Indonesia Ban on Civil Society Bodies: Spot On or Overreach?

• Main Author: Arifianto, Alexander Raymond
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Country and Region Studies; International Politics and Security
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84087; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42944
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

President Joko Widodo has signed a government regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) which expedites the disbanding of “illegal” civil society organisations. While it is intended to crack down on hardline Islamist groups, it has also come under fire from human rights and some Islamic groups.