Opioid illustration. Towfiqu barbhuiya / Pexels

Pain and the struggle for relief: How fear influences patient access to medical opioids

Patients in Indonesia cannot access medical opioids because the government fears drug misuse.
Ilustrasi opioid. Towfiqu barbhuiya / Pexels

Obat pereda nyeri hebat sulit didapat: Ketakutan terhadap opioid medis hambat pengobatan di Indonesia

Penggunaan opioid medis di Indonesia terhambat ketakutan pemerintah akan penyalahgunaan obat.
Kekerasan dari aparat yang terjadi ketika demonstrasi mahasiswa di Makassar yang menentang RUU KPK dan RKUHP. Shutterstock

Refleksi 2019: awan gelap untuk HAM di Indonesia

HAM di 2019 terlihat suram, namun ada beberapa perkembangan baik dan menjadi harapan ke depannya.
Laju perkembangan teknologi semakin deras mulai dari mata uang digital, mobil tanpa awak, hingga pertambangan luar angkasa. Bagaimana fakultas hukum dapat menghadapinya? Shutterstock

Mata uang digital hingga hukum luar angkasa: dosen hukum harus kreatif siapkan mahasiswa hadapi laju teknologi

Agar fakultas hukum dapat menjaga relevansinya di tengah derasnya laju teknologi, akademisi menyarankan pengajar hukum untuk mengadopsi kurikulum interdisipliner dan metode pengajaran yang kreatif.
Indonesian law schools will have to face questions surrounding ethics in technology in the coming years, if not already. How can they prepare for it? Shutterstock

How Indonesian law schools can prepare for the future of technology

Scholars suggest that law schools must adopt innovative interdisciplinary curricula alongside implementation of creative teaching methods to address advancements in technology.
Pada Hari Anti Anti Narkotika Internasional yang jatuh pada hari ini, kami ingin mengkritik kebijakan narkotika pemerintah. www.shutterstock.com

Hari Anti Narkotika Internasional: Para ahli sarankan jangan penjarakan pengguna narkotika

Pemerintah seharusnya berhenti mengirimkan pengguna narkotika ke penjara dan fokus dalam upaya pemulihan gangguan ketergantungan penggunaan narkotika.
Indonesia’s incumbent president Joko Widodo. Mast Irham/EPA

Jokowi wins Indonesia’s election, polls indicate – what does that mean for human rights?

We ask political and human rights experts to analyse what Jokowi’s victory means, based on this early quick count, for civil liberties and the protection of human rights in Indonesia.
Presiden Petahana Joko Widodo. Mast Irham/EPA

Hasil quick count tunjukkan Jokowi unggul. Apa makna kemenangannya bagi kebebasan sipil dan HAM di Indonesia?

Kami meminta pakar politik dan hak asasi manusia untuk menganalisis apa makna kemenangan Jokowi, berdasarkan hasil hitung cepat awal ini, bagi kebebasan sipil dan perlindungan HAM di Indonesia.
Calon presiden petahana Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (kiri) bersalaman dengan calon presiden lainnya Prabowo Subianto saat debat presiden tanggal 17 January di Jakarta. Adi Weda/EPA

Hasil debat pilpres I: Baik Jokowi ataupun Prabowo, masa depan HAM di Indonesia akan suram

Joko “Jokowi” Widodo bisa saja mengklaim dia bukan pelanggar HAM seperti lawannya, Prabowo Subianto. Tapi rekam jejak Jokowi menunjukkan bahwa komitmennya untuk menyelesaikan kasus-kasus hanyalah omong kosong belaka.
Presidential candidate Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (left) shakes hand with Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto during a debate among candidates in Jakarta, Indonesia, 17 January 2019. Adi Weda/EPA

Either Jokowi or Prabowo, Indonesia’s future in human rights enforcement remains bleak

Joko “Jokowi” Widodo may claim that he is not a human rights offender like his rival, Prabowo Subianto, but his track record during his tenure may indicate otherwise.
Indonesia recently introduced forced chemical castration for perpetrators of sexual abuse against children. Last week Australian Robert Ellis (centre) was sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually abusing girls in Bali. EPA/Made Nagi

Is forced chemical castration the answer to protecting children from sexual abuse in Indonesia?

Indonesia’s decision to allow forced chemical castration as punishment for those who sexually abuse children is controversial.
Australians Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan were executed in Indonesia overnight. AAP/Mick Tsikas

Bali Nine duo executed: the view from Indonesia

A panel of Indonesian experts respond to the executions of eight people, including Australians Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s blanket rejection of clemency requests from drug convicts violates principles of human rights law. EPA/Dennis M. Sabangan

Jokowi should halt executions under Indonesia’s corrupt judicial system

In Indonesia, the fate of death row convicts lies largely in the hands of the country’s president, who can decide to spare their lives after examining their clemency requests. Indonesian President Joko…

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