Indonesia’s most distinguished practising human rights lawyer, Mulya Lubis, is central to continuing efforts in Indonesia to abolish the death penalty.
The Australian-Indonesia relationship has become frosty and personal, which will test the diplomatic skills of Tony Abbott and Joko Widodo.
AAP/Eka Nickmatulhuda
Australia’s politicians were unable to make the most persuasive argument for clemency for Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran because Australia is also a combatant in the misguided war on drugs.
Australians Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan were executed in Indonesia overnight.
AAP/Mick Tsikas
Tobias Basuki, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Indonesia; Andina Dwifatma, Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya ; Asmin Fransiska, Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya , and Yohanes Sulaiman, Indonesian Defence University
A panel of Indonesian experts respond to the executions of eight people, including Australians Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan.
Indonesia’s anti-drug policy that enforces the death penalty for drug traffickers is in line with international law.
shutterstock
International pressure has mounted on Indonesia in recent months to stop its enforcement of the death penalty. But Indonesia should maintain its tough anti-drug stance.
Two Australians will soon be killed at a prison on the Indonesian island of Nusakambangan – for no deterrent effect.
AAP/Darma Semito
Joko Widodo argues that Indonesia needs to execute drug offenders like Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran to deter others, but he can produce no evidence to support this claim.
Individual circumstances, including evidence of remorse and rehabilitation over the past decade, don’t matter in the cases of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran.
EPA/Made Nagi
Sometimes the way events unfold is so surreal that it’s beyond any normal comprehension. It’s like that in the dreadful heart-wrenching story of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran.
Australian man Van Tuong Nguyen was executed for drug trafficking in Singapore in 2005.
Mick Tsikas/AAP
Indonesia is preparing to execute several foreign convicts for drug trafficking, and has rebuffed their countries’ pleas for clemency. That may be illegal.
Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan inside a holding cell as they wait for their final appeal against the death sentence at Denpasar District Court in Bali, Indonesia in 2010.
EPA/Made Nagi
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has been on the receiving end of international protests and condemnation for executing foreign nationals in January. He plans to send 11 more convicted drug traffickers…
It is hard to understand exactly where Indonesia under Joko Widodo stands on the death penalty.
EPA/Mast Irham
For months, Indonesian President Joko Widodo – popularly known as Jokowi – has repeatedly stated his determination to show no mercy to drug offenders facing execution. Jokowi is even reported as having…
Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s blanket rejection of clemency requests from drug convicts violates principles of human rights law.
EPA/Dennis M. Sabangan
In Indonesia, the fate of death row convicts lies largely in the hands of the country’s president, who can decide to spare their lives after examining their clemency requests. Indonesian President Joko…
Indonesian media reporting reinforces public support for executing drug offenders, including Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran.
AAP/Mick Tsikas
The issue of the death penalty for drug offenders is receiving a lot of media attention as Indonesia executed convicted drug traffickers last month and plans more in coming weeks. Two members of the Bali…