Indonesia

Indonesian political activist faces death threats - 28 October 2009

Yoab Syatfle, a political activist in the Indonesian province of West Papua, has received six anonymous SMS messages warning him that he will be killed if he leaves his home.

Indonesia must repeal "cruel" new stoning and caning law - 17 September 2009

The new bylaw endorses stoning to death for adultery and caning for homosexuality. It also forbids alcohol consumption, gambling and intimacy between unmarried couples.
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The situations in Papua and Maluku continued to deteriorate, including continued attacks on freedom of expression. The number of prisoners of conscience rose sharply to 117.

No justice in Timor-Leste ten years after independence vote - 27 August 2009

A decade after Timor-Leste voted for independence, a culture of impunity continues to haunt the country’s people.

Indonesia: Culture of police abuse and impunity must end - 24 June 2009

Abuse carried out by Indonesian police against criminal suspects and poor and marginalized communities such as repeat offenders, drug users, and sex workers, is widesp

Police abuse and impunity in Indonesia must end - 23 June 2009

The Indonesian police carry out widespread abuse with impunity against criminal suspects and poor and marginalized communities, according to a new Amnesty Internatio

G-20 must set the example and clean up their human rights record - 28 May 2009

Amnesty International’s Secretary General has called on the G-20 grouping that brings together the world’s leading economies to lead by example and show

Indonesia: Release peaceful protesters jailed for raising a flag - 26 March 2009

The Indonesian government has arrested at least 152 people for activities related to the raising of flags symbolizing regional independence over the past two years as

Human rights should dominate ASEAN agenda - 25 February 2009

Amnesty International called on ASEAN member states to move human rights to the top of the agenda of the ASEAN summit, scheduled to take place this weekend in Thailand

Human rights lawyer cleared in Indonesia - 29 January 2009

A prominent human rights lawyer in Indonesia has been cleared of charges relating to a text message he is alleged to have sent to his friends and family contacts.