Indonesian UPR Session in UN Human Rights Council – Press Statement

Press Statement “Response to Indonesian UPR Session in UN Human Rights Council” Indonesian civil society expresses its greatest appreciation to the Government of Indonesia which has exhibited its commitment to cooperate openly and dialogically with the international human rights mechanism by attending the Universal Periodic Review Session (UPR) at the UN Human Rights Council on […]

PI Indonesia meets with Presidential Advisory Council Member to discuss HRDs

On 16 June 2016, Protection International Indonesia together with HuMa and other human rights working groups had an audience with Mr Sidarto Danusubroto, Member of the Indonesian Presidential Advisory Council (Watimpres), to discuss the protection and security of human rights defenders. This meeting builds on PI Indonesia’s strategy to bring forward the protection of human rights defenders […]

Indonesian Lgbti Defender Receives Felipa De Souza Award

Chairperson of PI Indonesia and founder and chair of Arus Pelangi, a national federation supporting LGBTI human rights in Indonesia, Yuli Rustinawati has received the Felipa De Souza Award at the OutRight’s Celebration of Courage Gala on Sunday, 16 May 2016. The award comes at an important time as in the last three months “…Indonesian politicians have […]