Indonesia human rights

The last administration showed an increasing disdain for democratic and human rights norms. The new one might be even worse.

The pervasive mistreatment of women during the separatist conflict has yet to be fully recognized by the Indonesian government.

The former general, who is set to assume office in October, will present a stiff test of Berlin's values-based foreign policy.

In the restive eastern province, Cold War realpolitik continues to reverberate.

The armed forces were forced to issue a rare apology after a video showing soldiers torturing a Papuan separatist fighter was posted online.

Last month, 11 Acehnese villagers reached a confidential financial settlement with the U.S. oil giant, after accusing it of abuses including rape and torture.

Malaysia's government is openly intolerant of gender and sexual minorities. Despite appearances, things aren't much better across the pond in Indonesia.

The policy is part of a recent government push to recognize past episodes of human rights abuses committed by the state.

What motivated President Joko Widodo's recent acknowledgement of gross past human rights abuses?

The leader acknowledged 12 episodes of gross human rights violations that occurred between the 1960s and the early 2000s.

In its annual human rights report, the organization KontraS documented 72 cases of unlawful killings by police and military personnel.

The move came amid a rash of bad international press about the legal changes, particularly a provision banning sex before marriage.

The passage came as protests against the new code erupted across the archipelago.

The code will outlaw sex and cohabitation before marriage, and ban insults against the president and state institutions.

A longtime proponent of non-violence, Filep Karma spent years calling for "a dignified dialogue with the Indonesian government."

Blasphemy prosecutions have become more common over the past two decades, undermining Indonesia's reputation as a moderate Islamic state.

The plan to break Papua and West Papua into five provinces has spurred widespread protests in the eastern region.

The promise follows the banning of the Islamic Defenders Front, which advances a strict, austere definition of Islam.

Instead of criminalizing blasphemy, Indonesia should focus on penalizing incitement to discrimination, hostility, and violence.

Jokowi was elected in part due to his promises on human rights, but there has been little concrete progress over the past five years.

50 years since the so-called Act of Free Choice, an independent West Papua is closer but still elusive.

Both candidates were largely silent on past and current human rights issues in the country.

Timorese victims of Indonesian occupation speak of murdered human rights defender Munir Said Thalib.

Despite progress, human rights are still under threat.