Similar as happened in Aceh, it has been difficult to implement a humanitarian pause in Papua. The conflicting parties need to create wider space for dialogue.

Organizers of the previous term of Komnas HAM initiate a humanitarian pause in Papua to resolve conflict there. It has yet to gain support from the various groups in Papua.

Groups rejecting the new Criminal Code are intensively producing social media content on controversial articles. Their posts face counter attacks from bots.

The new Criminal Code (KUHP) is ratified quickly despite containing problematic articles. Deputy Minister of Justice and Human Rights Eddy Hiariej is the driving force of the process with the help of Palace officials and lawmakers.

Human Rights Watch Asia Director Elaine Pearson considers the new Criminal Code a setback for democracy. Deputy Minister of Justice and Human Rights Eddy Hiariej said that such criticism is baseless.

The World Cup attracts harsh criticism because of the lack of democracy and human rights in Qatar. This is all because of FIFA’s own leniency towards corruption.

How the cooperatives ministry is handling a case of sexual violence reflects on how low the comprehension levels are of state apparatus regarding gender justice. It is possible many similar cases have never been revealed.

The government needs to preserve the memory of human rights abuses of the past to ensure that these dark events are not repeated.

Detention camps and forced labor sites for political prisoners of 1965 can be found in a number of regions. Most of these camps are nearly unknown today. There is a push to create a memorial.

Without a paradigm shift from Jakarta in the way it sees Papua, the eradication of corruption there will not make the slightest difference to the daily lives of people in the province.

Why did Suciwati feel she was let down by President Joko Widodo when he promised to resolve the murder case of Munir?

The non-judicial team established by Jokowi has the potential to absolve violators of gross human rights abuses of their crimes. It is a shortcut to impunity.

An interview with National Commission on Human Rights Chairman Ahmad Taufan Damanik regarding the resolution of gross violation of human rights through a non-judicial mechanism.

The trial for Paniai case will be started. The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) questioned high-ranking government officials during the investigation.

The government resumes efforts to resolve gross human rights violations outside of court. The formation of a Non-Judicial Resolution Team for Past Gross Human Rights Violations is seen as having the potential to whitewash the sins of the perpetrators.

Is it true that Putri Candrawathi has not been detained because she still has to care for her (underage) child? KPAI  answers.

The non-judicial gross human rights violations settlement team has the potential to absolve the perpetrators of their sins. The victims and their families will not receive justice.

The formation of a team for settlement of past gross human rights abuses.

Attorney General Sanitiar Burhanuddin explains the progress of the investigation into suspected corruption, allegedly involving former Trade Minister Muhammad Lutfi, that caused the cooking oil scarcity. On the Paniai gross human rights violation, he dismisses rumors that there are lobbies to settle the case.

Cartoon: Yuyun Nurrachman

National Commission on Human Rights Chief Ahmad Taufan says that the fulfillment of human rights in the past five years has not been encouraging.

The state fails to provide clean water for all its citizens. Water must become a public good, not a commodity used for seeking profit.

The DPR and the government need to immediately pass the personal data protection law. The new body to protect people’s data must be independent.

Aksi Kamisan, a weekly rally staged in front of the Presidential Palace, has entered its 15th year. Kamisan activist, Maria Katarina Sumarsih, talks about her fight for the cause.

By not condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Indonesia could lose the respect of the international community. This is a betrayal of our Constitution.

Seven out of 10 homes in Indonesia consume water contaminated with sewage. The government fails to guarantee people’s rights to clean water.

The plan by the TNI commander to resolve the conflict in Papua peacefully should go beyond words. It could begin with a ceasefire.

General Andika Perkasa is calling for a non-military approach to resolve conflicts in Papua. It is considered not effective unless troops are withdrawn.

It takes courage to expose what really happened in 1965, including about Gerwani and its leader Umi Sardjono. To this day, people still hate each other based on a concocted history.

Gerwani, a feminist group that often spoke against polygamy, did not comment when President Sukarno remarried. It reasoned that the country needed a unifying figure.

A health care worker is killed in an attack in Papua. Political dialogue in that province must be started without delay.

Cartoon: Yuyun Nurrachman

No matter how impolite it is, criticism of the government from students must not be muzzled. Allowing rectors to hold a position in state-owned companies weakens the independence of campuses.

News summary of the week

The religious and traditional authorities in Bali banned the activities of the Hare Krishna sect. The government must not remain silent.

A movie about the atrocities of the Dutch troops led by Raymond Westerling in 1940s triggers a controversy in the Netherlands. This opens the door to a range of interpretations on that dark period of history.

CARTOONS have often been a source of controversies in many nations. Satiric jokes in the form of comedic images have offended people, often to the point of anger and retaliation. In 2015, France’s satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo became the target of shooting after it published cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. The attack killed dozens, including the cartoonist. A decade before, in 2005, Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published an editorial cartoon depicting Muhammad as well, leading to international protests from Muslim communities. In Southeast Asia, things are not that much different. Three years ago, hundreds of supporters of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) swarmed the office of Tempo in Jakarta. They protested a political cartoon in the magazine which they claimed insulted their leader. Southeast Asian’s growing democracy did not come with freedom of speech for its cartoonists. The police have arrested some of them, and many work under fear of persecution. In light of the situation, Malaysia’s political cartoonist Zunar and non-profit organization Hujah Ehsan are holding an online exhibition of the ASEAN Human Rights Cartoon Exhibition from May 3 to 30. The exhibition, titled Human Rights at the Homeland, features 100 critical cartoons by 37 cartoonists from Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Myanmar.

Although the case has entered the stage of inquiry, the East Java Regional Police have not yet named suspects in the case of torture undergone by Tempo journalist Nur Hadi. There was the involvement of a middle ranking police officer.

The investigation into the shooting of six FPI members must not stop at the perpetrators on the ground. This nation still has a deficit in the upholding of human rights.

The National Police' Criminal Investigation Department investigated three officers with the rank of brigadier in the case of extrajudicial killings of members of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI). The reconstruction did not explain the fact that all of the victims died with gunshot wounds straight to the heart.