Statements

August 2025

Statements/Indonesia
Press Release – August 11, 2025

In the lead up to the first year of the administration of President Prabowo Subianto, civil-military relations in Indonesia are showing a setback.

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.

Statements/Indonesia
Amnesty Statement – August 4, 2025

Responding to the raids and the stance taken by the authorities over the phenomenon of the raising pirate flags based on the One Piece animation film series by the public, Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid said:

July 2025

Statements/Indonesia
PRD Alumni Forum – July 27, 2025

Twenty-eight years after Indonesia's 1997 political and economic crisis and the 1998 tragedy, the state and the ruling regime have never resolved the problem of the rights abuses that occurred at that time.

Statements/Indonesia
Amnesty Statement – July 21, 2025

Responding to President Prabowo Subianto's statement that the Indonesia Gelap (Dark Indonesia) protests in February 2025 were financed by corruptors, Amnesty International Indonesia Deputy Director Wirya Adiwena said:

Statements/Indonesia
Amnesty Statement – July 14, 2025

More than 100 human rights defenders experienced various forms of attacks in the first half of 2025 said Amnesty International Indonesia today in Jakarta. Between January and June 2025, Amnesty International noted that at least 104 human rights defenders became victims of attacks recorded in 54 ca

Statements/Indonesia
YLBHI Press Release – July 1, 2025

Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) wishes the Polri (National Police) a happy 79th anniversary and will continue to encourage improvements and reforms to the police of the Republic of Indonesia so that they are professionals who firmly uphold the Constitution as a state insti

June 2025

Statements/Indonesia
Kontras Press Release – June 14, 2025

In the midst of abundant natural resources and enchanting cultural diversity, the situation in Papua is not as good and beautiful as the natural beauty it has. In recent times, news reports about Papua have grabbed quite a lot of public attention.

Statements/Indonesia
Amnesty Statement – June 13, 2025

In a joint statement the Civil Society Coalition Against Impunity, which is made up of a number of civil society organisations and individuals, strongly condemned a statement made by the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Indonesia, Fadli Zon, regarding the May 1998 affair.

Statements/Indonesia
TAUD Press Release – June 5, 2025

Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) provided assistance on June 3 and 4 to 14 protesters who were arbitrarily arrested by the police at a May Day 2025 rally in front of the parliament building in Jakarta on 1 May.