anniversary of the atrocities. (photo: survivors of the Talangsari massac...

ASIA: Making Justice Happen: IBJ Fellowship for Innovative Criminal Justice Projects 

GENEVA/ SINGAPORE (January 27, 2010) – In support of efforts to curb legal abuse across Asia, International Bridges to Justice (IBJ) this week launches its second JusticeMakers Fellowship Compet...

INDONESIA: Innocent person arrested on false charges and tortured in police custody

Dear friends, The Asian Human Right Commission (AHRC) has received information that police officers of the sector police of the Beji subdistrict of Depok city in West Java illegally arrested Mr. J.J. ...

INDONESIA: Police officers torture a young woman to force her husband’s surrender

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) continues to receive reports of police torture in Indonesia, the latest of which involves the illegal arrest and torture of a young woman by Jaka...

ASIA: Statement by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay 

A Statement by the UN High Commissioner from the Asian Human Rights Commission on the occasion of Human Rights Day 2009 ASIA: Statement by the UN High Commissioner The concept of non-discrimination li...

INDONESIA: AHRC annual report points at ongoing violence from the security forces 

On the occasion of the International Human Rights Day 2009, the AHRC has published its annual report on the situation of human rights in Indonesia. The report highlights the problem of ongoing torture...

ASIA: Crisis in Human Rights Protection in Asia — Bad Policing Systems as a Major Threat to Human Rights 

On the 10th of December Human Rights Day is celebrated the world over. It reminds us of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, which symbolized the start of an era based on...

INDONESIA: Dozens are injured in police attacks during protests against alleged land grabbing

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Right Commission (AHRC) has been informed that the Indonesian police shot at, arrested and intimidated peasants who were protesting against the alleged illegal occupati...

WORLD: WTO: “Trade negotiations need to reflect the new global consensus on hunger,” warns UN expert on right to food 

(2 December 2009) GENEVA – Just days after the World Summit on Food Security in Rome, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food reviews the stakes of the ongoing WTO Ministerial for global food ...

WORLD: UN Expert: human rights defenders face more restrictions on freedom of association in all regions 

On 23 October 2009, the Special Rapporteur on the human rights defenders, Ms. Margaret Sekaggya (Uganda), called on States in the Third Committee of the General Assembly to do away with laws that requ...

WORLD: No new alternative for facing hunger 

Heidelberg, (17 November, 2009) – The human rights organization FIAN criticized the final declaration of the World Summit on Food Security as a document that presents no and promoting the right ...

INDONESIA: The Attorney General should conduct investigations in the cases of Trisakti, Semanggi student killings — Asian Human Rights Commission

Dear Mr. Supandji, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is writing to urge you to conduct an investigation to follow up the recommendation of the National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM)....

INDONESIA: Police attack a peaceful demonstration and seriously injure six people

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Right Commission (AHRC) continues to receive reports of violence perpetrated by police officers against peaceful demonstrators. Most recently police officers attacked a...

INDONESIA: The killing of a Papuan at a demonstration remains unpunished

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is concerned that no one has been held accountable for the shooting of indigenous Papuan Mr. Opinus Tabuni over a year ago during an operation ...

INDONESIA: No investigations have been started into the torture of an indigenous Papuan, detained in a case of mistaken identity

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission has been informed that an indigenous Papuan was illegally arrested, detained and tortured in July after he was taken into custody by the airport secur...

WORLD: NGOs urge UN General Assembly to adopt strong resolution on Goldstone Report concerning Gaza

We, the undersigned civil society organizations, are writing to urge your government to support recommendations in the Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone...