Indonesia’s push for G20 countries to establish a global fund dedicated to health care has elicited positive feedback from other countries and the WHO.
Human Rights
Women’s political representation is not only meaningful in terms of fulfilling the quota of 30 percent within the parliament, but also it affects substantive matters such as gender-friendly policies.
The Indonesian government on February 11 allowed functioning of Hindu and Buddhist religious rituals at the Prambanan temple and Borobudur temple as it restored Asia’s most renowned sacred sites for the religious interests of Hindus and Buddhists in Indonesia and the World.
“Saya perempuan. Saya punya kelamin perempuan. Ya mandikan saya dengan pakaian perempuan. saya mau dimakamkan sebagai perempuan,” tegas Dorce Gamalama dalam wawancara di Youtube Denny Sumargo.
The Indonesian government has decided, in the name of humanity, to accommodate the Rohingya refugees currently adrift at sea.
Dalam PAIR Summit, para pembicara menjabarkan bahwa pandemi COVID-19 telah membawa banyak tantangan bagi penyandang disabilitas di Indonesia. Tetapi mereka juga menanggapi dengan berbagai strategi dibarengi dengan rasa kebersamaan yang tinggi.
The PAIR summit heard that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it much difficulty for disabled Indonesians. But they and their allies have also responded with great ingenuity and sense of community.
Duta Besar Indonesia untuk Malaysia, Hermono, mengatakan apa yang dialami ibu dan anak ini hanya puncak gunung dari kasus “kerja paksa” yang banyak menimpa pekerja migran Indonesia di sektor rumah tangga.
Alegra Wolter has suffered from gender dysporia since childhood. She was born male, but felt her gender identity was different.
Differing resource levels at hospitals highlights the risks faced by healthcare workers.
Risiko yang dihadapi oleh petugas kesehatan akibat kesenjangan dan tingkat sumber daya yang berbeda di antara rumah sakit di Indonesia.
Reports of sexual violence in Indonesia are increasing rapidly. The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komisi Nasional Anti Kekerasan terhadap Perempuan or Komnas Perempuan) received 4898 reports of sexual violence in 2019.
Agus Sudibyo, a member of Indonesia’s Press Council, is worried about the state of journalism in Indonesia.
Ben Husen, a journalist from Lhokseumawe in Indonesia’s ultraconservative Aceh Province, has a secret: he has yet to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
The Bali Tourism Alliance has urged the government to provide a new stimulus program for tourism workers that have been out of the job due to the pandemic.
A stigma persists among the uninformed that people living with HIV are unhealthy and irresponsible. Some Indonesians living healthy lives with the condition are taking to social media to fight the negative perceptions.
