by HRWF | Jun 14, 2023 | 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...
by HRWF | Mar 16, 2023 | 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...
by HRWF | Nov 26, 2022 | 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...
by HRWF | Nov 15, 2022 | 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...
by HRWF | Aug 10, 2022 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Hijab rules are raising rights concerns UCA News (05.08.2022) – https://bit.ly/3bEyNSB – A recent case of forcing a student to wear a hijab at a state school has renewed concerns about a “rights violation” in Indonesia, which also targets religious...
