Bio
Andreas Harsono is an Indonesia researcher for Human Rights Watch, a position he has held since 2008.
Harsono was perviously the managing editor of the Jakarta-based Pantau monthly magazine on media and journalism. He also worked as a reporter for the Bangkok-based Nation and the Kuala Lumpur-based Star newspapers.
Featured Work
MAR 6, 2018 • Podcast
Is Indonesia Becoming Like Pakistan? with Andreas Harsono
The maximum penalty for blasphemy in Pakistan is death, and public protest is not allowed. Indonesia is nowhere near as bad as this--yet. "Indonesia is ...
MAY 17, 2016 • Podcast
"Religious Harmony" Regulations Creating Dissonance in Indonesia
Andreas Harsono of Human Rights Watch discusses the complex situation in Indonesia, including the 2006 religious harmony regulation supposed to protect religious minorities, but which in ...
MAR 5, 1997 • Article
Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 1, Number 8 (Spring 1997): Transitional Justice in East Asia and its Impact on Human Rights: Articles: The Sensitive Question of Transitional Justice in Indonesia
Andreas Harsono examines whether Indonesian President Suharto would take the risk of stepping down for democracy and allow himself to be prosecuted for human rights ...