![]() The Indonesian Press Council has also criticised the code, stating that the new legislation is contrary to Indonesian Press Law and fundamental human rights. Press freedom and human rights organisations have condemned the code as violating international human rights law and standards and citing serious concerns for freedom of expression in Indonesia.ĪJI Indonesia has led nationwide demonstrations across Indonesia’s major cities and identified 17 problematic articles which may limit critical journalism and freedom of expression. ![]() Other articles restrict the rights of women, LGBTQIA+ people, and religious minorities, and outlaw consensual sexual intercourse outside of marriage. The code also includes provisions regulating the recording of court activities, strengthens blasphemy and defamation laws, and criminalises the spreading of ‘hoaxes’. The new legislation, which applies to both Indonesian citizens and foreigners, restores a ban on insulting state institutions, Indonesia’s heads of state or Pancasila, the national ideology, punishable by up to five years imprisonment. On December 6, the Indonesian parliament unanimously passed a new Criminal Code (RKUHP) replacing the framework in use since Indonesia’s independence from the Dutch Empire in 1946.
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