Tag: Joko Widodo
Indonesia: Investigate Police Raid on «Gay Party»
Authorities Exploiting Pornography Law to Target LGBTQ People.
Indonesia: Stop Raids on Homes of ‘Suspected Lesbians’
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.
Indonesia Rejects 75 UN Human Rights Concerns
The Indonesian government says it will likely reject 75 recommendations by United Nations member countries to improve human rights abuses in Indonesia.
Global Outrage Over Public Caning of Gay Men Spurs Sly Rethink
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.
Indonesia: Police Raids Foster Anti-Gay Hysteria
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.
Indonesia: Stop Public Flogging of Gay Men
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.