Many health workers did not have access to adequate personal protective equipment or COVID-19 tests. The right to freedom of expression was curtailed with the issuance of a directive by the National Police criminalizing criticism of the government’s response to the pandemic. An increasing number of...

Responding to the deaths of at least 130 people following a stampede at the Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, East Java on 1 October, Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid said: “We express our deepest condolences to the families of the victims. No one should lose their lives...

As the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) marks its 55th anniversary today, Amnesty International urges the regional bloc to acknowledge the failure of its five-point plan published in April 2021 to end the violence and increasing human rights violations in Myanmar. “ASEAN must prove it...

Unlawful killings, buildup of security forces in vicinity of a planned gold mine concession  Authorities restrict daily life of Indigenous Papuans, including hairstyle   Lack of consultation with communities affected by gold mine plans     Indonesian authorities should immediately halt plans to...

Two children were shot, one fatally, during a gunfight between armed groups and Indonesian security forces in Intan Jaya regency, Papua province Local residents told Amnesty International they believed shots came from nearby military command post Hundreds of residents fled to churches The...

Indonesian security forces have used discriminatory excessive force and racially abused protesters peacefully opposing the renewal of the Papuan Special Autonomy Law, new research by Amnesty International has revealed. Papuan protesters told how they were targeted with water cannons, kicked and...

Responding to the disembarkation of 297 Rohingya refugees in Lhokseumawe, in Aceh province on the westernmost tip of Indonesia, Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid said: “Rohingya refugees are still willing to risk everything in search of safety. Their testimonies, once...

Responding to the disembarkation of 94 Rohingya refugees in North Aceh today, Amnesty International Indonesia’s Executive Director, Usman Hamid, said: “Today’s disembarkation of Rohingya refugees is a moment of optimism and solidarity. It’s a credit to the community in Aceh who pushed hard and took...

After hundreds of Rohingya people died at sea in 2015, regional leaders pledged to “learn from past crises” and not repeat the same catastrophic mistakes. But as boats remain stranded yet again, it appears those governments have learned nothing. Last week saw an exception to the rule. One boat,...

Amnesty Indonesia and Amnesty Australia welcome the decision of Indonesian authorities to release 30,000 prisoners to minimise the risk of infection with COVID-19. Overcrowding and unsanitary facilities have been posing a health threat to Indonesia’s prison population of more than 250.000...

Responding to reports that a woman and a man lost consciousness as they were whipped during separate public punishments handed down by authorities in Aceh today, Amnesty International Indonesia’s Executive Director, Usman Hamid, said: “The fact that two people were beaten unconscious today, in two...

Responding to the charges brought against pro-democracy activist and human rights defender Robertus Robet, who was detained in the night of 7 March for criticising the Indonesian Military (TNI), Amnesty International Indonesia’s Executive Director Usman Hamid said: “This is a blatant and ludicrous...

LGBTI communities in Indonesia are facing increasing crackdowns both from the police and the municipal police (Satpol PP) with at least four series of arrests and public humiliations having taken place across the country in the past month, Amnesty International says. The latest crackdown took place...