Campaigners are taking legal action to stop four palm oil companies from clearing vast tracts of forest for plantations.
Human Rights
What’s the connection between your smartphone and crocodile attacks? It’s quite straightforward.
Despite several issues with the noken system, chief among them the lack of representation of Papuan women, the Constitutional Court of Indonesia has upheld its use in Papua as a form of indigenous deliberative democracy.
Coming to terms with the past and the search for justice in light of the events of the past are issues that are mainly addressed by young Indonesians, but could also pose new challenges for the newly elected President Prabowo Subianto.
Readtimes.id– Ketua Perkumpulan Penyandang Disabilitas Indonesia (PPDI) Sulawesi Selatan mengkritik desain bangunan Universitas Hasanuddin (Unhas) yang dinilai belum ramah untuk kelompok disabilitas, utamanya disabilitas fisik.
Lawyer Haris Azhar shares how the law has been used to intimidate human rights defenders.
Journalist organizations and members of the public have come out against a broadcasting bill they say would stifle the freedom of the press through vague and problematic provisions, including one they fear could curb investigative journalism on screen.
Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture of Indonesia (Menko PMK) Muhadjir Effendy said the Indonesian government is committed to expanding the coverage and benefits of social protection for people with disabilities.
Komunitas pesisir, kesetaraan ekonomi, perubahan iklim dan inklusi sosial hanyalah beberapa topik penelitian yang dibahas ketika delegasi Australia-Indonesia Centre mengunjungi Universitas Hasanuddin baru-baru ini.
Eruptions at a remote Indonesian volcano have forced more than half a dozen airports to close with ash spreading as far as Malaysia, officials said.
On Sunday 21 April, millions of women and girls across Indonesia celebrated Hari Kartini (Kartini Day), the commemoration of the birth of 19th century Javanese noblewoman, Raden Adjeng Kartini. Named the first female hero in Indonesia by the country’s first president Sukarno in 1964, this year marks the 60th year of the national holiday.
Calls for a repeat of Indonesia’s presidential election came to nought on Monday in a court ruling that has both cleared the way for Prabowo Subianto to take office in October and sparked protests from supporters of the failed candidates.
Traditionally, the weeks following the Eid al-Fitr holidays marked a peak in the influx of migratory workers seeking job opportunities in Jakarta. However, this trend has seen a notable decline in recent years.
At least 800 people in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province have been evacuated after multiple eruptions of the area’s Ruang volcano, which for days has spewed lava and ash clouds into the sky.
The number of Rohingya refugees fleeing camps in Bangladesh continues to rise. Many are making the perilous journey to Indonesia, where locals are starting to reject them.
An Indonesian Air Force Super Hercules C-130 aircraft conducted an airdrop of humanitarian aid in Gaza, Palestine, on Tuesday in collaboration with the Royal Jordanian Air Force following talks between Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto and King Abdullah II.
