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| Region | Indonesia |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | Mar 22, 2012 |
| Description | Until 2012, there were no legal provisions protecting individuals based on sexual orientation or gender identity. |
| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2021-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/indonesia/ https://www.thejakartapost.com/amp/news/2010/12/17/in-workplace-lgbts-face-discrimination.html |
| Federal Law | Yes |
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| End Date | (none) | Mar 22, 2012 |
| Description | There are no laws or legal provisions prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. | Until 2012, there were no legal provisions protecting individuals based on sexual orientation or gender identity. |
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| Value | Illegal in some contexts | No protections |
| Description | The police, government and National Human Rights Commission have enacted local anti-discrimination protections including on the basis of “sexual orientation.” But enforcement is inconsistent. In the case of Ferdian Paleka in 2020, Indonesian police officials persecuted those who harass the LGBTQ+ community but other cases went unreported. | There are no laws or legal provisions prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. |
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| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2021-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/indonesia/ https://www.thejakartapost.com/amp/news/2010/12/17/in-workplace-lgbts-face-discrimination.html https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/11/03/circular-hate-speech-protect-all-citizens-police-chief.html https://www.komnasham.go.id/hak-asasi-manusia-atas-orientasi-seksual https://pkbi.or.id/menghadapi-ujaran-kebencian-terhadap-lgbt-perlu-strategi-baru/ | https://www.state.gov/reports/2021-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/indonesia/ https://www.thejakartapost.com/amp/news/2010/12/17/in-workplace-lgbts-face-discrimination.html |
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edited by LGBTsoutheastasian. Update, this is what the government of Indonesia, NGOs and National Commission of Human Rights in Indonesia have said about limited LGBTQ protections.
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| Value | No protections | Illegal in some contexts |
| Description | There are no laws or legal provisions prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. | The police, government and National Human Rights Commission have enacted local anti-discrimination protections including on the basis of “sexual orientation.” But enforcement is inconsistent. In the case of Ferdian Paleka in 2020, Indonesian police officials persecuted those who harass the LGBTQ+ community but other cases went unreported. |
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| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2021-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/indonesia/ https://www.thejakartapost.com/amp/news/2010/12/17/in-workplace-lgbts-face-discrimination.html | https://www.state.gov/reports/2021-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/indonesia/ https://www.thejakartapost.com/amp/news/2010/12/17/in-workplace-lgbts-face-discrimination.html https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/11/03/circular-hate-speech-protect-all-citizens-police-chief.html https://www.komnasham.go.id/hak-asasi-manusia-atas-orientasi-seksual https://pkbi.or.id/menghadapi-ujaran-kebencian-terhadap-lgbt-perlu-strategi-baru/ |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Marking as federal law.
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| Federal Law | No | Yes |
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding another source.
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| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2021-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/indonesia/ | https://www.state.gov/reports/2021-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/indonesia/ https://www.thejakartapost.com/amp/news/2010/12/17/in-workplace-lgbts-face-discrimination.html |
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| Value | Illegal in some contexts | No protections |
| Start Date | Oct 8, 2015 | (unknown) |
| Description | The Indonesian police authorities ruled an order since 2015 that it would process any hate speech related to sexual orientation or gender. | There are no laws or legal provisions prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. |
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| Sources | https://berkas.dpr.go.id/puslit/files/info_singkat/Info%20Singkat-VII-21-I-P3DI-November-2015-28.pdf | https://www.state.gov/reports/2021-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/indonesia/ |
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edited by LGBT_southeastasian
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| Value | No protections | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Oct 8, 2015 |
| End Date | Oct 8, 2015 | (none) |
| Description | LGBT Indonesians face discrimination on the work place. | The Indonesian police authorities ruled an order since 2015 that it would process any hate speech related to sexual orientation or gender. |
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| Sources | https://www.thejakartapost.com/amp/news/2010/12/17/in-workplace-lgbts-face-discrimination.html | https://berkas.dpr.go.id/puslit/files/info_singkat/Info%20Singkat-VII-21-I-P3DI-November-2015-28.pdf |
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- Status is not correct "Since the newer statute of protections is passed, those are never enforced."
edited by LGBT_southeastasian
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| Value | Illegal in some contexts | No protections |
| End Date | Oct 9, 2015 | Oct 8, 2015 |
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| End Date | Nov 30, -0001 | Oct 9, 2015 |
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| Start Date | Oct 8, 2015 | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) | Nov 30, -0001 |
| Description | The Indonesian police authorities ruled an order since 2015 that it would process any hate speech related to sexual orientation or gender. | LGBT Indonesians face discrimination on the work place. |
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| Sources | https://berkas.dpr.go.id/puslit/files/info_singkat/Info%20Singkat-VII-21-I-P3DI-November-2015-28.pdf | https://www.thejakartapost.com/amp/news/2010/12/17/in-workplace-lgbts-face-discrimination.html |
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created by LGBT_southeastasian
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | Oct 8, 2015 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The Indonesian police authorities ruled an order since 2015 that it would process any hate speech related to sexual orientation or gender. |
| Sources | https://berkas.dpr.go.id/puslit/files/info_singkat/Info%20Singkat-VII-21-I-P3DI-November-2015-28.pdf |