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Law No. 18/2003, also known as the Advocates Law, was one of the only documents outlining legal aid in Indonesia, prior to the 16/2011 law. The Advocates Law came into effect on April 5, 2003. This document not only defined the term 'advocate' but also set out specific requirements for all advocates to adhere to.
To be an Indonesian advocate, one needs to be appointed by Peradi (Indonesian Advocates Association) and take an oath in an open proceeding before the high court having a jurisdiction over the prospective advocate. As an advocate, one is allowed to practice law all over Indonesia.
Hinca Panjaitan (born 25 September 1964 in Asahan, North Sumatra) is an Indonesian politician. He is the Secretary General of the Democratic Party since May 2015. [1] [2] Hinca also served as Chairman of the DPP-Public Communication Division Democrat and a member of the convention committee election of Democratic presidential candidate. [3]
He became an active member of the Indonesian Advocates' Association (Peradin) - designing its emblem and helping author a code of ethics for Indonesian advocates. [10] Early in the transition to the New Order, Tasrif along with other lawyers such as Yap Thiam Hien prominently featured in debates over reforms to the Indonesian legal system. [11]
Advocates for human rights have noted actions by the government of Indonesia as concerning. Although the country has had Komnas HAM, which enjoys a degree of independence from government and holds United Nations accreditation, the commission itself has little effect as it was not given any legal teeth against discriminatory practices committed by the government.
An Indonesian woman who felt duped into joining the Islamic State’s ”caliphate“ in Syria tells TIME of the challenges of returning home—and what it means to be granted a second chance.
A lawsuit was filed by the Indonesian Democracy Defenders (TPDI) and the Indonesian Advocates Movement (Perekat Nusantara) against Joko Widodo, Gibran Rakabuming, Anwar Usman and First Lady Iriana alleging nepotism and political dynasty on the part of the respondents, but was dismissed by the Jakarta State Administrative Court a day before the ...
The Indonesian Journalists Association (Indonesian: Persatuan Wartawan Indonesia), here inafter known as PWI, is the first professional journalist organization in Indonesia. [1] PWI was established on 9 February 1946 in Surakarta (this date was designated under the New Order in 1985 to become National Press Day). [ 1 ]