The Responsibility of the State to Guarantee the Safety and Integrity of Human Rights Defenders

03 April 2002

Joint Statement

The brutal attack of the civilian militia against members of the Urban Poor Consortium (UPC) on March 29, 2002 in front of the office of the National Commission of Human Rights (KOMNAS HAM) is again another a physical assault against human rights defenders of the civil society. In Jakarta alone three similar incidents had to recorded in March 2002: the destruction of the office and the attack against the members of KONTRAS (13.3.2002), ... read more

Posted on 03:42 PM in democracy, Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, security sector
Tags: democracy, violence, Indonesia, Komnas HAM, human rights, militias, regional conflicts, security sector

(Deutsch) «Viele Indonesier haben Angst vor den USA»

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Posted on 01:11 PM in democracy, Indonesia, Publications, security sector, Society & Religion, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: democracy, Indonesia, Megawati Sukarnoputri, military, Munir, religion, security sector, terrorism, USA

SHADOW BOXING: INDONESIAN WRITERS AND THE RAMAYANA IN THE NEW ORDER

Cornell University, October 2001

Marshall Clark

Introduction

This article is a study of the ideas, visions, and styles of a number of Indonesia’s writers in the New Order—in particular, the final years of the New Order—who chose to rework and reinterpret the Ramayana epic of the Javanese wayang kulit shadow puppet theatre. The deliberate choice by these writers to use Indonesian as their medium of linguistic communication has proven to be a decision in favor of distancing themselves from their ... read more

Posted on 05:54 AM in democracy, Indonesia, Publications, Society & Religion, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: democracy, dictator Suharto, Indonesia, culture, New Order

(Deutsch) Fungsi Teritorial – Die TNI eröffnet die Diskussion über ihre territoriale Präsenz

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Posted on 08:47 AM in democracy, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications, security sector
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(Deutsch) Ausweisung wegen ungenügender Ausweise?

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Posted on 10:58 AM in democracy, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Judiciary & Administration, Publications
Tags: poverty, Germany, Indonesia, Jakarta, protest action, students

(Deutsch) Indonesien: Megawati – ein Putsch ohne Panzer

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Posted on 08:05 AM in democracy, Indonesia, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Abdurrahman Wahid, democracy, Indonesia, Megawati Sukarnoputri, military, regional conflicts

(Deutsch) Putsch ohne Panzer

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Posted on 04:29 AM in democracy, Elections & Political Parties, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Abdurrahman Wahid, democracy, dictator Suharto, Indonesia, corruption, Megawati Sukarnoputri, human rights, military, reformasi

(Deutsch) Bombenterror: Der indonesische Staat versagt bei der Aufklärung der Bombenanschläge

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Posted on 07:05 PM in Indonesia, security sector
Tags: Indonesia, military, Police, security sector, terrorism

(Deutsch) Verfassungskrise in Jakarta

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Posted on 04:36 PM in democracy, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications
Tags: Abdurrahman Wahid, democracy, dictator Suharto, GOLKAR, Indonesia, corruption, Megawati Sukarnoputri, military, parliament, government, constitution

(Bahasa Indonesia) Rendra: Rakyat Hanya Jadi Kawula

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Posted on 03:54 PM in democracy, Indonesia, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: democracy, Indonesia, reformasi