Current Version
| Region | Indonesia |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | Mar 22, 2012 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | There are some limited legal provisions that protect sexual orientation and gender identity. Article 15, Paragraph 1 of the "Regulation of the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission No. 01/P/KPI/03/2012 on Guidelines for Conduct in Broadcasting" establishes that broadcasting institutions are obliged to pay attention to and protect the rights and interests of "individuals or groups with a particular sexual orientation or gender identity." Article 15, Paragraph 2, stipulates that broadcasting institutions shall not present programs that ridicule, degrade, and/or insult the individuals and/or community groups referred to in Paragraph 1. Circular Letter of The National Police Chief Number SE/6/X/2015 on the Handling of Hate Speech, in its Section 2(g)(11), states that hate speech aims to incite hatred against individuals or groups from various communities based on sexual orientation. The circular letter is aimed to guide the police on hate speech, containing acts to avoid the spread of violence. |
| Sources | Regulation of the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission No. 01/P/KPI/03/2012 on Guidelines for Conduct in Broadcasting https://www.kpi.go.id/download/regulasi/P3SPS_2012_Final.pdf Circular Letter of The National Police Chief Number SE/6/X/2015 on the Handling of Hate Speech https://cdn.bidhuan.id/img/2015/11/download-287674212-Se-Hate-Speech-1.pdf https://rumahcemara.or.id/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Hidup-sebagai-LGBT-di-Asia.pdf |
| Federal Law | Yes |
Revision History (1)
| Original entry | |
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| Status | Illegal in some contexts |
| Federal Law | Yes |
| Start Date | Mar 22, 2012 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | There are some limited legal provisions that protect sexual orientation and gender identity. Article 15, Paragraph 1 of the "Regulation of the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission No. 01/P/KPI/03/2012 on Guidelines for Conduct in Broadcasting" establishes that broadcasting institutions are obliged to pay attention to and protect the rights and interests of "individuals or groups with a particular sexual orientation or gender identity." Article 15, Paragraph 2, stipulates that broadcasting institutions shall not present programs that ridicule, degrade, and/or insult the individuals and/or community groups referred to in Paragraph 1. Circular Letter of The National Police Chief Number SE/6/X/2015 on the Handling of Hate Speech, in its Section 2(g)(11), states that hate speech aims to incite hatred against individuals or groups from various communities based on sexual orientation. The circular letter is aimed to guide the police on hate speech, containing acts to avoid the spread of violence. |
| Sources | Regulation of the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission No. 01/P/KPI/03/2012 on Guidelines for Conduct in Broadcasting https://www.kpi.go.id/download/regulasi/P3SPS_2012_Final.pdf Circular Letter of The National Police Chief Number SE/6/X/2015 on the Handling of Hate Speech https://cdn.bidhuan.id/img/2015/11/download-287674212-Se-Hate-Speech-1.pdf https://rumahcemara.or.id/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Hidup-sebagai-LGBT-di-Asia.pdf |