Asia serves as a hub for these illicit and sophisticated operations. Despite existing laws, enforcement remains weak amid corruption and medical complicity. To meet rising organ demand and curb trafficking, Indonesia should adopt an opt-out organ donation system.
Human Rights
Firewall – The Ministry of Manpower issued a circular signed on May 28 directing both domestic and foreign employers to eliminate age restrictions in recruitment efforts, including those targeting people with disabilities.
The bill has been widely seen as problematic since it was introduced in July 2024. Critics quickly pointed out that it contained vague provisions apparently meant to expand the powers of the police force.
In Indonesia, the number of femicide cases has been increasing yet there is still limited understanding of femicide and those cases are often still regarded as unexceptional criminal cases. One of the cases that has been in the spotlight lately is the alleged murder of female journalist Juwita in Banjarbaru.
The legacy of Reformasi continues to shape Indonesia’s political and economic landscape, with ongoing debates about whether its original goals of justice, transparency, and accountability have been fully realized.
The Indonesian government is drawing valuable insights from Australia’s recent steps to regulate children’s use of social media, signalling a stronger commitment to safeguarding young internet users in the digital era.
Indonesia’s 961 local leaders are free to create their own programmes. But initiatives such as a militaristic boot camp for delinquents raise questions on whether greater coordination with the central government is needed, analysts say.
A local government’s diktat banning transgender people from entertainment events in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province has sparked concerns over discrimination against sexual minorities.
The prospect was novel, even daunting: a remote, international team with no physical office, focused solely on environmental coverage — a relatively niche field in Indonesia’s media landscape at the time.
Agrarian conflicts tied to palm oil plantations are intensifying across Indonesia, with Sawit Watch recording at least 1,126 communities involved in disputes with more than 385 oil palm in 22 provinces.
Two more Indonesian migrant workers, coerced into working in online scam centers in Cambodia, have died, amid an alarming surge in reports of Indonesians being lured and trapped into human trafficking schemes abroad.
A recent report unveils the environmental and human rights toll of a large nickel mining operation in Indonesia.
The Health Ministry will soon require mental health screenings for all incoming medical residents following the arrest of a specialist-in-training from Padjadjaran University (Unpad) over a rape case at Hasan Sadikin Hospital (RSHS) in Bandung, West Java.
Indonesia is ready to temporarily shelter Palestinians hit by the war in Gaza, President Prabowo Subianto said on Wednesday, estimating there could be 1,000 in the first wave, as he started a trip to the Middle East and Turkey.
Over the last several weeks, demonstrations have erupted across Indonesia. They were reported in Medan (North Sumatra), Jakarta, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Solo, Malang, Surabaya, Makassar and, no doubt, they erupted in other towns as well.
A tragic incident occurred in the Papua region of Indonesia when a devoted female Catholic teacher was reportedly killed on March 21.
