Statements and Press Releases

March 2026

Indonesia
Amnesty Press Release – March 16, 2026

Responding to the president who stated that he would sort out (menerbitkan) observers who were unpatriotic and do not like the success of his government, Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid, said:

Indonesia
GEBRAK Statement – March 13, 2026

The Labour Movement with the People (GEBRAK) strongly condemns the acid attack on Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Deputy Coordinator Andrie Yunus that occurred in Jakarta on March 13.

Indonesia
Civil Society Coalition – March 13, 2026

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition condemns and strongly criticises the acid attack on Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Deputy Coordinator Andrie Yunus in the early hours of Friday, March 13 in the Salemba area of Central Jakarta.

Indonesia
Amnesty Press Release – March 10, 2026

Responding to the rearrest of an activist who had only just been released from detention in Bandung, West Java, Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid said:

Indonesia
Amnesty Press Release – March 5, 2026

Responding to the unlawful killing of a teenager by a police officer in Makassar and an Indonesian Military (TNI) member's abuse of a civilian in South Tangerang, Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid said:

Indonesia
YLBHI Press Release – March 5, 2026

"The Israeli and American attacks on Iran is part of a violation of international law, it is also part of a crime against humanity (a gross human rights violation).

Indonesia
Socialist Union Statement – March 1, 2026

On February 28 at approximately 5 am Eastern Time (ET), the United States and Israel launched a coordinated attack on Iran. The operation reportedly targeted dozens of military facilities and strategic installations across the country.

February 2026

Indonesia
Amnesty Press Release – February 27, 2026

Responding to the sentence demands of the public prosecutor against Delpedro Marhaen and his three colleagues in the incitement case related to the August 2025 mass protests being heard at the Central Jakarta District Court, Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director

Indonesia
Amnesty Press Release – February 23, 2026

Responding to the murder of a student in Tual City, Maluku, by a member of the paramilitary police Mobile Brigade (Brimob), Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid said:

Indonesia
Solidarity Statement – February 20, 2026

United States President Donald Trump is trying to create famine in Cuba. Mass starvation and suffering of the Cuban people are the aims of Trump's latest emergency executive order banning Cuba, an island nation, from importing oil or any energy resources it needs to survive.

Indonesia
Open Letter – February 12, 2026

To: Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia
Dr. (H.C.) Puan Maharani
DPR RI Building
Jl. Jenderal Gatot Subroto, Senayan, Tanah Abang,
Central Jakarta, DKI Jakarta

With respect,

Indonesia
Press Release – February 6, 2026

The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform condemns President Prabowo Subianto's decision and move to sign the Board of Peace (BOP) Charter on January 22, shortly after attending the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Indonesia
Amnesty Press Release – February 4, 2026

Responding to the death of an elementary school student in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) after their family was unable to buy notebooks and pens, Amnesty International Indonesia's Executive Director Usman Hamid said:

January 2026

Indonesia
Amnesty Press Release – January 23, 2026

Responding to the government's plan to formulate a Draft Law (RUU) on Combating Disinformation and Foreign Propaganda, Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid, said:

Indonesia
Walhi Press Release – January 20, 2026

Jakarta – The revocation of 28 company permits in Sumatra is the first step towards restoring the rights of the people and the environment in Sumatra.

Indonesia
Amnesty Press Release – January 9, 2026

Responding to Indonesia's election as President of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Amnesty International Indonesia's Executive Director Usman Hamid, said:

Indonesia
Walhi Press Release – January 9, 2026

Jakarta – Law enforcement against companies contributing to the ecological disaster in Sumatra as of the end of 2025 has not been carried out in a comprehensive, participatory or optimally manner.

Indonesia
GEBRAK Statement – January 8, 2026

On Saturday January 3 at 2 am local time, the United States (US) imperialists launched military attacks on the Venezuelan capital of Caracas along with El Higuerote, Miranda, La Guaira and Aragua. The attack was accompanied by the kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife.

Indonesia
Ex-Tapol Alliance Statement – January 3, 2026

Political prisoner Alfarisi bin Rikosen (21) died while in detention at the Surabaya Class I Detention Centre (Rutan) in Medaeng Sidoarjo on Tuesday morning December 30.

December 2025

Indonesia
Joint Statement – December 31, 2025

At the end of 2025 as we welcome the New Year, grief and sorrow have added to the lengthy kaleidoscope of evils and incompetence inflicted by the administration of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka.