#Human Rights
SETARA Institute awards companies for human rights standard compliance
SETARA Institute has awarded 39 companies for their efforts in integrating human rights into business operations during its “Business and Human Rights Appreciation Night” held on Friday, November 28, 2025.
ITUC urges Indonesia to strengthen democracy, workers’ rights
President Prabowo Subianto met with General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), Luc Triangle, and ITUC-Asia Pacific General Secretary Shoya Yoshida at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on Monday, November 10, 2025, discussing democratization and labor rights issues in Indonesia and the wider Asia-Pacific region.
Prabowo honors Soeharto as national hero amid human rights debate
President Prabowo Subianto officially names former president Soeharto as a national hero, a move that has sparked controversy both at home and abroad due to the late leader’s authoritarian legacy and human rights record.
Rights Commission urges MK to reassess strategic projects over human rights concerns
The Constitutional Court (MK) on Tuesday, October 7, 2025 held a follow-up hearing for a judicial review challenging articles related to National Strategic Projects (PSN) in the Omnibus Job Creation Law, inviting the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) and the National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) to provide their opinions.
Prabowo lets independent team probe late August riots
President Prabowo Subianto has decided not to establish a government-sanctioned Joint Fact-Finding Team (TGPF) to investigate the late August protests that descended into violence, opting instead to support an independent probe launched by six state human rights institutions.
Flores residents reject geothermal report, calling it “misleading”
Representatives of local communities from Flores, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), have voiced rejection of a technical team report commissioned by the NTT Governor in support of geothermal projects in several areas of the province, which they claimed as disconnected from realities and posing threats to the livelihood of indigenous communities.
Majority in Flores support geothermal project, but vocal minority raises environmental concerns
Despite growing opposition from some community members, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has reported that the majority of residents in Flores, East Nusa Tenggara are in favor of developing geothermal power plants (PLTP) in their region.
Banks asked to halt funding for Harita Group over environmental damages incurred
Environmental and human rights advocacy groups have urged banks to cease financial support for mining Harita Group of companies, citing severe environmental and social damages caused by its extractive businesses.
KSPI accuses PT Pos Indonesia of modern slavery over partner work conditions
The Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) has accused PT Pos Indonesia of implementing modern era slavery, suspecting the State-owned postal company is exploiting 15 thousand people who work as partners.
Amnesty International concerned over rights violations, rising authoritarianism
Amnesty International’s Secretary-General, Agnes Callamard, was in Indonesia from March 4-7, 2025 as part of a global campaign against the increasing trend of authoritarianism, which she noted is becoming more evident in Indonesia.
YLBHI: 216 cases of assaults on rights defenders in PSN areas in the last 3 years
An advocacy staff at the YLBHI Legal Aid Foundation has has revealed a disturbing record of approximately 216 assaults against human rights defenders operating in areas designated as National Strategic Projects (PSN) in the last three years, with the potential to worsen in 2025 as the number of perpetrators is anticipated to increase.
Government to repatriate drugs convict Mary Jane Veloso to Philippine
Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Correctional Institution, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, said the process of returning drugs convict Mary Jane Veloso to the Philippines will be carried out in December 2024.