Human Rights & Social Justice

September 2025

News/West Papua
Jubi Papua – September 22, 2025

Aida Ulim, Jayapura – The Central Executive Board of the West Papua National Committee (BPP-KNPB) has stated that it opposes Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto delivering a speech tomorrow at the General Debate session at the 80th General Assembly of the United Nations in New Yor

Statements/Indonesia
Kontras Press Release – September 13, 2025

41 years have passed since the Tanjung Priok incident occurred on September 12, 1984. The lack of justice continues to be felt especially for the victims and families of victims.

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – September 10, 2025

Jakarta – Indonesian Human Rights Watch (Imparsial) Director Ardi Manto Adiputra reported alleged acts of terror against him to the Jakarta Metro Jaya Regional Police on Tuesday September 9.

News/Indonesia
Kompas.com – September 8, 2025

Robertus Belarminus, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid says that the investigation into the 2004 assassination of renewed human rights activists Munir Said Thalib is very important in order to cleanse the

News/Indonesia
Kompas.com – September 8, 2025

Jessi Carina, Jakarta – The case of the murder of renowned human rights activist Munir Said Talib has entered its 21st year.

Statements/Indonesia
KASUM Statement – September 7, 2025

The Solidarity Action Committee for Munir (KASUM) condemns the state's indifference to the arsenic poisoning of Munir Said Thalib. They have wasted years leading up to the 21st anniversary of the case on September 7.

News/Indonesia
Kompas.com – September 4, 2025

Lidia Pratama Febrian, Faieq Hidayat, Jakarta – The 876th Kamisan (Thursday) Action was held in front of the Merdeka Palace in Central Jakarta on Thursday September 4.

August 2025

News/Indonesia
Kompas.com – August 15, 2025

Kiki Safitri, Robertus Belarminus, Jakarta – Human rights activist and the wife of renowned human rights defender Munir Said Talib, Suciwati, has emphasised that despite two decades passing, there has yet to be any certainty over Munir's assassination.

Statements/Indonesia
Kontras Statement – August 12, 2025

The Civil Society Coalition Against Impunity condemns the awarding of a four-star honorary general rank on Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin.

Statements/Aceh
Kontras Statement – August 9, 2025

The Bumi Flora (Earth of Flowers) Tragedy occurred exactly 24 years ago. This tragedy was a mass murder of workers at the company PT Bumi Flora – a palm oil plantation located in Julok, East Aceh regency on August 9, 2001.