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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (2026/2738(RSP))

«Indonesia: the cases of human rights and environmental defenders Andrie Yunus and Muhammad Rosidi»

B-10-2026-0248

<OptDel>on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group</OptDel> · Rapporteur: Catarina Vieira, Maria Ohisalo, Nicolae Ștefănuță, Mounir Satouri, Erik Marquardt, Ville Niinistö

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This resolution condemns attacks on human rights defenders Andrie Yunus and Muhammad Rosidi and other violence against defenders in Indonesia, urging Indonesian authorities to investigate and end impunity. It calls on Indonesia to reverse restrictions on freedom of expression and ensure a safe environment for defenders, and urges the EU and member states to intensify engagement, including through trade and diplomatic support.

Key points

  1. Strongly condemns the attacks on Andrie Yunus and Muhammad Rosidi and all other violence and intimidation against human rights and environmental defenders, calling for an immediate end to harassment, surveillance, and intimidation.
  2. Calls on Indonesian authorities to conduct swift, thorough, transparent and independent investigations and to try all perpetrators, including instigators, in civilian courts to end impunity.
  3. Expresses deep concern over government plans to further restrict freedom of expression, including draft laws on disinformation, broadcasting, and cybersecurity, and calls on the government to reverse this trend and ensure a safe environment for defenders.
  4. Urges the EU and member states to intensify engagement with Indonesia, including at the highest level and in international fora, to address the deteriorating human rights situation, particularly in Papua and West Papua, including through the Human Rights Dialogue.
  5. Calls on the Commission to leverage the FTA ratification process to secure safeguards for human rights and the environment in bilateral trade relations and commitments from Indonesia to protect human rights defenders.
  6. Calls on the EU delegation to conduct regular visits and provide visible support to Indonesian human rights defenders and civil society organizations, including diplomatic trial observation.
  7. Calls on EU companies operating in Indonesia to conduct thorough supply chain due diligence and use their leverage to promote human rights and environmental standards.

Who is affected

  • Indonesian authorities: must investigate attacks, end impunity, and reverse restrictions on freedom of expression.
  • Human rights and environmental defenders in Indonesia: receive calls for protection and support.
  • EU and member states: urged to intensify engagement and support defenders.
  • EU companies operating in Indonesia: called on to conduct supply chain due diligence.

Figures and deadlines

  • Nearly 300 human rights defenders experienced intimidation or physical violence in 2025.
  • At least 29 cases have been recorded in 2026.