New NGO Report Criticizes Export Credit Agencies on Corruption in Indonesia

13. November 2000

see also in annex: The OECD, Export Credit Agencies and Corruption, NGO letter to OECD PUBLICLY GUARANTEED CORRUPTION, article by Peter Bosshard

Berne Declaration press release for the media in South-East Asia

A new report published by the Berne Declaration documents that export credit agencies are heavily involved in corrupt power projects in Indonesia. Instead of supporting efforts to investigate the corrupt legacy, the agencies pressurize Indonesia’s government to honour the ... read more

Posted on 02:10 AM in Economy, Labor & Corruption, Joint Press Releases & Statements, Indonesia, Publications
Tags: Germany, dictator Suharto, export credit agency (ECA), Indonesia, corruption, protest action, economy and business

Here come the Kostrad Boys – again!

11. November 2000

Kostrad’s grip on the Indonesian army is further tightened as the force prepares for further military engagement in Eastern Indonesia.

By Ingo Wandelt

The latest military reshuffle continues the trend to shift former Kostrad officers to the center of power of the Indonesian army (TNI-AD). The network of generals of this most powerful of the TNI’s Main Command Forces (Kotama) has increased its influence since the downfall of former president Suharto enormously and today holds important top ... read more

Posted on 08:41 PM in democracy, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, security sector
Tags: military, security sector

Indonesia’s new Intelligence Agency
How?, Why?, and What for?

01. November 2000

By Ingo W.

It took the Indonesian government, parliament (DPR) and the intelligence agencies Bakin and Bais more than two weeks of back-room discussions and negotiations until they finally offered some hints to the Indonesian media of the direction into which the long-awaited revamp of Indonesia’s intelligence is heading. What we know still lacks substance, and final decisions haven’t been made yet. But two points are of importance:

– Bakin will be restructured, given new tasks and ... read more

Posted on 04:19 AM in democracy, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications, security sector
Tags: democracy, intelligence service, Indonesia, military, security sector

(Deutsch) Der mutige Anwalt der Verschwundenen

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Posted on 08:47 AM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, dictator Suharto, Indonesia, human rights, military, Moluccas, Munir, Nobel Price, reformasi, transitional justice

(Deutsch) Alternativer Nobelpreis für den indonesischen Menschenrechtsanwalt Munir: Ein Zeichen gegen Willkür und Gewalt

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Posted on 03:49 PM in Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch's Press Releases & Statements
Tags: Aceh, dictator Suharto, Indonesia, human rights, military, Moluccas, New Order, East Timor, regional conflicts, impunity, criminal prosecution, transitional justice

Fact-Finding Delegation to Aceh Urges End to Abuses, Security

East Timor Action Network, Press Release, 02 October 2000

Contact: Michael Beer, Nonviolence International, 202-244-0951 Lynn Fredriksson, Indonesia Human Rights Network, 202-546-0044

Fact-Finding Delegation to Aceh Urges Indonesia to Guarantee Safety of Humanitarian and Rights Workers East Timor Action Network and Indonesia Human Rights Network Call for an End to Abuses by Armed Forces and Police

An international human rights delegation, recently returned from Indonesia’s troubled province Aceh, found an atmosphere of fear and continued conflict despite a cease ... read more

Posted on 07:54 AM in Aceh, Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts
Tags: Aceh, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), Indonesia, conflict resolution, human rights, regional conflicts, security sector

(Deutsch) Fragwürdig: Morde in Timor – was tun?

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Posted on 09:49 AM in democracy, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, security sector, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: democracy, refugees, Indonesia, military, militias, East Timor, United Nations, West Timor

International Human Rights NGO Delegation visited Aceh

Jakarta, 28 September 2000

Press Release International Human Rights NGO Delegation

“With the recent killings of respected Acehnese figures such as Jaffar Siddiq and Prof. Safwan Idris non-partisan elements of society including human rights and humanitarian workers are increasingly afraid and unable to continue their work,” reports Dr. Karim Grow, Director of the Islamic Peace Forum in Kuala Lumpur. Crow took part in an ad hoc International Human Rights NGO Delegation that visited Aceh last week.

An ongoing polarization process due to the ... read more

Posted on 11:35 PM in Aceh, Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts
Tags: Aceh, Indonesia, conflict resolution, human rights, Police, regional conflicts

(Deutsch) Milizen, Militär und das Elend der jungen Demokratie

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Posted on 07:32 AM in democracy, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, security sector, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Abdurrahman Wahid, democracy, refugees, violence, Habibie, Indonesia, conflict resolution, human rights, military, militias, East Timor, Police, Prabowo, referendum 1999, regional conflicts, security sector, transitional justice, United Nations, forced eviction, West Timor, Wiranto

(Bahasa Indonesia) Setuju perpanjangan Jeda Kemanusiaan di Aceh, Asal….

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Posted on 02:35 AM in Aceh, Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, Indonesia, human rights, regional conflicts