https://www.scmp.com/rss/523748/feed The latest news and top stories on Amnesty International Indonesia. A Jakarta-based non-profit organisation, Amnesty International Indonesia is dedicated to addressing national human rights issues through research, campaigning and human rights education. Its main areas of focus include protecting human rights defenders, promoting freedom of expression and assembly and tackling violations against marginalised groups. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Aisyah Llewellyn Aisyah Llewellyn When 22-year-old Fandi Ramadhan phoned home from detention last May, he told his mother he had no idea drugs were aboard the ship he had just started working on as an engine-room oiler. Indonesian prosecutors, however, allege he knew about the illicit cargo and are now seeking the death penalty for him and five other crew members of the Thai-flagged vessel Sea Dragon, after authorities said they found nearly two tonnes of methamphetamines on board in what officials called the largest drug... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3344830/indonesias-bid-execute-6-cargo-ship-crew-drug-case-sparks-liability-debate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3344830/indonesias-bid-execute-6-cargo-ship-crew-drug-case-sparks-liability-debate?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Feb 2026 05:48:13 +0000 Resty Woro Yuniar Resty Woro Yuniar Indonesia begins its tenure as president of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) this month under a cloud of contradiction, with officials hailing the prestige of the largely ceremonial role even as activists raise uncomfortable questions about the country’s own rights record. The 47-member body, a subsidiary of the UN General Assembly, has a mandate to promote and protect human rights globally. Indonesia’s ambassador was elected president on January 8 after being put forward as the Asia‑Pacific... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3340202/false-pride-indonesias-un-rights-role-clashes-its-domestic-record?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3340202/false-pride-indonesias-un-rights-role-clashes-its-domestic-record?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 18 Jan 2026 04:00:11 +0000 Resty Woro Yuniar Resty Woro Yuniar The arrests of activists and social media users in Indonesia on accusations of inciting violence in the recent protests have prompted rights advocates to warn of a “serious threat” to freedom of expression in the world’s third-largest democracy. Jakarta police last week named 43 people as suspects behind “a series of anarchic acts” during the weeklong protests across Indonesia in late August. The protests were sparked by anger over the excessive perks given to lawmakers, which later morphed into... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3325207/arrests-indonesian-protesters-spur-fears-censorship-more-political-chaos?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3325207/arrests-indonesian-protesters-spur-fears-censorship-more-political-chaos?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Sep 2025 10:30:08 +0000 Resty Woro Yuniar Resty Woro Yuniar A wiretapping agreement between Indonesia’s prosecutors and the country’s biggest telecoms firms has drawn criticism from rights groups warning it could enable mass unchecked surveillance, even as officials defend the deal as a crucial tool for law enforcement. The memorandum of understanding, signed last month between the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) and four major telecommunications providers, allows prosecutors to access user data and intercept communications for investigative... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3319576/indonesias-wiretap-pact-could-create-digital-dragnet-dissent-watchdogs-warn?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3319576/indonesias-wiretap-pact-could-create-digital-dragnet-dissent-watchdogs-warn?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 25 Jul 2025 08:00:07 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse The Indonesian government’s plans to issue new history books have sparked fears that mention of deadly riots in 1998 targeting mostly ethnic Chinese in the country will be scrubbed from the text. The 10-volume account was ordered by the administration of President Prabowo Subianto, an ex-general accused of abducting activists in the unrest that preceded dictator Suharto’s fall, claims he denies. Scholars fear his government could use the exercise to rewrite history and cover up past... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3318019/indonesias-updated-history-books-stoke-fears-buried-truth-about-anti-chinese-riots?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3318019/indonesias-updated-history-books-stoke-fears-buried-truth-about-anti-chinese-riots?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 13 Jul 2025 03:52:59 +0000