The government and parliament claim this new regulation as a monumental achievement because we now have a legal instrument that is touted as being capable of resolving long-standing land conflicts and at the same time restructuring land tenure to prevent continued domination by a handful of corporate entities.
The government and parliament claim this new regulation as a monumental achievement because we now have a legal instrument that is touted as being capable of resolving long-standing land conflicts and at the same time restructuring land tenure to prevent continued domination by a handful of corporate entities.
Confederation of All Indonesian Workers Unions (KSPSI) President Andi Gani Nena Wea claimed that the protesters filling the streets of Jakarta today represents only a small fraction of the total labour force.
During the action, the students demanded that the government conduct a thorough investigation into the Semanggi II Tragedy which occurred on September 24, 1999, and identify those responsible for the incident.
Observations by Kompas.com at the location revealed that various groups participated in the protest. They included university students and members of civil society from various citizens' alliances involved in agrarian conflicts.
Tria Sutrisna, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – The Grand Coalition of Indonesian Workers' Struggle is disappointed with the draft Employment Protection Law (RUU) prepared by the House of Representatives (DPR).
Jayapura – The Papua Law Enforcement and Human Rights Coalition (KPHHP) is urged the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, to immediately order the National Police Chief (Kapolri) to thoroughly investigate the Molotov cocktail attack on the Papua Representative Office of the National Commission on Hu
Ki Ageng Begawan Reksa – On the afternoon of Tuesday September 1, hundreds of students organised under the Gajah Mada University (UGM) Student Alliance and joined by various civil society elements marched from Wisma Kagama to the Gramedia Intersection on Jalan Jenderal Sudirman in Yogyakarta, Central Java.
The Solidarity Action Committee for Munir (KASUM) has submitted an open formal notice (somasi) with the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) regarding the undue delay in the pro-justitia investigation into alleged gross human rights violations concerning the murder o
Yohanes Gobai, Jayapura – West Papua National Committee (KNPB) International Spokesperson Victor Yeimo has questioned the certainty of the planned visit by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to Papua following the Indonesian government's statement that t
Tria Sutrisna, Bilal Ramadhan, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform is urging the Supreme Court (MA) and the Judicial Commission (KY) to examine the entire legal process, including the recent appeal court ruling in the case of the acid




