ASEAN setback: Forward march on death penalty
The Jakarta Post – Last Wednesday President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo announced a controversial regulation in lieu of law, citing the many recent reports involving the rape and murder of children.
Reuniting Timor Leste children stolen by Indonesia
The Jakarta Post – “See this scar? I did that!” Peals of laughter and bright smiles erupt as Rosa’s brother touches her forehead gently, brushing an almost invisible scar. He reaches for her earlobe, “Our mother made that earring hole in her ear; she cried.”
‘Protection’ for low-skilled migrants leads to abuse
The Jakarta Post/ANN – Real protection of low-skilled migrant workers can only occur if justice is placed at the center of the migration debate.
Whose healthy ASEAN Community?
The Jakarta Post – Now that the ASEAN Economic Community is underway, we may want to ask whether the process of regional integration bodes well for the realization of ‘A healthy, caring and sustainable ASEAN Community’, as declared at the last ASEAN Health Ministers Meeting in 2014.