ICP Releases New Human Rights Report 2015

International Coalition for Papua, September 2015

www.humanrightspapua.org
 
In its latest report, the ICP brings together the research of 25 organisations and experts from in- and outside West Papua on the situation of human rights, indigenous peoples’ rights and the conflict situation there. It details in particular the demographic development and its causes as well as the ongoing violence by security forces that targets indigenous Papuans.

The development of the human rights situation in West Papua during 2013 and ... read more

Posted on 08:07 AM in joint studies and reports, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Papua, Publications, Watch's Studies and Reports
Tags: indigenous people, Indonesia, human rights, Papua, transmigration, environment and climate

Will REDD+ help save Indonesia’s forest, or create ‘carbon cowboys’ instead?

eco-business, 25. August 2015

http://www.eco-business.com/news/will-redd-help-save-indonesias-forest-or-create-carbon-cowboys-instead/%26ct=ga%26cd=CAEYACoTOTQyO

 The development of REDD+ in Indonesia as an experiment in bringing together carbon abatement, equity development and biodiversity protection is continuing to attract global attention. Simon Pollock reports.

During the past few years, the concept of REDD+ has emerged to protect forests and safeguard the livelihoods of those who live within and near them by providing a financial value for carbon left stored in forests.

Through REDD – which stands for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and ... read more

Posted on 07:25 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: indigenous people, Indonesia, palm oil, rain forest destruction, environment and climate

(Bahasa Indonesia) Dirgahayu Indonesia: Merdeka dari Investor Rakus di Balik Reklamasi Teluk Benoa, Bali

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Posted on 02:18 AM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Press Releases, Publications, Environment & Climate
Tags: Bali, Indonesia, land rights, NGO, protest action, environment and climate

(Deutsch) Waren die Lautsprecher schuld?

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Posted on 05:20 AM in democracy, Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Land & Indigenous Rights, Papua, Publications, Regional Conflicts, security sector, Society & Religion, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: intelligence service, Indonesia, Joko Widodo, Megawati Sukarnoputri, human rights, military, Papua, Police, regional conflicts, religion, security sector

(Deutsch) Menschenrechte in Indonesien 2015

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Posted on 07:48 PM in Aceh, democracy, History & Overview, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, East Timor, Papua, Press Freedom, Publications, Rainforest, Society & Religion, Environment & Climate, Watch's Studies and Reports
Tags: Aceh, democracy, violence, Indonesia, corruption, land rights, human rights, military, East Timor, palm oil, Papua, parliament, plantations, rain forest destruction, environment and climate, crimes against humanity

(Deutsch) Aide-Mémoire: Menschenrechte in Indonesien 2015

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Posted on 04:09 PM in democracy, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Judiciary & Administration, Land & Indigenous Rights, Papua, Press Freedom, Pulp & Paper, Rainforest, Society & Religion, Environment & Climate, Watch's Position Papers, Watch's Studies and Reports
Tags: Government of Germany, democracy, indigenous people, Indonesia, justice, land rights, human rights, Munir, palm oil, Papua, rain forest destruction, religion, impunity, death penalty, environment and climate, arms trade

(Bahasa Indonesia) Semua Berawal dari Tragedi Santa Cruz

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Posted on 09:46 PM in democracy, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, East Timor, Papua, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, democracy, Germany, dictator Suharto, Indonesia, military, New Order, NGO, East Timor

Environmental activist murdered

In the spotlight, 28 May 2015

by Alex Flor

Last Saturday we lost a dear friend and colleague. Jopi Peranginangin was brutally killed in downtown Jakarta. He was stabbed to death with a knife or with a bayonette.

The alleged perpetrator is a member of Indonesia’s Navy. Was he just drunk, when he stabbed Jopi to death? Or was it a premediated murder, since Jopi was to release his research on corruption cases on palm oil concessions in June? Nobody ... read more

Posted on 12:39 AM in "In the Spotlight", Agro Fuels, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Environment & Climate
Tags: Indonesia, justice, corruption, human rights, military, palm oil, plantations

(Deutsch) Indonesien: Das schmutzige Geschäft der Palmöl-Produzenten

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Posted on 11:17 AM in Agro Fuels, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), European Union (EU), Forum für nachhaltiges Palmöl (FONAP), Indonesia, corruption, land rights, human rights, military, palm oil, rain forest destruction, Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), environment and climate, economy and business

Palm Oil and Biofuels Policy Reform

February 2015

Open Letter to the European Parliament

Dear Members of the European Parliament,

We, the undersigned organisations, as representatives of civil society from across Asia, Africa and Latin America, are seriously concerned about the devastating impact that Europe’s demand for biofuels is having on our forests and millions of our people, and about its significant contribution to rising greenhouse gas emissions.
Soon, you will vote on vital reforms to EU biofuels policy. Unless you take action to ... read more

Posted on 10:33 PM in Agro Fuels, Activities, Joint Open Letters, Human Rights, Indonesia, Campaign, Land & Indigenous Rights, Open Letters, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), biodiversity, European Union (EU), indigenous people, Indonesia, land rights, palm oil, rain forest destruction, environment and climate