Intolerance gains attention.
Tag: Indonesia
Armed detainees engage in hostile takeover of Indonesian high security prison
Indonesian President Jokowi to Ban Child Marriage
Indonesia: Four Arrested for Same-Sex Conduct
Indonesia: Medical Groups Silent on Abusive ‘Virginity Tests’
Indonesia’s ‘Anti-Communism’ Law Used Against Environmental Activist
‘Love Wins for Today’ as Indonesian Court Rejects Petition to Criminalize Gay Sex
Indonesia: No End to Abusive ‘Virginity Tests’
Indonesian Instagrammer Faces Prison Time for Meme
Dyann Kemala Arrizzqi’s Instagram feed is filled with her travel photos, demonstrations of her prowess at traditional Balinese dance poses, and wry memes. But now the content of her Instagram feed may get her sent to an Indonesian prison.
Indonesia: US Documents Released on 1965-66 Massacres
Turning a blind eye.
While All Eyes Are on Syria, This Jihadist Group Gathers Momentum in Asia
Asia (Sputnik) – Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), a terrorist group intent on establishing a caliphate in Southeast Asia, has reportedly rebuilt itself in recent years following a decline in 2007, the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC) asserted, adding that the…
‘Gay Porn’ Arrests Threaten Privacy
Indonesia (HRW) – Discriminatory Raid May Bring 15-Year Prison Terms An Indonesian police raid targeting gay men in Surabaya, Indonesia, on April 30, 2017, threatens the rights of the country’s already beleaguered lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community, Human Rights…
The United States Is Wrong About the South China Sea
(SCF) – There has been troubling brewing in the South China Sea for quite some time. The difficulties arise around territorial claims of sovereignty centred upon a collection of islands involving claims of various nations including the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia, China,…
Crowdfunding Terrorism Through Halal Certifications
Middle East (SCF) – Although it is well known that the Wahhabist governments, royal families, and top businesses of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain directly finance jihadist terrorists in Syria, Iraq, and countries around the world,…
Key Moments for LGBTQ Rights Around the Globe in 2016
In contrast to 2015’s largely upbeat report on the state of LGBTQ equality worldwide, the news in 2016 was more somber. While there were significant advances, such as the advent of marriage equality in Colombia and the creation of senior LGBTQ watchdog positions at the United Nations and the World Bank, the disturbing persistence of violence targeting vulnerable LGBTQ people around the world was a continuing cause for serious concern. Growing political backlash against LGBTQ rights in Latin America and Southeast Asia, a resurgence in the activities of American exporters of hate and the stunning November victory of Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential elections were other developments that could bode ill for global LGBTQ rights as we move into 2017.
Legal Progress
2016 saw major legal momentum on achieving LGBTQ equal rights and protections. The number of countries that continue to criminalize consenting adult same-sex relations fell from 75 to 72. Three countries – Belize in Central America, Nauru in Oceania and Seychelles in East Africa – decriminalized same-sex acts in the span of just four months. The case of Belize was especially remarkable as noted activist Caleb Orozco fought in court for six years to overturn the country’s antiquated sodomy law. The march towards marriage equality continued in 2016, albeit at a slower rate than before. Colombia achieved marriage equality in April through a court decision, making it the twentieth country in the world with full marriage equality. Efforts continue elsewhere to achieve marriage equality, most notably in Australia, Chile and Taiwan. Transgender people also saw incremental progress in many parts of the world and a progressive gender identity law was enacted in Bolivia in September.