Indonesia six years after the fall of Suharto

23 April 2004

The following article is based on a presentation given at the Department of Government and International Studies (GIS) at the Hong Kong Baptist University on December 4th, 2003, as part of the East-West Talks.1 The publication of the article by the GIS-Department is forthcoming.

Proceeding democratically back to the New Order? 2

by Petra Stockmann

2004 is a super-election year in Indonesia: On April 5th, Indonesians were called to the polls to vote ... read more

Posted on 04:51 AM in democracy, Elections & Political Parties, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Judiciary & Administration, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: dictator Suharto, GOLKAR, Indonesia, Megawati Sukarnoputri, human rights, New Order, East Timor, political parties, law, rule of law, referendum 1999, reformasi, terrorism, constitution, constitutional court, elections, Wiranto

(Deutsch) Urteil gegen Entwürdigung Linker

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German version

Posted on 02:59 AM in democracy, Elections & Political Parties, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Judiciary & Administration, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: democracy, dictator Suharto, Indonesia, justice, human rights, PKI, crimes against humanity, constitutional court, elections

Justice for the Victims

April 2003

A Legal Opinion on the Indonesian human rights trials concerning the crimes committed in East Timor in 1999

Bernd Häusler

Legal Opinion
Regarding the Question

Are the international standards met by the criminal proceedings regarding the events in East Timor in 1999, which were instituted before the Human Rights Court in Jakarta in March 2002 or are the same only “mock trials”, in order to avoid an ad hoc tribunal as threatened by the international community?

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Posted on 12:57 AM in joint studies and reports, Justice, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: violence, Indonesia, justice, human rights, military, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, criminal prosecution, transitional justice

Indonesia: Impunity for human rights violations must be brought to an end

4th February 2003

Diakonisches Werk der EKD, Referat Menschenrechte, Stuttgart United Evangelical Mission, Wuppertal

Aide-Mémoire to the German delegation 59th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights 17th March to 25th April 2003

Diakonisches Werk der EKD, Human Rights Desk P.O.B. 10 11 42, D-70010 Stuttgart, Fon.: +49(0)711 – 21 56 – 743 Fax: +49(0)711 – 21 59 – 368 United Evangelical Mission Communion of Churches in three Continents Postfach 20 19 63, 42219 Wuppertal Rudolfstraße ... read more

Posted on 07:05 AM in joint position papers, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications
Tags: Aceh, Indonesia, international tribunal, judicial system, human rights, military, East Timor, Papua, regional conflicts, criminal prosecution, terrorism

(Deutsch) Jakarta bereitet Notfall-Erlass vor

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German version

Posted on 02:38 PM in democracy, Justice, Indonesia, Judiciary & Administration, Publications, security sector, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Bali, Indonesia, government, security sector, terrorism

Permanent Impunity – Indonesia’s Play on Time – East Timor

14. Februar 2002

Deutsche Kommission Justitia et Pax German Justice and Peace Commission, Kaiser-Friedrich-Str. 9, 53113 Bonn, Tel.: +49-228-103217

in cooperation with:

Watch Indonesia! Planufer 92d 10967 Berlin Tel.: +49 30 698 17 938

 

Aide Mémoire 58th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights 18th March to 26th April 2002

 

Recent Developments

Lack of progress can be observed concerning the prosecution of violations of human rights and of crimes against humanity perpetrated by the Indonesian ... read more

Posted on 07:33 AM in joint position papers, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: Indonesia, military, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, impunity, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, United Nations, crimes against humanity

(Deutsch) Suhartos Konten in der Schweiz

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German version

Posted on 10:36 PM in "In the Spotlight", Economy, Labor & Corruption, Justice, Indonesia, Publications
Tags: dictator Suharto, Indonesia, justice, corruption, economy and business

Indonesia: Turning to the Worse

February 2001

Diakonisches Werk der EKD, Stuttgart Referat Menschenrechte

United Evangelical Mission, Wuppertal

 

57th Commission on Human Rights, Geneva

Aide Memoire to the German delegation

 

Prepared by

Diakonisches Werk der EKD, Human Rights Desk, P.O.B. 10 11 42, D-70010 Stuttgart, Germany, *49-711-2159-500 and United Evangelical Mission, Rudolfstraße 137, D-42285 Wuppertal, Germany, *49-202-89004-168 (This memorandum does not cover questions of human rights violations in East Timor, which is now under the Transitional Authority of the ... read more

Posted on 11:43 PM in Aceh, joint position papers, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Papua, Publications
Tags: Abdurrahman Wahid, Aceh, Government of Germany, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), Indonesia, justice, corruption, human rights, military, Moluccas, Papua, United Nations

IFET demands UN Secretary General to support an International Tribunal for East Timor

IFET, July 5, 2000

The following is the full text of a letter sent to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan today by the International Federation for East Timor and more than 80 other organizations in support of an international tribunal for East Timor.

International Federation for East Timor, July 5, 2000 His Excellency Kofi Annan Secretary General of the United Nations By fax to 1-212-963-2155 Dear Excellency: We are writing to urge you to recommend to the Security ... read more

Posted on 01:44 PM in Joint Open Letters, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: Indonesia, international tribunal, justice, judicial system, East Timor, security sector, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, United Nations, crimes against humanity, reconciliation

(Deutsch) Der neue indonesische Aktionsplan für Menschenrechte

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Posted on 10:46 PM in Aceh, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Papua, Publications, Transitional Justice, SUARA magazine
Tags: Aceh, dictator Suharto, Habibie, Indonesia, Indonesien-Information (renamed SUARA), justice, Komnas HAM, Megawati Sukarnoputri, human rights, military, NGO, Papua, Prabowo, government, security sector, transitional justice, United Nations, dealing with the past, Wiranto