Statements

February 2025

Statements/Indonesia
Change.org – February 7, 2025

Every nation has its own literary treasures in its national language. The entirety of national literature, along with other artistic works, contains and reflects the history of the development of a nation's national personality and the battles that occurred in that history.

Statements/Indonesia
Amnesty Press Release – February 6, 2025

The momentum of commemorating the 100th anniversary of Pramoedya Ananta Toer today, February 6, 2025, must be a momentum to ensure that the state no longer imprisons citizens simply for producing works or speaking out peacefully as Pram once experienced.

January 2025

Statements/Indonesia
YLBHI Statement – January 20, 2025

President Prabowo Subianto has now led Indonesia for 100 days. We note that in this time National Strategic Projects (PSN) have begun to be intensified by using the bureaucratic superstructure in the form of ministers with military backgrounds and the deployment of the state def

Statements/Indonesia
Joint Statement – January 15, 2025

As reported on its website, the Batam Free Trade Zone Authority (BP Batam) held a coordination meeting with the Wira Pratama 033 Sub-Regional Military Command (Korem) on Monday January 13.

Statements/Indonesia
YLBHI Statement – January 10, 2025

The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) is reminding Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni and President Prabowo Subianto about the Forestry Ministry's plan to open 20 million hectares of land under the pretext of supporting food and energy security.

Statements/Indonesia
YLBHI Statement – January 3, 2025

At the close of 2024, a non-profit organization called the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) released a list of nominations of people who were considered to have contributed greatly to worsening organised crime and corruption.

December 2024

Statements/Indonesia
Walhi Press Release – December 31, 2024

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto's statement about not being afraid to open new palm oil plantations and plans for palm oil expansion is not particularly surprising, as these plans are already evident in existing policies and programs.

November 2024

Statements/Indonesia
Arah Juang – November 22, 2024

[The following is a statement by the Labour Movement with the People (GEBRAK) that was issued during a protest action at the Ministry of Labour offices in Jakarta on November 20, 2024.]

May 2024

Statements/Indonesia
Kompolnas Statement – May 22, 2024

On May 1, the labour movement and the Indonesian public received some shocking news or reports about a recent maneuver by the Labour Party leadership.

November 2023

Statements/Indonesia
Suara Papua – November 28, 2023

Jayapura – As many as one hundred and seventy-one (171) individuals from civil society and one hundreds and seventy-nine (179) organisations from various backgrounds have strongly condemned the criminalisation of human rights defenders Fatia Maulidiyanti and Haris Azhar.