Aceh

Indonesia: Aceh laws discriminate against women

Publication Date: 
June 7, 2010
Source: 
IRIN
Photo: David Swanson/IRIN

BANDA ACEH - Earlier this year, Sharia police arrested a 20-year-old college student and her boyfriend for indecency; they had been spending time together even though they were not legally married.

Secular Indonesia Outraged Over Aceh Mob Justice

Photo: AFP/Chaideer Mahyuddin

A government prosecutor hands over a whip to the executioner during a public caning in Aceh Besar in January this year. There is growing outrage after a man and woman caught committing adultery on were beaten and possibly caned under Islamic law by a mob on Wednesday.

Aceh Shari'a police will not be disbanded despite rape case

(Photo: Tarmizy Harva, Reuters)

A Sharia policeman speaks to two youths about the rules of Sharia law at the seaside area of Uleelheu in Banda Aceh.

Aceh: Sharia police arrested for ‘rape’

Sharia police arrested for ‘rape’

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Indonesia: Will women still be bargaining chips?

Ati Nurbati , Jakarta | Mon, 12/21/2009

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Aceh: Civil society groups advocate for repeal of Qanun Jinayah (Islamic Criminal Legal Code)


Update on: Calls for Action: Indonesia: New law in Aceh makes adultery punishable by stoning


The Global Campaign to Stop Killing and Stoning Women! (SKSW Campaign) and the Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML) international solidarity network join their allies in Indonesia in continuing to call for the repeal of a law (or 'qanun') passed by the Aceh Legislative Council (DPRD) on Monday 14 September 2009, that expands the range of violent punishments for alleged moral and sexual transgressions, including stoning to death for “adultery” and 100 lashes for homosexuality.

Indonesia: New Aceh law violates Islam and women's right to bodily autonomy

GAYa NUSANTARA together with the Center for Marginalized People (CMARs) and Tarbiyah Faculty of Moslem Education from IAIN Sunan Ampel University held a public seminar entitled "Qanun Jinayat: Is it s

Indonesia expected to ditch stoning law

By Saeed Ahmed
CNN
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Indonesia - Aceh - Islamic Law - Criminal Code - Impact on Women's Dress & Conduct

Extremism spreads across Indonesia's Penal Code
By NORIMITSU ONISHI

Human Rights Watch Statement on Aceh: New Aceh law imposes torture

Law Violates Basic Rights, Fails to Protect Victims of Sexual Violence