Pessimism: LGBT communities fear criminalization in Indonesia
Indonesians’ increasingly anti-LGBT attitudes have many activists worried that the country will soon pass a law criminalizing both…
U.N. official to Indonesia: Don’t outlaw gay sex
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein spoke out against “hateful” anti-LGBT rhetoric and…
Indonesian police raid homes of 'suspected lesbians'
Indonesian police have raided the homes of “suspected lesbians” as part of an ongoing crackdown on suspected LGBTI…
'Now Indonesia Wants to Hide Its Floggings'
Confronted with international outrage over the public flogging of gay men, the Indonesian province of Aceh has moved…
Commentary: Indonesian police fuel anti-LGBT hysteria
Indonesia’s national police force should immediately investigate recent raids by local law enforcement on gatherings of gay men,…
Mike Pence praises anti-LGBT Indonesia as modern Islamic model
While human rights activists criticize Indonesia’s failure to curb anti-LGBT zealots and roll back homophobic fundamentalist Islamic laws,…
Indonesia keeps persecuting its LGBT citizens
Indonesia is continuing to persecute LGBTI people, Human Rights Watch reports. At a time when two men have…
Indonesian police push anti-LGBT militant Islamic agenda
Indonesian police are working with militant Islamists to curtail the human rights of LGBT Indonesians, Human Rights Watch…
Often-tolerant Indonesia turns against LGBTI people
Indonesia is hot and bothered about sex in general and LGBTI issues in particular. The country’s highest court…
Indonesian president: Police must defend LGBT citizens
The president of Indonesia spoke out this week against an intensifying anti-LGBT campaign in that country. President Joko…