In July 2018, the news broke that a 15-year-old Indonesian teenager in Jambi, Sumatra had been sentenced to six months in prison. Her crime: undergoing an abortion after she was raped by her own brother. The case provoked widespread outrage, and sparked …
JAKARTA — Activists have welcomed the release of a 15-year-old girl from jail on the Indonesian island of Sumatra on “humanitarian grounds” following her arrest for a home abortion after being repeatedly raped by her older brother. They worry, however, …
The 15-year-old was sentenced last month after a judge found her guilty of having an abortion Many girls were also hit while trying to reject rape. PHOTO:FILE INDONESIA: Calls to decriminalise abortion grew louder in Indonesia on Wednesday after a …
By Reuters Published: 06:08 EDT, 1 August 2018 | Updated: 06:08 EDT, 1 August 2018 By Beh Lih Yi KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Calls to decriminalise abortion grew louder in Indonesia on Wednesday after a teenage girl who was raped by …
I spoke with David Langwallner, a barrister from Great James Street Chambers in London, about what is wrong with Ireland today. We knew each other from a million years ago while in Trinity College Dublin and both were members of the Hist, or the College …
Donald Trump’s attacks on the press increases the risk of violence against journalists, the United Nations (UN) expert on freedom of expression has warned. UN and Inter-American experts on freedom of expression have condemned the US president and urged to …
Your Excellencies, I am writing on behalf of Human Rights Watch to express our concerns regarding the amended Eradication of Criminal Acts of Terrorism Law (the “CT Law”) that the Indonesian parliament passed on May 25, 2018, which amends the 2003 law. …
Norazila and Ayu were best friends and they shared everything that girls do - sleepovers, selfies, musings about cute boys. But their friendship, which had blossomed in their placid hamlet in northern Malaysia, was destroyed late last month when Norazila, …
Australia's no-boat-arrivals policy on refugees and asylum seekers, in effect for five years, seems to have succeeded. But now hundreds wait in sweltering camps in Papua New Guinea and Nauru. CANBERRA, Australia — When Aziz Abdul reached Australia’s …
Indonesian Death Row and Problems of Unfair Trial By Arif Maulana In the last two years, under the government of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Jusuf Kalla, the execution of death row inmates in Indonesia has occurred frequently. The government has …
Surrogacy, where a woman lends her womb to carry the baby of another couple, has no legal basis in Indonesia. However, that cannot stop the practice from mushrooming, even online. A quick internet search for “surrogate mother” or the Indonesian term “sewa …
Indonesian authorities have released most of the large group of students and activists arrested on Wednesday at a West Papua university. At least 44 people were taken into custody at the University of Cenderawasih campus in Jayapura during a raid, which …
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) - Rights activists called on Tuesday for Indonesia’s Aceh province to release four people detained on suspicion of having homosexual sex, amid concerns over the persecution of the LGBT community in the world’s third-largest …
Dozens of students and activists have been detained by Indonesian security forces at a West Papua university. It comes amid fatal shootouts in the region and the release of a high-profile activist from prison. More than 40 people were taken into custody …
Since 2015, hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshi women have gone to the Middle East, mostly Saudi Arabia, in search of a livelihood. Nearly five thousand of them have so far returned, with many alleging torture and serious abuse. Shariful Hasan, the head …
( Jakarta, April 3, 2018 ) — Indonesian authorities should immediately and unconditionally release four people detained in Aceh under a local ordinance that criminalizes same-sex conduct, Human Rights Watch said today. Under Aceh's Islamic Criminal …
An Iranian woman says she has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for removing her compulsory Islamic headscarf out of protest. Shaparak Shajarizadeh said she had been jailed for "opposing the compulsory hijab" and "waving a white flag of …
Indonesia will make gay sex illegal as a part of a raft of sweeping new laws critics blame on a wave of religious fundamentalism. The proposed shake up, which also takes aim at condom use and adultery, continues to win unprecedented support ahead of the …
Indonesia is pushing to clamp down on gay and pre-marital sex as part of a sweeping criminal law overhaul that critics blame on a wave of religious fundamentalism sweeping across the world's biggest Muslim-majority nation. The proposed shake up -- …
Ahead of Zimbabwe’s much anticipated general elections scheduled on July 30, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders* (an FIDH-OCMT partnership) releases preliminary findings resulting from its most recent field mission conducted from …
Mr. Hashmi to become lead adviser for the company in major business decisions, legal affairs, public policy interests, and compliance operations. American Arthritis (N/A:N/A) COLUMBUS, OHIO, UNITED STATES, July 26, 2018 /EINPresswire.com…
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The NCJFCJ has elected Robert R. Hofmann, judge, 452nd District Court, Mason, Texas, to the NCJFCJ Board of Directors. MASON, TEXAS, UNITED STATES, August 15, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- (Mason, Texas) – The National Council of Juvenile and …
Almost all sexual assaults and rapes in Cuomo’s mental health agencies are being covered-up ALBANY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, August 15, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Jonathan Carey Foundation has done extensive research and all State and …
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Essex County Superior Court granted post-conviction relief, and ordered the State to give Altariq Coursey a new trial, tossing out his convictions. Halscott Megaro PA (N/A:N/A) ORLANDO, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, August 15, 2018 /EINPresswire. …
Download logo The President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, has expressed his appreciation and support for the outstanding work of the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) in entrenching democracy in the region. President Ramaphosa said …
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”) and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have until September 10, 2018 to file lead plaintiff applications in …
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, notifies investors that it has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of investors of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) securities, and that the class period has been extended to …
RADNOR, Pa., Aug. 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kaskela Law LLC announces that shareholder class action lawsuits have been filed against Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) (“Tesla” or the “Company”) and its CEO, Elon Musk (“Musk”), on behalf of certain investors …
NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. is investigating potential claims against Energen Corporation (NYSE: EGN) on behalf of stockholders concerning the proposed acquisition of the company by Diamondback Energy, Inc. …
NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stull, Stull & Brody (“SS&B”) announces that it has filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of purchasers of the common stock of …
NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bernstein Liebhard LLP, a nationally acclaimed investor rights law firm, announces that a new a securities class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of those who purchased or acquired the securities of Tesla …
NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP announces that class action lawsuits have commenced on behalf of shareholders of the following publicly-traded companies. Shareholders interested in serving as lead plaintiff have until …
Novel approach aims to save $2,700 per employee through training leaders LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, August 15, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Training for CEOs and their teams in the wake of the #MeToo movement can have major beneficial implications …
NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. reminds investors that class action lawsuits have been commenced on behalf of stockholders of Funko, Inc., Glencore Plc, and Farmland Partners Inc. Stockholders have until the …
NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of all persons or entities who purchased or …
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