Human Rights Watch Indonesia

11/07/2026

Pelecehan dan serangan terhadap mahasiswa le***an, gay, biseksual, dan transgender di Indonesia meningkat selama perayaan Bulan Kebanggaan Juni 2026, kata Human Rights Watch. Setidaknya 10 universitas negeri baru-baru ini memungut peraturan diskriminatif dan membatasi liputan pers mahasiswa dan diskusi media sosial seputar keragaman gender dan seksual, yang merusak kebebasan berekspresi.

Para rektor universitas-universitas ini harus segera mengambil langkah untuk melindungi kebebasan akademik dan kebebasan berekspresi. Pemerintah Indonesia juga harus meninjau dan merevisi sejumlah undang-undang dan kebijakan yang memfasilitasi serangan terhadap individu LGBT.

Pelecehan dan serangan terhadap mahasiswa le***an, gay, biseksual, dan transgender (LGBT) di Indonesia meningkat selama perayaan Bulan Kebanggaan Juni 2026.

13/06/2026

John Teddy Wakum dari LBH Merauke, yang mewakili Mama Yasinta dalam dua gugatan hukum soal perampasan tanah di Merauke, mengatakan: “Ada pihak luar yang memakai Mama Yasinta buat mengalihkan (perhatian) publik dari persoalan struktural jadi persoalan individual”

21/05/2026

“Bukan wewenang pemerintahan Presiden Prabowo Subianto untuk menentukan siapa yang merupakan pembela hak asasi manusia dan siapa yang bukan,” kata Meenakshi Ganguly, wakil direktur Asia di Human Rights Watch. “Pihak berwenang Indonesia seyogianya melindungi semua orang yang bekerja menegakkan hak asasi manusia, alih-alih menyingkirkan para pengkritik pemerintah dengan dalih mengidentifikasi pembela hak asasi manusia yang ‘asli’.”

Seorang pejabat Indonesia pada 30 April 2026 mengumumkan bahwa pemerintah akan mengubah Undang-Undang Hak Asasi Manusia tahun 1999 agar pihak pemerintah dapat menentukan siapa yang diakui sebagai pembela hak asasi manusia, kata Human Rights Watch hari ini.

24/03/2026

“The brutal acid attack in downtown Jakarta against a prominent rights activist by alleged military intelligence members raises grave concerns for Indonesia’s entire human rights community,” said Elaine Pearson, Asia director at Human Rights Watch. “President Prabowo should set up an independent fact-finding team to investigate the attack against Andrie Yunus to ensure that all those responsible are brought to justice.”

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto should immediately issue a presidential decree setting up a fact-finding team independent of the military to fully investigate the acid attack against a prominent human rights activist who has criticized the military.

15/03/2026

Indonesia has accepted the offer of a deputy commander role in the International Stabilisation Force (ISF) for Gaza after joining US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace. The Indonesian government should use its position to promote and safeguard the human rights of Palestinians, and to advocate for the leading role of the United Nations in Gaza.

Indonesia has accepted the offer of a deputy commander role in the ISF for Gaza after joining US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace.

06/03/2026

Pacific Island governments on March 4, 2026, launched the world’s first regional guide to address climate-related relocation grounded in human rights principles.

As Pacific leaders gather for a three-day convening in Nadi, Fiji, they have an opportunity to pair this landmark guidance with the financial and technical support needed to implement it. The Pacific Regional Guidance on Planned Relocation adapts global standards on planned relocation to the realities of the Pacific, where rising seas, coastal erosion, and king tides are already forcing entire communities to move.

“This regional guide recognizes that planned relocation to a new site is a measure of last resort for communities that can no longer adapt to climate change impacts in place, and should protect communities’ rights, dignity, and self-determination,” said Erica Bower, climate displacement researcher at Human Rights Watch. “Now, Pacific governments and donors need to ensure communities have the resources to make those principles real.”

The guidance covers key considerations to support planned relocation in the Pacific, including robust assessments, policy frameworks, funding, and mechanisms for communities to have a seat at the table during all stages of decision-making. It tailors global standards on planned relocation to the complexities of the Pacific, including greater focus on the role of customary land tenure systems, cultural heritage in assessments, and Indigenous rights such as self-determination and free, prior, and informed consent to make changes in their living situation.

Pacific Island governments on March 4, 2026 launched the world’s first regional guide to address climate-related relocation grounded in human rights principles.

18/02/2026

Indonesian police unlawfully dispersed, beat, and detained 11 Papuan protesters in Merauke City, South Papua, on January 25, 2026, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should promptly and impartially investigate the incident, appropriately discipline or punish those responsible for abuses, and consult with Indigenous communities to address longstanding grievances.

That morning, members of the Voice of Catholic People of Papua (Suara Kaum Awam Katolik Regio Papua) had gathered at the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Cathedral to call on church officials to protect Indigenous people harmed by the government’s massive Merauke food project. They also expressed opposition to the bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Merauke for backing the government project. The police arrived and forcibly dispersed those gathered inside the church courtyard and arrested 11.

Indonesian police unlawfully dispersed, beat, and detained 11 Papuan protesters in Merauke City, South Papua, on January 25, 2026.

18/02/2026

The United Nations, Human Rights Watch, and others have documented the Myanmar junta’s escalating war crimes and crimes against humanity since the 2021 military coup. The military’s atrocities have been fueled by decades of impunityand insufficient global efforts to end its violations and hold perpetrators to account.

The Timor-Leste case sends a powerful message of regional solidarity for victims of Myanmar military atrocities. Justice efforts underway at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the ICC are vital, but they are limited to crimes committed before the coup. Universal jurisdiction is one of the few avenues to hold the military accountable for post-coup atrocities as well.

On February 13, Myanmar’s military junta ordered the head of Timor-Leste’s embassy in Yangon to leave the country within seven days.