Rights activists have lambasted Indonesia’s parliament for delaying yet again a long-awaited Indigenous rights bill — stuck ...

See All Key Ideas JAKARTA — Hundreds of Indigenous people and civil society groups in Indonesia are demanding an end to government projects that have seized their lands, fueled violence, and stripped ...

President Joko Widodo, together with a number of ministers and governors, camped at the site that will become Indonesia's new ... because so far, the indigenous people feel they are not involved ...

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, ...

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During the United Nations COP16 conference on nature and biodiversity in Cali, Colombia in November last year, 170 delegations, including Indonesia, agreed on an expanded role for Indigenous peoples ...

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

Around the world: Indigenous Indonesians demand an end to government land grabs, British Columbia opens new beds for ...