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Indonesia Death Penalty Report 2020: Taking Lives During Pandemic
In the period March 2020 to October 2020, during the pandemic, there were at least 87 death penalty cases with 106 defendants, this is an increase compared to the same period from March 2019 to October 2019, with 48 death
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Death Row Phenomenon in Indonesia
To push the belief of “death penalty is torture” be adopted as an international norm so that it should be abolished, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment (2010 – 2016), Juan Mendez,
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Getting to Good Human Trafficking Data: A Workbook and Field Guide for Indonesian Civil Society
Human trafficking is a gross human rights violation that requires multifaceted and systemic interventions to combat. People of all ages are exploited into forced labour and commercial sex in each of the 34 provinces of Indonesia, which is a major
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ICJR, Harm Reduction International, and LBHM Submission to the Committee of Civil and Political Rights
ICJR, Harm Reduction International, dan LBHM menyambut baik kesempatan pelaporan kepada Komite Hak Asasi Manusia berkaitan dengan adopsi List of Issues Prior to Reporting (LOIPR), pada Sesi ke-129. Dalam laporan ini, ICJR, Harm Reduction International, dan LBHM akan memberikan gambaran
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Enforcing Article on the Defamation of the President, Police sets their face against Constitutional Court’s Decision
The Covid-19 pandemic was used as a moment by law enforcement officials to silently suppress the freedom of expression by enforcing the provisions contained in the EIT Law and the Penal Code. The ICJR expressly condemned these actions and called
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Alternatives to Imprisonment: Provision, Implementation, and Projection of Alternatives to Imprisonment in Indonesia
In the Indonesian context, the design and implementation of criminal law is very closely related to prison sentence. In the public as well as legal academic discourses, prison sentence is always linked to deterring – primarily – criminal offenders. Prison
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A Game of Fate: Report on Indonesia Death Penalty Policy in 2019
The pathway to the abolition of the death penalty found a way in the 2015 Draft Bill, which stipulates that death penalty as a punishment in a special manner shall be applied alternatively in court sentencing. The 2015 Draft Bill
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ICJR Policy Brief: EU – Indonesia Human Rights Dialogue
Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR) established in 2007 is an independent research institution focusing on criminal law reform, criminal justice system reform, and legal reform in general in Indonesia. ICJR has conducted three major programs: research and advocacy, training,
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ICJR & PRI Policy Brief: EU – Indonesia Human Rights Dialogue
In this policy briefing the Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR)[1] and Penal Reform International (PRI)[2] detail key concerns on the interlinking issues on the agenda for the European Union-Indonesia Human Rights Dialogue in Brussels on 8 November 2019, and
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Indonesian Harm Drug Policy: When Women Left Behind
ICJR once again reminds the Indonesian government of the importance of reforming drug policy in Indonesia. The existing drug policy is merely focusing on criminalization and have already taken too many victims, especially member of vulnerable groups such as women.
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