FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALRC-CWS-29-16-2015 June 12, 2015 A Written Submission to the UN Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre INDONESIA: Weak judicial system and insufficient legal aid allows for unfair trial A basic requirement in ensuring justice, fair trial is largely dependent on the state of the criminal justice system in the country, particularly the effectiveness of judges and lawyers. The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) wishes to draw the attention of the UN Human Rights Council to the fact that judicial independence in Indonesia suffers. Indonesia’s Judicial Commission received as many as 1,781 complaints from the public about unfair trial between January and December 2014. In […]
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INDONESIA: Land grabbing and rights abuse occurs widely under ‘economic development’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALRC-CWS-29-15-2015 June 11, 2015 A written submission to the UN Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre INDONESIA: Land grabbing and rights abuse occurs widely under ‘economic development’ State party to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (IESCSR), Indonesia has a domestic law promulgating the Covenant as well as relevant provisions in its Constitution, particularly regarding ensuring an adequate standard of living for all. Nevertheless, widespread human rights violations are occurring in the area of land and natural resources. Not only are government policies detrimental to farmers, state officers are themselves involved in land grabbing and other rights abuses. While Article 33 […]
INDONESIA: Government unwilling to genuinely protect freedom of expression
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALRC-CWS-29-12-2015 June 10, 2015 A written submission to the UN Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre INDONESIA: Government unwilling to genuinely protect freedom of expression Despite the existence of constitutional and other legal provisions, protection for the right to freedom of expression remains weak in Indonesia. This is largely due to the government’s inconsistency in applying the law, as well as a lack of police regulations and policy on dealing with citizens expressing their right. At the same time, the government has also enacted some controversial regulations that can potentially be used to restrict freedom of expression: a) Law No. 7 of 2012 on […]
INDONESIA: Extrajudicial and summary executions remain a serious problem despite legal guarantees to the right to life
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALRC-CWS-29-03-2015 June 08, 2015 A written submission to the UN Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre INDONESIA: Extrajudicial and summary executions remain a serious problem despite legal guarantees to the right to life The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) wishes to draw the attention of the UN Human Rights Council to the widespread occurrence of extrajudicial and summary executions within Indonesia. Such cases are rarely effectively investigated. With the security forces and other arms of the state apparatus frequently involved in such crimes, law enforcement agencies have become an obstacle in enforcing law and investigating crime. The sanctity of the right to life is […]
INDONESIA: Right to freedom of assembly and association acknowledged, but not protected
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALRC-CWS-29-08-2015 June 09, 2015 A Written Submission to the UN Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre INDONESIA: Right to freedom of assembly and association acknowledged, but not protected Despite Indonesia’s Law No. 9 of 1998 guaranteeing freedom of expression in public areas, the protection of the right to freedom of assembly and association in the country remains fragile. In the last three years there have been frequent brutal attacks and forced dispersing of peaceful demonstrations, film screenings, and public discussions initiated by labour, land, and environmental activists, as well as prayer meetings organized by religious groups. Citizens and activists meeting to express their political […]
INDONESIA: Human rights defenders in Papua
Date: September 16, 2014 Document id:ALRC-COS-27-16-2014 Speaker:Mr.Damion Vogt HRC section: Item 3, General Debate A Joint Oral Statementto the 27th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from 21 NGOs INDONESIA: Human rights defenders in Papua Mr. President, Papuan human rights defenders are often confronted by intimidation from Indonesian authorities. Franciscans International and a coalition of 18 international and national organisations would like to call the Council’s attention to the case of intimidation of Papuan human rights lawyer, MrGustafKawer. MrKawer is an independent lawyer from Papua who has been involved in numerous human rights litigations. He was summoned by the Papua regional police as a witness on August 22, 2014. […]
INDONESIA: Freedom of expression in Papua and West Papua
Date: September 15, 2014 Document id:ALRC-COS-27-15-2014 Speaker: Mr. Budi Tjahjono HRC section: Item 3, General Debate A Joint Oral Statement to the 27th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from 23 NGOs INDONESIA: Freedom of expression in Papua and West Papua Mr. President, Franciscans International and VIVAT International in coalition with 16 international and national organizations would like to draw the Council’s attention to the still unresolved issue regarding the freedom of expression in the provinces of Papua and West Papua in Indonesia. In 2013, the Human Rights Committee in its concluding observation requested Indonesia to take the necessary steps to ensure that any restrictions to the freedom of […]
INDONESIA: Freedom of expression and Assembly in West Papua
Date: June 10, 2014 Document id: ALRC-COS-26-17-2014 HRC section: Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Freedom of expression and on Peaceful Assembly and Association Speaker: Mr. Budi Tjahjono A Joint Oral Statement to the 26th Session of the UN Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), Franciscans International (FI), International Coalition for Papua (ICP), Tapol, Vivat International, West Papua Netzwerk (WPN) INDONESIA: Freedom of expression and Assembly in West Papua Thank you Mr. President, We, the International Coalition for Papua would like to draw the Council’s attention to the deterioration of freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Papua, Indonesia. The area remains restricted to […]
INDONESIA: For justice to be more accessible to victims, an anti-torture law is needed
ALRC-CWS-25-05-2014 February 21, 2014 HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twenty fifth session, Agenda Item 3, General Debate A joint written submission to the UN Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre and Padang Legal Aid Institute (LBH Padang) INDONESIA: For justice to be more accessible to victims, an anti-torture law is needed 1. The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) and Padang Legal Aid Institute (LBH Padang) wish to bring the attention of the Human Rights Council (HRC) to the matter of Indonesia’s urgent need to adopt a separate anti-torture law. Both organisations welcomed consideration of the issue of torture during the HRC’s 25th session and the significant work of the […]
INDONESIA: Existing law and policies puts Indonesian workers abroad at risk of abuse
ALRC-CWS-25-11-2014 February 26, 2014 HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twenty fifth session, Agenda Item 3, General Debate A joint written submission to the UN Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre and the Network of Indonesian Migrant Workers INDONESIA: Existing law and policies puts Indonesian workers abroad at risk of abuse 1. The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), the Network of Indonesian Migrant Workers[1] (Jaringan Buruh Migran Indonesia Cabut UUPPTKILN No. 39 tahun 2004, JBMI) wish to draw the attention of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) to the failure of existing Indonesian law and policies to provide adequate protection for Indonesian domestic workers abroad. The Hong Kong-based organisations are […]