A human rights group is urging Asean to conclude a six-year debate on an instrument protecting migrant workers and develop a draft during a meeting this week. “We, various civil society elements concerned with the protection of the rights of migrant workers, urge the Asean drafting team committee on migrant workers [ACMW] to complete the debate on the Instrument for the Protection for Migrant Workers and Their Families,” a statement issued by the Human Rights Working Group Indonesia (HRWG-Indonesia) said. The statement also said that the group hoped that the ACMW would complete the discussion during its two-day Asean Forum on Migrant Read More ...

By Ezra Sihite   President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono must show that he deserves an award for upholding religious freedom by doing more for victims of persecution in his own country, rights activists said on Friday.   Representatives from the Solidarity for Victims of Religious Freedom Violations (Sobat KBB) made the call during a visit to the presidential advisory council in Jakarta to deliver an open letter to Yudhoyono.   Reverend Palti Panjaitan, whose congregation in Bekasi has for years been fighting for the right to worship Read More ...

"Sudah enam tahun berjalan, pembahasan instrumen perlindungan pekerja migran ASEAN belum selesai."   Koalisi organisasi masyarakat sipil yang menggeluti isu pekerja migran mendesak tim Drafting ASEAN Comittee on Migrant Workers (ACMW) segera menuntaskan tugasnya. Menurut salah satu anggota koalisi dari HRWG, Ali Akbar Tanjung, tim yang bertugas merancang instrumen perlindungan bagi pekerja migran ASEAN itu sampai saat ini masih membahas rancangan tersebut. Perumusan instrumen perlindungan bagi pekerja migran dan keluarganya itu dilakukan dalam pertemuan ke-8 yang berlangsung pada 29-30 April 2013 di Jakarta.   Pria yang disapa Akbar itu menjelaskan pembahasan tersebut adalah mandat Deklarasi ASEAN tentang Perlindungan Pekerja Migran atau dikenal sebagai Deklarasi Read More ...

OPEN LETTER Unfair Process and the Criminalization of Mr. Palti Panjaitan (HKBP Filadelfia Priest/Leader) -The Case of Attack Againts HKBP Filadelfia in Bekasi, West Java Indonesia by the Intolerant Group and Supported by The State Security Apparatus.   Read More ...

JAKARTA, suaramerdeka.com - Tindakan extra judicial killing yang dilakukan 11 oknum anggota Kopassus, dan menyebabkan tewasnya 4 orang di LP Cebongan, Sleman, tak bisa dibela dengan dalih apapun, termasuk dalih memberantas premanisme. Tindakan tersebut jelas telah melecehkan simbol negara, melecehkan supremasi hukum, serta merendahkan harkat dan martabat kemanusiaan. Demikian pernyataan Koalisi Masyarakat Sipil. "Kami dari Koalisi Masyarakat Sipil menyesalkan munculnya sikap di publik yang permisif dan membenarkan tindakan extra judicial killing di LP Cebongan. Kami sesalkan karena mengapa tindakan yang telah melecehkan berbagai aspek termasuk harkat dan martabat kemanusiaan itu ditolerir," Read More ...