(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

Displacement, conflict and life: Legacies of impunity in present-day Timor-Leste and Indonesia

Film and discussion evening

Berlin, November 21st, 2016, 6-9 pm

Humboldt-Universität  zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10117 Berlin, Hauptgebäude Raum H 3059

Twenty-five years have passed since the Dili massacre on November 12th, 1991 that sparked international outrage toward the Indonesian occupation of Timor-Leste (formerly East Timor). The event had also generated international solidarity, including from Germany, which helped garner the necessary pressure that eventually led to an UN-supervised referendum in 1999. Today, fifteen ... read more

Posted on 10:39 PM in Activities, Justice, History & Overview, History & Overview, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Transitional Justice
Tags: Indonesia, children's rights, Menschen, East Timor, impunity, transitional justice, dealing with the past, truth commission

(Deutsch) Religiös motivierte Gewalt in Indonesien: zunehmender Fundamentalismus und die Frage der Gerechtigkeit

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Posted on 06:22 PM in Activities, democracy, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Recent Activities, Papua, Publications, Society & Religion
Tags: Dialog, refugees, Fundamentalismus, Gerechtigkeit, Indonesia, Justiz, human rights, Minderheitenrechte, Papua, religion

(Deutsch) Zivilgesellschaft in Bedrängnis: Raum für Zivilgesellschaft schützen und weiten

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Posted on 04:36 PM in democracy, joint position papers, joint studies and reports, Human Rights, Indonesia, Papua, Press Freedom, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Transitional Justice
Tags: 1965, democracy, Indonesia, land rights, LGBT Rights, Papua, press freedom, religion, Shrinking Space, civil society

(Deutsch) Jakartas Gouverneur lässt Armenviertel platt machen

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Posted on 04:23 AM in Human Development, Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Land & Indigenous Rights, Press Freedom, Publications
Tags: poverty, Indonesia, Jakarta, land rights, press freedom, environment and climate

Indonesia: Close gap between rhetoric and reality on 1965 mass human rights violations

Public Statement, 1 October 2016

Despite President Joko Widodo’s repeated commitments to address human rights violations committed in 1965 – such as extrajudicial executions, enforced disappearances and torture – more than five decades later millions of victims and their families are still waiting for truth, justice and reparation. On the 51st anniversary of these violations, Amnesty International, Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR), East-Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN), La’o Hamutuk, TAPOL, Watch Indonesia! and Yayasan HAK call on the Indonesian authorities ... read more

Posted on 11:47 PM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Press Releases, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: 1965, Gerechtigkeit, Indonesia, Joko Widodo, Justiz, human rights, East Timor, PKI, referendum 1999, impunity, United Nations, crimes against humanity, dealing with the past, truth commission, Wiranto

(Bahasa Indonesia) Humor Harus Adil dan Beradab

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Posted on 11:14 PM in democracy, Indonesia, Press Freedom, Publications, Society & Religion, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: democracy, Indonesia, culture, press freedom