Setara Institute | For Democracy and Peace

Tolerance Ecosystem
SURVEY REPORT: TOLERANCE OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT

October 18, 2024

Foreword Assalamualaikum, wr.wb Greetings for us all. Dear readers, SETARA Institute is a national research and policy advocacy organization with a concern for advancing the human rights condition and the elimination or minimalization of discrimination and intolerance based on religion, ethnicity, skin color, gender, and other social classes in Indonesia. SETARA Institute believes that a ... ...

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Covid-19-Induced Discrimination is making Our Pandemic Experience much Worse

March 28, 2020

COVID-19 has already infected Indonesia, with Jakarta being the epicenter of the spread (Taher, 2020). As of this writing, the number of positive cases in the country has reached 1.046, with 87 patients died and 46 patients recovered. Aside from these numbers, there are people categorized as monitored persons (Orang dalam Pemantauan/ODP) and monitored patients (Pasien ... ...

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August 22 2019
Allegations of Racism, Police Brutality Spark Violent Protests in Papua

August 22, 2019

Jakarta. Alleged racism and police brutality against Papuan students in East Java on Saturday triggered violent protests in cities in Indonesia’s two easternmost provinces on Monday. Police said false information about officers killing Papuan students during raids in Malang and Surabaya went viral over the weekend, triggering public anger in their hometowns. Police maintain that no ... ...

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2019
Setara Institute Urges Jokowi Form National Legislation Center

August 13, 2019

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Human rights advocacy group Setara Institute urged President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to establish a national legislation center following many findings of regional regulation and legal products that promote intolerance. In a survey held from September 2018 until February 2019, Setara found many regional regulations promoting intolerance passed by provincial, regency, or city administration. “This research proves that the existence of ... ...

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MAPPING OUT THE PROBLEM OF DISTURBANCE AGAINST CHRISTIAN CHURCHES TOWARD ITS PERMANENT RESOLUTION IN INDONESIA

July 30, 2019

Mapping out The Problem of Disturbance against Christian Churches toward its Permanent Resolution in Indonesia is the newest study of SETARA Institute that portrays 4 areas in Indonesia (the City of Bogor, City of Depok, City of Bekasi in West Java and the Regent of Gunungkidul in the Province of D.I. Yogyakarta), which is intended ... ...

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