The members of the hierarchy need to become concerned about social issues and the well-being of fellow Catholics ...

See All Key Ideas JAKARTA — Hundreds of Indigenous people and civil society groups in Indonesia are demanding an end to ...

A court handed down jail terms on eight indigenous people in Indonesia ’s Christian-majority East Nusa Tenggara province amid ...

“We the Magbo people weren’t consulted from the start and our rights were simply ignored.” Mimin Dwi Hartono, policy analyst at Indonesia’s National Commission for Human Rights, said Indigenous ...

A last-minute court ruling led an Indonesian ... Indigenous communities authority over their land is essential for protecting their livelihoods, culture and economic stability. When people are ...

The indigenous peoples of West Papua face renewed threats to their land rights, Christian Solidarity International (CSI) ...

Indonesia’s Supreme Court has upheld the government’s decision to block further expansion of the Tanah Merah oil palm project ...

For the Akit tribe of Bengkalis and Pelalawan districts in Riau province, on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, land is more than just soil beneath their feet: it is their identity, their lifeblood, ...

Kathmandu—Southeast Asia has not been at the forefront of promoting human rights, much less the rights of indigenous peoples, where the region’s record is even darker and more concerning.

AMAN noted that these early-year land conflicts have worsened an already dire situation from the previous year.

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ordered the Ecuadorian government to protect uncontacted Indigenous groups from oil operations and to leave oil in the ground underneath their lands ...