Jayapura – The dire conditions facing refugees in conflict areas that continue to be ignored by the government, as well as the increasing number of military operations that have resulted in civilian casualties, require the attention of all parties as well as the need for international intervention.
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October 2025
Jakarta – A number of organisations affiliated with the Civil Coalition for Security Reform have criticised the light sentences given to soldiers involved in cases of abuse that resulted in the death of the victims.
Jessi Carina, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition believes that the Draft Law on Cyber Security and Defence (RUU KKS) threatens human rights because it involves the Indonesian Military (TNI) as a cyber criminal investigator, as regulated under Article 56 paragraph (1) lett
Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has found 85 incidents of violence involving Indonesian Military (TNI) members over the last year (October 2024-September 2025).
Fika Nurul Ulya, Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform is pushing for a complete end to the Indonesian Military's (TNI) multi-functional practices in civil affairs in accordance with the mandate of reformasi and the principle of civilian supremacy.
September 2025
Danu Damarjati, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform has criticised a statement by the Ministry of Defence (Kemenhan) which said that the involvement of the Indonesian Military (TNI) in guarding public facilities
Lisye Sri Rahayu, Jakarta – Defence Minister Sjafri Shamsuddin has confirmed that he has approved the deployment of the Indonesian Military (TNI) to guard the House of Representatives/Peoples' Consultative Assembly (DPR/MPR) building in Senayan, Jakarta.
Robertus Belarminus, Jakarta – Military observer and Chairperson of the Centra Initiative Working Group, Al Araf, says that the reform of the Indonesian Military (TNI) has experienced a setback since the administration of the 7th president of the Republ
Daniel Ahmad Fajri, Jakarta – The SETARA Institute, a human rights and democracy watchdog, has raised concerns over the Indonesian Military's (TNI) Cyber Unit consulting with the police regarding alleged criminal acts by Malaka Project CEO Ferry Irwandi
Jakarta – Human rights and security sector reform researcher at the Setara Institute for Democracy, Ikhsan Yosarie, says that the arrival of the Indonesian Military (TNI) Headquarters Cyber Unit commander and a number of senior TNI officers at the Metro Jaya Regional Police in Jakart




