(Deutsch) André Graff zeigt Bilder von indonesischen Außeninseln

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Posted on 01:25 AM in Activities, Visitor Programmes, Human Development, Indonesia, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: poverty, development, food security, health, Indonesia, Sumba, environment and climate, Wasser

French bank backs out of financing Indonesian coal plant

In the spotlight, 10 January 2017 

by Yvonne Kunz

For the first time at the Conference of the Parties (COP) in Bali 2007 and again with the ratification of the Paris Agreement, Indonesia has pledged to take serious emission reduction actions. As one of the biggest emitters worldwide, the pledge is to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 29 per cent by 2030, and up to 41 per cent with foreign support including technology and finance. The main contributors to toxic ... read more

Posted on 03:53 PM in "In the Spotlight", Economy, Labor & Corruption, Indonesia, Mining, Publications, Environment & Climate
Tags: mining, Energie, Finanzierung, Indonesia, Klimakonferenz, Kohleabbau, carbon, environment and climate, economy and business

(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

(Deutsch) Planet, People, Profit oder doch eher Profit mit Dreckschleudern? Ein HeidelbergCement Vorhaben in Indonesien

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Posted on 06:10 PM in Indonesia, Mining, Press Releases, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch's Press Releases & Statements
Tags: mining, Germany, Gerechtigkeit, Indonesia, Justiz, land rights, protest action, environment and climate, economy and business, Zement

(Bahasa Indonesia) Bongkar! – Alokasi Kursi DPR

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Posted on 08:29 AM in democracy, Elections & Political Parties, Indonesia, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: democracy, decentralization, Indonesia, law, elections, electoral system

(Bahasa Indonesia) Pegawai Kok Negeri

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Posted on 12:38 AM in democracy, Indonesia, Judiciary & Administration, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, government, administration

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

(Deutsch) Indonesien: Gouverneur unter Blasphemieverdacht

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Posted on 12:13 AM in democracy, Elections & Political Parties, Justice, Indonesia, Publications, Society & Religion, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: democracy, Indonesia, Jakarta, Joko Widodo, law, religion, elections

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