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B100264/2026

P10_TA(2026)0187

European Parliament resolution on theThe cases of human rights and environmental defenders Andrie Yunus and Muhammad Rosidi in Indonesia

(2026/2738(RSP))

PE783.291

European Parliament resolution of 21 May 2026 on the cases of human rights and environmental defenders Andrie Yunus and Muhammad Rosidi in Indonesia (2026/2738(RSP))

The European Parliament,

– having regard to its previous resolutions on Indonesia,

– having regard to RuleRules 150150(5) and 136(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

whereasA. onwhereas 12in March 2026, Andrie Yunus, ana activistrepresentative withof the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS), was attacked with acid in Jakarta, sufferingafter severerecording burnsa topodcast hison bodyremilitarisation and cornealjudicial damagereview toin hisIndonesia; rightwhereas eye,four aftermembers recordingof the Indonesian Strategic Intelligence Agency were indicted before a podcastmilitary oncourt remilitarisationdespite credible findings indicating the involvement of additional perpetrators and judicialpossible review;chains of command, and concerns persist about the transfer of the case from a civilian to a military jurisdiction;

whereas Yunus has challenged the revised Military Law and defended protesters arrested during the August 2025 demonstrations, during which over 4 000 people were detained and over 1 000 suffered violence;

B. whereas environmental activist Muhammad Rosidi, a campaigner against illegal tin mining and smuggling, also fell victim to an acid attack in February 2026;

whereas in February 2026, environmental defender Muhammad Rosidi was attacked with acid on Sumatra for his campaign against illegal tin mining, with no arrests made; whereas hundreds of activists were attacked or intimidated in Indonesia in 2025;

C. whereas civic space in Indonesia is shrinking, and there is increasing repression against human rights defenders, journalists, trade unionists, students and environmental activists, discrimination against minorities, crackdowns on criticism, and violence in Papua and West Papua; whereas recent legal reforms expand military powers over civilian sectors, including through military courts, undermining civilian oversight, restricting fundamental freedoms and risking entrenching impunity;

whereas on 29 April 2026 the Jakarta Military Court indicted four soldiers of the Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS) for the attack on Yunus, while civil society points to at least 14 suspected perpetrators, and concerns persist about the transfer of the case from civilian to military jurisdiction;

D. whereas Indonesia remains one of the EU’s strategic partners in the Indo-Pacific and an important actor in fostering regional security;

whereas Indonesia is reported to face an erosion of democratic freedoms, with the revised Military Law extending into civilian governance, and new legislation curbing fundamental freedoms;

1. Expresses serious concern over the attacks on Andrie Yunus and Muhammad Rosidi, and over the wider pattern of violence against human rights and environmental defenders in Indonesia; stresses the risks faced by environmental defenders in Indonesia, notably those exposing illegal extractive activities;

whereas Indonesia, a member and 2026 President of the UN Human Rights Council, must uphold the highest standards in the protection of human rights.

2. Calls on the authorities to conduct a swift, thorough, transparent and independent investigation into both attacks and to try all human rights violators, including instigators, in civilian courts to end impunity;

Expresses serious concern at the attacks on Andrie Yunus and Muhammad Rosidi, and at the wider pattern of violence against human rights and environmental defenders in Indonesia;

3. Is deeply concerned by government plans that risk further restricting freedom of expression, including draft laws on disinformation, broadcasting and cybersecurity, as well as plans to screen and certify human rights defenders to determine who qualifies for legal protection;

Calls on the Indonesian authorities to revoke the transfer of the Yunus case to military jurisdiction and ensure it is tried before a civilian court; stresses that Indonesian law provides no legal basis for moving police-led criminal investigations to military courts, and that civilian jurisdiction must apply when security forces are accused of crimes against civilians;

4. Calls on Indonesia to reconsider and substantially amend repressive legislation and to guarantee a safe environment for human rights defenders, environmental activists, trade unions and journalists, free from surveillance, harassment and reprisals;

Calls for a thorough investigation of both attacks and an independent fact-finding team to identify all perpetrators, including senior officers allegedly linked to the attacks;

5. Urges the EU and the Member States to intensify engagement with Indonesia, including at the highest level and in international forums, to address the deteriorating human rights situation, particularly in Papua and West Papua, including through the EU-Indonesia Human Rights Dialogue;

Urges Indonesia to investigate reported police violence during the August 2025 demonstrations and address wider concerns over shrinking civic space and the safety of civil society actors;

6. Highlights Indonesia’s role as a strategic partner for the EU and key interlocutor in addressing regional challenges, ranging from economic security and environmental degradation to regional security and freedom of navigation; calls for the EU to enforce human rights, labour and environmental commitments in all its relations with Indonesia; calls on the Commission to fund the protection of human rights defenders; stresses the importance of applying thorough supply chain due diligence;

Stresses the risks faced by environmental defenders in Indonesia exposing illegal extractive activities, notably in the tin, nickel and palm oil sectors;

7. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the VP/HR, the EU Member States, and the Government and Parliament of Indonesia.

Urges Indonesia to allow civil society oversight of the conduct of armed forces, intelligence services and law enforcement;

Calls on the VP/HR, the Commission and the Member States to raise these issues with the Indonesian authorities and to consider targeted measures under the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime against officials credibly implicated in human rights violations;

8. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the VP/HR, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, and the Government and Parliament of the Republic of Indonesia.