Book launch and discussion with Soe Tjen Marching about her two new books, “Yang Tak Kunjung Padam” and “Tiga Kitab”

  Monday, 15 May 2023, 7 pm, Berlin Global Village, Am Sudhaus 2, 12053 Berlin

 

Since the mid-1950s, the American government had already been worried about the growth of the Communist party in Indonesia. Later, the CIA started funding a section of the Indonesian army with weapons and money to eradicate the communists and left-wing sympathisers. From 1965 to 1967, approximately one to two million people were murdered by Soeharto’s army in the name of suppression of the Communist Party, while million ... read more

Posted on 04:29 PM in Activities, History & Overview, Human Rights, Indonesia, Transitional Justice

Talk & Discussion with Lian Gogali: Women as Peacemakers – Strengthening Indonesia’s Democracy

 

Tuesday, 9 May 2023, 6:30 pm
Institute of Asian & African Studies, Invalidenstr. 118, 10115 Berlin
Room 117

Lian Gogali founded Institut Mosintuwu in 2008 after violent sectarian conflicts in Poso since 1998 had claimed hundreds of lives and created a climate of distrust among the different religious groups. Gogali, a Poso native, began her interreligious initiatives by organizing women of different faiths to learn how to live trustingly and harmoniously with one ... read more

Posted on 08:45 PM in Activities, Human Rights, Indonesia, Regional Conflicts, Society & Religion, Transitional Justice

(Deutsch) Leerstand – Verfall – Abriss – Neubau – Profit: Was setzen wir dem entgegen?!”

Sorry, this entry is not available in English

Posted on 09:36 PM in Activities, Human Development, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Mining, Project Urban Transformation, Transitional Justice, Environment & Climate
Tags: Bauwende, Karst, Kendeng, Urbane Transformation, Zement

Neue Publikation: Themenheft Menschenrechte in Indonesien und Timor-Leste 2020

Watch Indonesia! Für Menschenrechte, Demokratie und Umwelt in Indonesien und Osttimor e.V. (Hg.)

© Watch Indonesia! e.V. 2020

zum download

Editorial

Große Hoffnungen wurden 2014 in den Amtsantritt des amtierenden indonesischen Präsidenten Joko Widodo, besser bekannt als „Jokowi“, gelegt. Zuvor begeisterte er mit seinem Wahlkampf all jene Indonesier*innen, die an eine Fortführung der 1998 initiierten Reformasi, die eine umfassende demokratische Öffnung beinhaltete, glaubten. Jokowi nährte den Glauben in der Bevölkerung an die Verwirklichung der Menschenrechte und die ... read more

Posted on 01:26 PM in Justice, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, East Timor, Papua, Position Papers, Press Freedom, Publications, Studies, Transitional Justice, Transitional Justice, Environment & Climate, Watch's Studies and Reports
Tags: Frauen, women's rights, gender, Indonesia, LGBTQI, human rights, Menschenrechte Indonesien, East Timor, press freedom, Strflosigkeit, Timor-Leste, transitional justice

ZUM 15. JAHRESTAG DES FRIEDENS IN ACEH

 

15 Jahre Frieden in Aceh

 

Ein Gastbeitrag von Gunnar Stange

 

Am 15. August 2020 jährt sich die Unterzeichnung des Friedensvertrages – des sogenannten Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) – zwischen der indonesischen Regierung und der Bewegung Freies Aceh (Gerakan Aceh Merdeka, GAM) in Helsinki zum 15. Mal. Der Friedensvertrag beendete einen fast dreißigjährigen bewaffneten Konflikt in Indonesiens westlichster Provinz Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (kurz Aceh), in dem geschätzte 30.000 Menschen den Tod ... read more

Posted on 01:42 PM in Aceh, Activities, democracy, Elections & Political Parties, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Judiciary & Administration, Publications, security sector, Transitional Justice
Tags: 15 Jahre Frieden, Aceh, Frieden, Friedensabkommen, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), Indonesia, Jahrestag Friedensvertrag, MOU

ZUM 15. JAHRESTAG DES FRIEDENS IN ACEH

 

15 Jahre Frieden in Aceh

ein Gastbeitrag von Gunnar Stange

Am 15. August 2020 jährt sich die Unterzeichnung des Friedensvertrages – des sogenannten Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) – zwischen der indonesischen Regierung und der Bewegung Freies Aceh (Gerakan Aceh Merdeka, GAM) in Helsinki zum 15. Mal. Der Friedensvertrag beendete einen fast dreißigjährigen bewaffneten Konflikt in Indonesiens westlichster Provinz Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (kurz Aceh), in dem geschätzte 30.000 Menschen den Tod fanden und Zehntausende Opfer ... read more

Posted on 12:44 PM in Aceh, Activities, democracy, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Transitional Justice
Tags: 15 Jahre Frieden, Aceh, Frieden, peace process, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), Jahrestag Friedensvertrag, Jubiläum Friedensvertrag, MOU

(Bahasa Indonesia) Antara Optimisme dan Kerinduan yang Menggugat

Sorry, this entry is not available in English.
Indonesian version

Posted on 10:45 PM in Activities, Visitor Programmes, democracy, Human Rights, Indonesia, Recent Activities, Mining, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: 1965, mining, Germany, dictator Suharto, Exilant, Indonesia, communism, LGBT, human rights, military, New Order, East Timor, reformasi, students, Sulawesi, transitional justice, Umwelt

Invitation: Conference: ‚Law and Justice: Indonesia 20 Years after Reformasi‘

Conference: ‚Law and Justice: Indonesia 20 Years after Reformasi‘

Berlin, 9th – 11th November 2018

The year 1998 is considered as the year of ‘Reformasi’ which marked the end of dictatorship in Indonesia. The great pro-democratic demonstrations, especially those of students, ended dictator Suharto’s power who had led the country under military rule for 30 years. The 20th anniversary of ‘Reformasi’ offers an occasion to reflect on own endeavors, to develop new strategies and eventually a chance for consolidation. This ... read more

Posted on 10:01 PM in Activities, democracy, Elections & Political Parties, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Judiciary & Administration, Land & Indigenous Rights, security sector, Society & Religion, Transitional Justice
Tags: 1965, mining, democracy, dictator Suharto, Exilant, Gerechtigkeit, Indonesia, Justiz, land rights, LGBT, human rights, military, political parties, rule of law, reformasi, students, environment and climate

(Deutsch) Den inneren Frieden bewahren

Sorry, this entry is not available in English.
German version

Posted on 01:44 AM in Aceh, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Papua, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Society & Religion, Transitional Justice, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: 1965, Aceh, dictator Suharto, peace process, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), Habibie, indigenous people, Indonesia, Kalimantan / Borneo, LGBT, human rights, Moluccas, East Timor, Papua, Peacebuilding, referendum 1999, reformasi, regional conflicts, religion, state & nation building, Sukarno, Sulawesi, independence, United Nations

(Deutsch) Göttingen: „Indonesien 1965ff. – Die Gegenwart eines Massenmordes“

Sorry, this entry is not available in English.
German version

Posted on 03:00 AM in Activities, History & Overview, Human Rights, Indonesia, Transitional Justice
Tags: 1965, history and overview, Indonesia, human rights, transitional justice, dealing with the past