Gender Rights

Succession within the Sultanate of Yogyakarta decides who will own vast tracts of land

The reality for women survivors of conflict-related violence in Indonesia does not match the rhetoric

Saskia Wieringa’s latest novel brings to life a dark period in Indonesia’s past

Tickamyer and Kusujiarti’s new book is essential reading

LGBT communities use social media to organise despite threats of violence

Celebrity gossip shows denigrate homosexuality, but at least they talk about it

Safe havens and abuser counselling helping to reduce domestic violence cases in East Nusa Tenggara

Government and the NGO sector are working to change attitudes towards violence against women

Men in Pekanbaru and Makassar are slowly changing their minds about domestic violence

Indonesian doctors have been persecuted for providing safe abortions for almost a century

Indonesian activists keep fighting to have abortion decriminalised

The state’s requirements for marriage registration disadvantage poor rural women

A conference in Banda Aceh reveals divergent opinions about what model of Islamic law Aceh should adopt

But her husband won’t come to the party.

The rise, fall, and re-branding of a celebrity preacher

Women are challenging the stereotypes that have long defined Indonesian unionists.

Making idealism work is very hard. NORI ANDRIYANI, with extraordinary honesty, tells why.

There are dozens of stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things for human rights in Aceh. Here is a personal account of one such person.

The waria community in this East Javanese city are out in the open, but misunderstanding and prejudice are still widespread.