In economics, free goods like air are considered valueless. Yet in a city inhabited by more than 10 million people and surrounded by industrial areas like Jakarta, healthy air is a scarce and luxurious commodity. In 2019, a group of Jakarta residents and several legal and environmental organizations, including the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH…
Siaran Pers Aliansi Masyarakat Anti Diskriminasi terhadap Penyandang Disabilitas Pelaksanaan seleksi CPNS kembali berjalan diskriminatif terhadap penyandang disabilitas. Kali ini praktik diskriminatif terjadi dengan dibatalkannya kelulusan peserta seleksi CPNS atas nama Alde Maulana dan Muhammad Baihaqi karena alasan disabilitas, setelah sebelumnya dinyatakan lulus dalam serangkaian tes yang disyaratkan. Praktik diskriminatif terhadap penyandang disabilitas menunjukan adanya…
PILKADA SERENTAK 2018 DISKRIMINATIF: KPU MELARANG WARGA NEGARA DENGAN DISABILITAS MENJADI CALON GUBERNUR, WAKIL GUBERNUR, BUPATI, WAKIL BUPATI, WALIKOTA ATAU WAKIL WALIKOTA Komisi Pemilihan Umum (KPU) mengeluarkan Keputusan KPU yang diskriminatif bagi penyandang disabilitas dalam proses Pemilihan Kepala Daerah Serentak 2018. Melalui Keputusannya, KPU memasukan disabilitas dalam kategori tidak memiliki kemampuan jasmani dan rohani…
On 19 June 2017, Amanah Harapan Prakarsa (AHP) Foundation has pledged to support PSHK’s research activities. The support is part of AHP Foundation commitment to support Indonesia legal reform in Indonesia. AHP Foundation is an initiative of Assegaf Hamzah & Partners (AHP) Law Firm in giving back to the society. Apart from PSHK, AHP Foundation…
“Having lawyers create laws is like having doctors create diseases” Introduction The above joke in the United States could be relevant to the topic of dual office holding by lawyer discussed in this article. Dual office holding by lawyer is a situation when a lawyer simultaneously holds an elected or appointed position to exercise some…
Civil Society Movement: Delivering a Mandate to Team 9 and #SeniLawanKorupsi (#ArtAgainstCorruption) The Term “Malicious Investigation” by the Police Explained Mediation Forum by Ministry of Interior in Conflict between Jakarta Governor and City Council CSO Initiatives Civil Society Movement: Delivering a Mandate to Team 9 and #SeniLawanKorupsi (#ArtAgainstCorruption) Continuous efforts to weaken the anti-graft commission…
House of Representatives Legislation in the Transitional Period Tenure of the 2009-2014 period of House of Representatives is only one week left. On 1 October 2014, the 2014-2019 period of House of Representatives will be sworn in. Even in this short amount of time, the current House of Representatives have still scheduled several activities, mainly in…
Supreme Court Supreme Court Regulation No. 4 Year 2014 Strengthens Diversion in Children in the Criminal Justice System The enactment of Law No. 11 Year 2012 on Child Criminal Justice is a significant milestone for the protection of children’s rights in Indonesia. It is part of Indonesia’s commitment to fulfill the country’s international obligation in…
Obituary In Memoriam: Prof. Dr. Harun Al Rasyid, S.H. Prof. Dr. Harun Al Rasyid, S.H., has passed away on Tuesday, 12 August 2014. At the age of 84, the late Professor Harun is a staunch figure of Indonesian Constitutional Law. Throughout his life, Prof. Harun was a man who devoted himself to the scientific…