Indonesia AG`s office rescinds policy barring LGBT individuals
(WorldNews Indonesia)

The controversial policy had been denounced by human rights groups, who have expressed concern that the LGBT community has faced continued persecution at the hands of the government over the past year. Muhammad Nurkhoiron, commissioner of the Indonesia`s National Human Rights Commission, spoke [HRW report] critically of the policy, including the portion that likened being LGBT to having a mental illness. ......