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2018 Indonesian Death Penalty Report: “Perpetuating Lies”
The fight to abolish death penalty in Indonesia is still a long way to go and it continues from now on. Many commitments that have been announced by Indonesia in many international forums, did not make Indonesia immediately abolish death
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ICJR: Government of Indonesia Should Consistently Promote “Win-Win Solution” Regarding the Provisions of Death Penalty in the Penal Code Bill (RKUHP)
The government’s recommendation to alter the provisions related to the conditions of probation period for convicted sentenced to death shows that the goverment are in doubt in taking a side on this issue. The recommendation entails that the conditions shall
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Constitutional Court Rejected the Petition for a Judicial Review of Article 284, paragraph (1), paragraph (2), paragraph (3), paragraph (4) and paragraph (5), Article 285 and Article 292 of the Indonesian Criminal Code
In Decision No. 46/PUU-XIV/2016 dated 14 December 2017, the Constitutional Court rejected Case No. 46/PUU-XIV/2016 on a Judicial Review of Article 284, paragraph (1), paragraph (2), paragraph (3), paragraph (4) and paragraph (5), Article 285 and Article 292 of the
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Criminalization over Abortion in the RKUHP will Potentially Target Pregnant Women, Rape Victims and Health Personnel/Supporting Personnel
In the RKUHP, the setting of ‘deliberate termination of a human pregnancy’, or also known as abortion, is regulated in two chapters, namely Chapter XIV on Crimes against Decency (Kesusilaan), specifically in the Sixth Section on Treatment that May Lead
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Indonesia: Government should immediately establish moratorium after maladministration in the execution
The undersigned organizations urge the government of Indonesia to establish an official moratorium on all executions and review all death penalty cases with a view to the commutation of their sentences, as immediate first steps towards abolition of the death
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Indonesia: Time to establish a moratorium on executions and review all death penalty cases as first steps towards abolition
Joint Public Statement of Amnesty International, ELSAM (Institute for Policy Research and Advocacy), HRWG (Human Rights Working Group), ICJR (Institute for Criminal Justice Reform), Imparsial, LBH Masyarakat (Community Legal Aid Institute) and PKNI (Indonesian Drug User Network) On 10 October,
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Joint Stakeholders Report on Issues Relating to the Revision of Penal Code and Situation of Torture in Indonesia
In previous UPR session in 2012, Indonesia received a number of recommendations from other member States, one of which specifically related to the need of an adequate revision of the Penal Code and ensuring that preventive measures and legal ramification
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Review of Laws Providing for Chemical Castration in Criminal Justice
Ministries and State Institutions in Jokowi government proposed a draft of Government Regulation in lieu of Law (PERPPU) to adopt chemical castration for perpetrators of child sexual crime. This proposal creates pros and cons among stakeholders including those legal experts,
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ICJR Proposes Several Inputs in the Public Hearing of the Special Committee on the Draft Bill on Terrorism
On Tuesday, 31 May 2016, the Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (“ICJR”) was invited by the Special Committee on the Draft Bill on Terrorism to deliver several inputs in the Public Hearing which held in the House of Representatives (DPR).
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Envisioning Indonesian Criminal Code Reform: Challenges in Reforming Criminal System and Protecting Civil Liberties
The discussion on the Draft Bill on Criminal Code (RKUHP) for Indonesia is one of the most crucial events in Indonesia. This is the first time when the Government and the parliament are on the same table and try to
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