Indonesia ‘sex ban’: Criminal code changes threaten other freedoms
There are concerns the revised criminal code could threaten democracy, human rights and free speech. …
For Andreas Harsono, the Indonesia researcher for Human Rights Watch, the inclusion of what is called “living law” is what worries him most. This originated in the idea that customary law, known in Indonesia as adat, which still governs some aspects of life in parts of the country, should be incorporated to prevent conflicts between it and the official criminal code.
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