Amnesty International Indonesia defends human rights, monitors abuses, and advocates for accountability across the archipelago.
Defendants from Indonesia’s military intelligence unit have been convicted over the March attack on Andrie Yunus, a KontraS rights advocate. Sentences range from 1.5 to three years. Rights groups call the verdict a shallow justice, urging civilian courts to probe higher-level actions.
Aceh’s Sharia court has ordered a 21-lash caning for a couple caught kissing unmarried, with witnesses present as public punishment. The sentences follow a viral TikTok livestream, highlighting Aceh’s unique enforcement of Islamic law within Indonesia and drawing comment from Amnesty International and other observers.