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Indonesia: Investigate Police Raid on «Gay Party»

NewsdeskWorld - LGBTQ RightsSeptember 7, 2020

Authorities Exploiting Pornography Law to Target LGBTQ People.

Indonesia: Stop Raids on Homes of ‘Suspected Lesbians’

PressdeskWorld - LGBTQ RightsSeptember 6, 2017

The Indonesian government should urgently investigate the September 2, 2017 police raid on the homes of 12 “suspected lesbians,” Human Rights Watch said today. The raid and ensuing forced evictions violate the rights to privacy, non-discrimination and basic due process.

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Indonesia Rejects 75 UN Human Rights Concerns

staffWorld - LGBTQ RightsJuly 28, 2017July 29, 2017

The Indonesian government says it will likely reject 75 recommendations by United Nations member countries to improve human rights abuses in Indonesia.

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Global Outrage Over Public Caning of Gay Men Spurs Sly Rethink

staffHate Crime World - LGBTQ RightsJuly 13, 2017April 14, 2024

The authorities in Aceh – Indonesia’s only province that implements full Sharia (Islamic law) – clearly feel stung by the international outcry they generated when police publicly flogged two gay men in May. Their solution, it appears, is to put an end to public floggings.

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Indonesia: Police Raids Foster Anti-Gay Hysteria

PressdeskWorld - LGBTQ RightsJune 6, 2017June 18, 2017

Indonesia’s national police force should immediately investigate recent raids by local law enforcement on gatherings of gay men, Human Rights Watch said Last Friday in a letter to national police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian.

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Indonesia: Stop Public Flogging of Gay Men

PressdeskWorld - LGBTQ RightsMay 22, 2017June 18, 2017

Indonesia’s President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo should immediately intervene to prevent the scheduled May 23, 2017 public flogging of two young men convicted of same-sex sexual relations, Human Rights Watch said Saturday.

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