Full Coverage: Indonesia

30.07.2007 Environmentalis against government policy which approval for a foreign owned gold mining company to operate inside Batang Gadis National Park in Mandailing Natal regency. The policy is very dangerous for sustainable ecologi in national park.

26.07.2007 The Special Representative, Ms. Hina Jilani, is particularly concerned about the lack of protection for defenders who are engaged with issues that are socially sensitive such as the rights of LGBT persons or public awareness on HIV/AIDS.

17.07.2007 The Indonesian radio station Mata Hari is proving that open discussions can bridge the inter-religious tensions dividing its community.

16.07.2007 HIV epidemic in Papua and West Papua provinces is spreading at a rate 15 times faster than the national average. Furthermore, the epidemic is now spreading among the general population, including among housewives and children

09.07.2007 According to the NAD Province AIDS Commission, as of March 2006, all provinces had reported cases of HIV/AIDS, including Aceh, a particularly conservative part of the country. But Aceh had no facilities for HIV testing and treatment before the tsunami.

04.07.2007 Major international banks are injecting hundreds of millions of Euros into a set of companies responsible for mud volcano in Indonesia. Some civil society group has demanded that the international banks withhold any further financing from PT Lapindo Brantas Inc until the company pays compensation for the damage from the disaster.

02.07.2007 In Indonesia, to be out and gay remains a taboo. Gay community members are straightforward about their sexual orientation among themselves. However, facing the social pressure of Indonesia's heterosexist society, they hide their sexual orientation when returning to the mainstream.