Indonesia’s new criminal code replaces colonial law, regulates cohabitation and maintains bans on communist ideology.

Indonesia’s new penal and criminal procedure codes have come into force, marking a shift away from colonial-era laws.

(Jakarta) – The Indonesian parliament passed a new criminal code on December 6, 2022, containing provisions that seriously violate international human rights law and standards, Human Rights Watch said ...

Homicides in the nation's capital are up 30% so far in 2023. Pending changes to the century-old criminal code of Washington, D.C., are now at the center of political controversy in Congress and an ...

JAKARTA, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Indonesia's new criminal code ushers in a raft of new laws, including banning sex outside of marriage, insulting the president, and expressing any view that runs counter to ...