Venidora Oliveira – Members of Parliament have called for protection detail to be available to female justice officials when serving court summons.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo's claim of a national drug "emergency" that necessitates the death penalty for drug crimes is based on questionable statistics.

Paulina Quintao – Deputy Justice Ministry Ivo Jorge Valente said the draft Juvenile Justice Law has been completed and has been scheduled for debate at the Council Ministry (CoM) prior to being sen

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – Indonesia's influence in the international community may be overshadowed by the scorn it is getting for the recent executions of drug traffickers, human rights activists say.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) supports the move of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's government to expedite the execution of a number of drug convicts.

Venidora Oliveira – Member of the National Parliament MP Arao Noe urges the Ministry of Justice to work towards translating the Timorese Civil Code Law to Tetun because it was difficult for Timores

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Jakarta – Indonesia is sticking to its policy of executing drug offenders, including foreigners, and an official said Monday that the withdrawal of the Dutch and Brazil ambassadors would not distur

Jakarta – After the recent execution of six death-row convicts, 60 more, including a number of foreigners, will soon follow, says Attorney General Prasetyo.

Jakarta – The application of the death penalty for inmates convicted on drug trafficking charges is intolerable as international human rights law has limited the use of the death penalty to only "t

Jakarta – The execution of six drug traffickers in Indonesia early Sunday, the first since President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo took office, is a retrograde step for human rights in the country, Amnesty

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The execution of six drug traffickers in Indonesia today, the first since President Joko Widodo took office, is a retrograde step for human rights in the country, Amnesty International

Bayu Marhaenjati, Jakarta – Narcotics detectives with Jakarta Police swooped on a West Jakarta Police sergeant in a hotel parking lot on Friday and charged him with possession with intent to distri

Jakarta – The Commission of Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS) joined forces with human rights NGOs to oppose the execution of six death-row convicts in Boyolali, West Java, and Nusa

Jakarta – Arief Hidayat, a law professor, was on Monday appointed the new chief justice of Indonesia's troubled Constitutional Court.

Jakarta – The Supreme Court said 117 judges received administrative punishment for misconduct in 2014.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo decided on Tuesday to pick I Dewa Gede Palguna, a constitutional law professor at Udayana University in Bali, as the new Constitutional Court (

Hizbul Ridho & Erwin Cristianson, Jakarta – Human rights groups in Indonesia have condemned on Monday the issuance of a Supreme Court letter instructing all judiciaries to reject case reviews f

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Legal experts have lambasted President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration for backing a Supreme Court's letter that places limits on criminal convicts filing case reviews

An American woman arrested in East Timor and released from prison on Christmas Day is staying at the home of former president Jose Ramos-Horta until her passport is returned.

Associated Press in Portland, Oregon – A US traveler detained for months in Timor Leste has been released from prison.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The country's two largest Muslim organizations, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah, have given their support to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's call for the s

Washington – A veterinarian from Oregon who was arrested while traveling in East Timor in September was released from jail on Thursday after nearly two months of detention, the US State

Nearly two years ago, Stacey Addison of Portland, Oregon, began a trip around the world starting in Antarctica.

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Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo should commute the death sentences of five individuals scheduled for execution "as soon as possible" for violating drug trafficking laws, Human

"President Widodo should join the global tide toward abolishing the death penalty rather than approving multiple executions.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Judicial Commission (KY) backed on Monday a move by the Constitutional Court (MK) to push President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo not to involve two top lawyers in a c

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Jakarta – An NGO has asked the government to call off its plan to execute five people by the end of this year.

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Kate Lamb, Jakarta – Questions over the new Indonesian president Joko Widodo's commitment to human rights have been raised after he signed off on the execution of five inmates on death

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – Human rights watch dog Imparsial reaffirmed its stance against the death penalty, citing a report that five convicts will be executed by the end of this year whil

Novy Lumanauw & Ezra Sihite, Jakarta – Newly appointed Attorney General H.M.

Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – Legal activists and environmentalists have strongly criticized a court in East Java that has sentenced a firewood gatherer to two years' imprisonment and a

Semarang – The Central Java provincial administration has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with several parties to push for a justice system that is more sensitive to the inte

The UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers Gabriela Knaul on Tuesday urged the government of East Timor to reconsider the dismissing of international judges and

Hotman Siregar & Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch is urging newly inaugurated Attorney General H.M.

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Hasyim Widhiarto and Yuliasri Perdana, Jakarta – Critics have excoriated President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo for his decision to name a political appointee as the country's top prosecutor.

Jakarta – The Home Ministry has yet to review problematic bylaws, including the controversial Aceh criminal code, or Qanun Jinayat, that violate rights and carry cruel punishments.

Jakarta – The national women's rights body is demanding that the Aceh criminal code, or the Qanun Jinayat, be annulled, saying it is unconstitutional.

Sonali Paul, Melbourne – East Timor has ordered five foreign judges out of the country after a court ruled in favour of US oil and gas producer ConocoPhillips in cases tied to $236 mill

Sara Everingham – East Timor, a country that counts Australia as a major donor, is sacking all the foreign judges and advisers in its justice system.

Jakarta – Supreme Court Chief Justice Hatta Ali has sworn in four new justices – Amran Suadi, Is Sudaryono, Purwosusilo and Sudrajat Dimyati – in a ceremony at the court in Jakarta on T

Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights, known as Komnas HAM, on Wednesday called for the government to abolish the death sentence, saying it violated the right to life.

Jakarta – The rule of law remains elusive in Indonesia, despite its comprehensive legal system, due to the lack of a thorough supervisory mechanism, a study has found.