Letter to Asia Pulp & Paper: PT. Bangun Rimba Sejahtera (BRS)

17 March 2017

www.watchindonesia.org/wp-content/uploads/20170317-letter-to-APP-on-PT-BRS.pdf

Association with new suppliers in Bangka Belitung, PT. Bangun Rimba Sejahtera (BRS)

A group of nearly 60 Indonesian and international NGOs sent today a letter to APP director, Linda Wijaya, to express concern regarding a new possible supplier, PT. Bangun Rimba Sejahtera (PT BRS).

According to a recent NGO report, the company has a concession laying up to 85% on land used by local communities for their livelihoods. The report suggests that 100,000 people in West Bangka ... read more

Posted on 09:57 PM in Joint Open Letters, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Open Letters, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: Indonesia, land rights, NGO, pulp and paper, plantations, rain forest destruction, environment and climate

(Deutsch) Suciwati: „Die Regierung nutzt die Justiz als Mauer aus, um sich vor Strafverfolgung zu schützen“

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Posted on 05:54 PM in "In the Spotlight", Activities, democracy, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Recent Activities, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: democracy, Gerechtigkeit, Indien, Indonesia, Justiz, judicial system, intercountry comparison, human rights, human rights defender, Munir, NGO, civil society

(Deutsch) Vernissage “The Act of Living” zum Internationalen Frauentag 2017

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Posted on 10:55 PM in Activities, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Events
Tags: 1965, women's rights, Indonesia

(Deutsch) Oberstes Gericht bestätigt Räumung des Armenviertels Bukit Duri

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Posted on 12:42 AM in democracy, Disasters, Elections & Political Parties, Human Development, Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Society & Religion, Environment & Climate

(Deutsch) Toleranz-Test für Indonesien

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Posted on 01:27 PM in democracy, Elections & Political Parties, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Society & Religion, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Blasphemie, democracy, Gouverneur, Indonesia, Jakarta, religion, Religionsfreiheit, Toleranz, elections

(Deutsch) Diskussionsveranstaltung: ‘Räume für die Zivilgesellschaft schaffen: zivile Freiheiten in Indien und Indonesien’

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Posted on 04:35 PM in Activities, democracy, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Campaign
Tags: civil liberties, democracy, Indien, Indonesia, human rights, Munir, Shrinking Space, impunity

(Deutsch) Update: Kreativer Widerstand gegen geplante Zementvorhaben in Zentraljava geht weiter

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Posted on 03:02 PM in democracy, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Land & Indigenous Rights, Mining, Publications, Environment & Climate
Tags: mining, democracy, Germany, food security, HeidelbergCement, Indonesia, Justiz, Pati, protest action, environment and climate, Zement, Zentraljava

(Deutsch) Eine bedrückende Jahresbilanz für Pressefreiheit und freie Meinungsäußerung in Papua

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Posted on 02:26 PM in democracy, Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Papua, Press Freedom, Publications
Tags: democracy, Demonstration, Indonesia, human rights, Papua, press freedom, Freedom of Expression, Verhaftungen

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Republic of Indonesia

submitted September 2016, published at Human Rights Day, 10 December 2016

www.watchindonesia.org/wp-content/uploads/UPR_Submission_Indonesia_2017_WI_WPN_OMCT.pdf

Human Rights Council
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Republic of Indonesia
3rd cycle (May – June 2017)

Joint Stakeholders’ Submission by:
Watch Indonesia! e.V.
West Papua Network (WPN)
World Organisation against Torture (OMCT)

I. Introduction

1. This stakeholder report is a joint submission by the West Papua Network (WPN), Watch Indonesia! and the World Organisation against Torture (OMCT) The report highlights key concerns, trends and significant developments in ... read more

Posted on 06:22 AM in joint position papers, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Papua, Position Papers, Press Freedom, Publications, Society & Religion
Tags: 1965, discrimination, Gerechtigkeit, Indonesia, Justiz, communism, human rights, military, Minderheitenrechte, Munir, Papua, Police, religion, impunity, terrorism, death penalty, United Nations, dealing with the past

Rohingya’s last hope

In the spotlight, 27 November 2016

by Alex Flor

It’s good to know that the Indonesian people and their government care about the Rohingya in Burma (Myanmar). However, besides demanding for acknowledgement as citizens and improvement of their human rights situation in Burma (Myanmar), Indonesia should underline its commitment by her own means.

Hundreds, or even thousands of Rohingya refugees came by boat. Many of them were rejected by Indonesian authorizies while still at sea. Indonesian navy ... read more

Posted on 02:09 AM in "In the Spotlight", Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Society & Religion
Tags: refugees, Indonesia, human rights, religion