Finance & Administration Assistant – Indonesia
Do you have experience in finance and administration and are passionate about taking an organisation to the next level in its activities in Indonesia? Are you keen to make a difference and support an international organisation that works closely with human rights defenders (HRDs) around the world to protect their right to defend human rights? […]
Advocacy & Networking Officer – Indonesia
Do you have experience in advocacy and are passionate about taking an organisation to the next level in its activities in Indonesia? Are you keen to make a difference and support an international organisation that works closely with human rights defenders (HRDs) around the world to protect their right to defend human rights? If yes, […]
Criminalization of Sexual Violence’s Woman Advocate: “A Grave Attack against Woman Human Rights Defender and Victim Advocate, and the Yogyakarta Regional Police’s Systematic Effort to Shield a Sex Offender”
Thursday, 25 July 2024: The Yogyakarta Regional Police (Polda DIY) charged Meila Nurul Fajriah as a Suspect with defamation under Article 27 Paragraph (3) on Information and Electronic Transactions Law jo Article 45 Paragraph (3) of the Information and Electronic Transactions Law. Meila, a public interest lawyer at LBH Yogyakarta, was advocating for a sexual […]
Civil society groups demand sustainable palm oil body reject Indonesian palm oil giant Astra Agro Lestari’s membership
July 24, 2024 Public Letter to RSPO re: Astra Agro Lestari’s membership application TO: Joseph D’Cruz, Chief Executive Officer, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm OilCC: Oi Soo Chin, Acting Head Membership, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil Dear Mr. D’Cruz and Ms. Soo Chin: Two weeks ago it was announced that Astra Agro Lestari (AAL) submitted a […]
Statement ahead of the Presidential and Legislative General Elections in Indonesia on 14 February 2024
Protection International (PI) is an international non-profit organisation. Our ethos is centred around people’s right to defend human rights safely and the protection of human rights defenders (HRDs). Ahead of the Presidential and Legislative General Elections in Indonesia on February 14 2024, Protection International calls on the Government of Indonesia and its state institutions to […]
Joint Statement of the Caucus of Women Human Rights Defenders
International Women Human Rights Defenders Day November 29, 2023 “There is no democratic state without protection for women human rights defenders” The hashtag Indonesia is not okay is getting stronger in the civil society movement as a symbol of resistance in Indonesia, where there is increasingly high repression of civil liberties in expressing aspirations and […]
Indonesian Companies Accused of Arming Myanmar’s Military Junta: PI Joins Call for Immediate Action
The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations for Myanmar/Burma Solidarity has expressed support for the report submitted to the National Human Rights Institution of Indonesia (Komnas HAM). The report alleges that Indonesian companies PT. Pindad, PT. PAL, and PT. Dirgantara Indonesia has been involved in supplying arms and equipment to the military junta in Myanmar. While […]
WHRDs Day 2021: Interview with Damairia Pakpahan
29 November & 10 December 2021 Country Representative for PI in Indonesia On the occasion of International Women Human Rights Defenders Day (29 November) and Human Rights Day (10 December) we asked some of the women human rights defenders working for PI about their experiences, passions and visions for a better future. My name is […]
Commemorating International Women’s Day
Towards Justice Through Gender Equality and Awareness Watch the recordings of the event to learn more about the important role played by Women Human Rights Defenders in Indonesia (in Bahasa Indonesia) Jakarta [19 March] – International Women’s Day, commemorated internationally every year on 8 March, is a tradition started in 1908 when more than 15.000 […]
WHRDs’ Important Role Promoted Through a Video Contest and Documentary Films Screening
Commemorating International Women’s Day Towards Justice Through Gender Equality and Awareness [Jakarta] 19 March 2021 – International Women’s Day, commemorated internationally every year on 8 March, is a tradition started in 1908 when more than 15.000 women marched to demand shorter working hours, good wages, and voting rights in New York.1 On the occasion of […]