Avoiding Overreach: Shaping State Responses to Anti-LGBTI Online Hate Speech in Southeast Asia
An opinion piece by Daron Tan, ICJ Associate International Legal Adviser, Asia and the Pacific Programme. (more…)
Region and country Archives: Indonesia
Indonesia: the ICJ welcomes the Indonesian Parliament’s landmark adoption of legislation on sexual violence
Following more than a decade of advocacy by women’s human rights groups, Indonesia’s parliament adopted long-awaited legislation against sexual violence. (more…)
Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines: Experts call for legal reforms to address abusive lawsuits targeting human rights and public interest advocates (SLAPPs)
On 9 December 2021, the ICJ and 11 other organizations co-hosted an online panel discussion entitled: “Time to Fight Against SLAPPs in Southeast Asia”. (more…)
ICJ and BHRRC launch innovative Guidance on Freedom of Association of Workers in ASEAN region
In order to improve respect for the rights of workers in Southeast Asia, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), together with the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC), will launch a new Guidance on Freedom of Association of Workers in ASEAN. (more…)
Indonesia: Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia and ICJ hosts webinar on Enhancing Gender Equality in the Judiciary
The ICJ held a webinar on 25 October 2021 which gathered ICJ Commissioners and Indonesian judges to discuss progress and challenges in the advancement of women’s access to justice in compliance with international human rights law. (more…)
Indonesia: ICJ submits report to the CEDAW Committee on Indonesia’s discriminatory laws and practices towards women
Today, the International Commission of Jurists made a submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee) in view of its forthcoming review on Indonesia’s implementation of and compliance with its obligations under CEDAW in light of the State party’s eighth periodic report under Article 18 of the Convention. (more…)