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Indonesia criminal code
December 19, 2022
Indonesia’s Latest Tilt Toward Authoritarianism
By Rizal Ramli
With this month's passage of a revised criminal code, the country has taken another step back to the Suharto era.
December 13, 2022
Indonesia Summons UN Official Over Criticisms of Revised Criminal Code
By Sebastian Strangio
The move came amid a rash of bad international press about the legal changes, particularly a provision banning sex before marriage.
December 12, 2022
UN Says Indonesia’s Revised Penal Code to Have Sweeping Rights Impacts
By Sebastian Strangio
The revised code passed by parliament last week is likely to radically reorient the relationship between rulers and ruled.
December 06, 2022
Indonesia’s Parliament Passes Repressive New Penal Code
By Sebastian Strangio
The passage came as protests against the new code erupted across the archipelago.
December 05, 2022
Indonesia Set to Pass Controversial New Criminal Code This Month
By Sebastian Strangio
The code will outlaw sex and cohabitation before marriage, and ban insults against the president and state institutions.
June 27, 2022
Indonesia Criminal Code Update Risks Backsliding on Freedoms
By Eva Kusuma Sundari
The changes, in their current form, mark a significant curtailment of the basic freedoms of Indonesians.
January 12, 2018
Attempt to Criminalize Extra-Marital Sex in Indonesia Fails
By Jack Britton
In a split decision, the Constitutional Court declined to criminalize extra-marital and gay sex.
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