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ASIA: LGBTQ+ rights – Progress and setbacks in 2023

LGBTQI People and Human Rights

ASIA: LGBTQ+ rights – Progress and setbacks in 2023 Nepal gave the go-ahead for same-sex marriages this year, while courts upheld bans in Japan and India By Randy Mulyanto Thomson Reuters Foundation (19.12.2023) – There have been gains and setbacks on LGBTQ+...

INDONESIA: Indonesia to relax building rules for worship places

Freedom of Religion and Belief

INDONESIA: Indonesia to relax building rules for worship places Obtaining permission to build a church is difficult in the most populous Muslim-majority country UCA News (08.06.2023) – The Indonesian government has decided to ease rules for building houses of...

INDONESIA: Muslims block Christians’ construction on Borneo Island

Freedom of Religion and Belief

INDONESIA: Muslims block Christians’ contruction  Another congregation wins right to build after initial ban. Morning Star News (13.03.2023) – Muslims in a village in northeastern Indonesia’s portion of Borneo Island prohibited a church from constructing a...

INDONESIA: Call to end bias against followers of indigenous traditional faiths

Freedom of Religion and Belief

Call to end bias against traditional faiths Despite a ruling from the Constitutional Court, followers of indigenous faiths still lack full recognition from the state By Katharina Reny Lestari   UCA News (22.11.2022) – https://bit.ly/3XBn4qG – Religious...

INDONESIA : Religious freedom issues raised at the UN in Geneva

Freedom of Religion and Belief

Religious freedom issues raised at the UN in Geneva HRWF (15.11.2022) – On 9 November, Indonesia’s human rights report was reviewed in the framework of the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in Geneva. The issue of religious freedom was particularly raised by...
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