Rigoberta Menchú TUM "We have learned that change cannot come through war..."
Hillary CLINTON "I am particularly horrified by the use of propaganda..."
Niniek Karmini – ABC News – Wednesday, 20 February 2013 (originally published 18 Feb) Fikri, chief of Garut district in West Java province, called it quits four days after marrying his teenage bride in July. He claimed she was not a virgin, which she denied. A photo of the couple posted on the Internet slowly [...]
Paul Zach – Jakarta Globe – Wednesday, 25 April 2012 (originally published 23 Apr) Ismail Giu no longer pockets the money he earns as the man in charge of protocol for the government of Gorontalo in Indonesia. It all goes straight into his wife’s bank account. In yet another sign that times are changing in [...]
Elly Burhaini Faizal - Jakarta Post – Wednesday, 28 December 2011 (originally published 26 Dec) Gender equality in Indonesia has improved significantly over the last two decades, a World Bank report says. However, more improvement is needed in areas such as labor participation, access to formal financial institutions and development planning. The Jakarta Post’s Elly [...]
Soe Tjen Marching – Jakarta Globe – Friday, 23 September 2011 (originally published 20 Sept) So, after a woman was raped and kidnapped by several men in a public minivan last week, what did Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo have to say? He asked women not to wear miniskirts. The governor also told women: “If you [...]
mk/nb/mw – IRIN – Wednesday, 07 September 2011 WEST JAVA, 1 September 2011 (IRIN) – Guidelines on how to perform female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) issued by the Indonesian Ministry of Health could cause an increase in the practice, medical experts and rights groups fear. “This will give doctors a new motivation to circumcise [girls] because [...]
