A Master of Laws is an advanced postgraduate academic degree,pursued by those either holding an undergraduate academic law degree,a professional law degree,or an undergraduate degree in a related subject. In most jurisdictions,the LL.M. is the advanced professional degree for those usually already admitted into legal practice.
Batak is a collective term used to identify a number of closely related Austronesian ethnic groups predominantly found in North Sumatra,Indonesia,who speak Batak languages. The term is used to include the Karo,Pakpak,Simalungun,Toba,Angkola,and Mandailing,related ethnic groups with distinct languages and traditional customs (adat).
Hotman Paris Hutapea is an Indonesian lawyer,presenter,and businessman. He is known for his flamboyant style,high-profile clients,and luxurious lifestyle.
Human rights in Indonesia are defined by the 1945 Constitution and the laws under it;several rights are guaranteed especially as a result of the constitutional amendments following the Reform era. The Ministry of Law and Human Rights deals with human rights issues in the cabinet,and the National Commission on Human Rights,established in Suharto's New Order administration in 1993,is the country's national human rights institution.
John Yap Thiam Hien was an Indonesian human rights lawyer.
Marga is a term in Batak societies referring to a clan name. The term is derived either from the Sanskrit varga,meaning company,party,or group,or,more likely,from the Sanskrit marga,meaning 'road,way or path',referring to a people of 'one origin'.
Olisa Agbakoba is a Nigerian human rights activist,maritime lawyer and former President of Nigerian Bar Association.
Daniel Saul Lev was an American political scientist and scholar on Indonesia.
Patrialis Akbar is an advocate and politician who was member of the Constitutional Court Justice of the Indonesian Constitutional Court for the period 2013–2017 from Padang,West Sumatra. He has a complete career in three branches of state,legislative,executive and judicial power. He had served as a member of the House of Representatives for two periods.
The Union of Independent People,abbreviated as SRI,is a dormant political party in Indonesia established on 2 May 2011 by supporters of finance minister and former World Bank managing director Sri Mulyani Indrawati who aspired for her candidacy in the 2014 Indonesian presidential election.
Bambang Widjojanto is an Indonesian human rights activist. He is the co-founder of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation and a "leading advocate for the rights of the indigenous peoples of West Papua". According to The New York Times,his work for indigenous peoples made him "the target of repeated threats and detentions by the Indonesian government".
Julian P McMahon is a Melbourne barrister,who has been the lawyer for Van Tuong Nguyen and members of the Bali Nine. He currently serves as the president of the Capital Punishment Justice Project,an organisation which aims to provide legal representation and humanitarian assistance to those at risk of execution.
Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) is an Indonesian NGO whose primary mission is to monitor and publicise incidents of corruption in Indonesia. ICW is also heavily engaged in the prevention and deterrence of corruption through education,cultural change,prosecutions and system reform. The organization was formed in Jakarta in June 1998 to prevent corruption in post-Suharto governments.
Adnan Buyung Nasution,also known as Adnan Bahrum Nasution was an Indonesian lawyer,advocate,and activist.
The Legal Aid Institute Jakarta,also known as Lembaga Bantuan Hukum Jakarta,is Indonesia's first legal aid non-government organization. LBH Jakarta seeks to provide legal aid for the poor,aiding with law illiteracy,and suppressed peoples. LBH was established in 1969 in the city of Jakarta as the first LBH of what would eventually become multiple LBH offices around the country. It was not until 1970,with the support of PERADIN and the Provincial government of Jakarta,that LBH officially began commencing in operations. After the establishment of the YLBHI,which also operates out of Jakarta,the LBH located in Jakarta became the legal aid institute for the city.
Muchtar Pakpahan was an Indonesian labor leader who founded the first independent trade union in Indonesia. Pakpahan was active as a lawyer at Muchtar Pakpahan &Associates Law Firm and taught at the law faculty of the Indonesian Christian University (UKI).
The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Berlin is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Indonesia to the Federal Republic of Germany. In addition to the embassy,Indonesia has two consulate generals in Frankfurt and Hamburg.
Golfrid Siregar was an Indonesian environmental activist,a member of the legal advocacy team of Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia,also referred to as Friends of the Earth Indonesia,the country’s biggest green NGO. Siregar offered legal assistance to local communities with respect to the land conflict between the local communities and the companies in their domain. On Oct. 6,2019,3 days after being found unconscious on the side of a road with major head injuries,he died. There were suspicions that his death was related to his human rights and environmental work. There were several request to the police,Indonesian National Commission on Human Rights,President of the Republic of Indonesia,Joko Widodo by his family,colleagues at WALHI,amnesty international,International Union for Conservation of Nature Netherland anh Human Right Watch for an impartial and independent investigation into the circumstances of his death.
Suardi Tasrif was an Indonesian journalist,writer,and advocate. He became active in journalistic endeavors starting in the Indonesian National Revolution,and led the prominent newspaper Abadi during the Sukarno period since its founding in 1951 until its ban in 1960. He moved into advocacy during the New Order era,lobbying for legal reform in the Suharto regime's early years and becoming a prolific writer on legal and political matters. He has also contributed to the code of ethics of both the journalistic and advocacy professions in Indonesia.
