Carbon dealers – Papua and Aceh

28 September 2007

Marianne Klute

Aceh and Papua have taken the initiative in Indonesia against global warming: They want to limit the destruction of tropical forests and thus reduce greenhouse gas emissions. They are negotiating finance mechanisms for forest protection, and Aceh has even decided to impose a logging moratorium. Nobody can predict whether those steps will lead to success. Two things are certain: They are challenging Indonesia’s climate and forestry policies, and they will cost industrialised nations ... read more

Posted on 06:43 AM in Aceh, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Papua, Publications, Environment & Climate
Tags: Aceh, agrofuel ("biofuel"), Indonesia, carbon, palm oil, Papua, plantations, rain forest destruction, special autonomy, environment and climate, economy and business

(Deutsch) Die heilige Dreifaltigkeit der TNI

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Posted on 06:40 PM in democracy, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Papua, Publications, security sector
Tags: Indonesia, military, Papua, security sector

Open letter to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono concerning Col. Cav. Burhanuddin Siagian, Commander of the Resort Military Command 172/PWY Jayapura, Papua

28 June 2007

Dear President Yudhoyono,

We are writing to express our grave concern about the tenure of Col. Burhanuddin Siagian as commander of the Jayapura sub-regional military command (Korem 172/ PWY/Jayapura) in Papua. Col. Siagian has been indicted twice for crimes against humanity in East Timor (now Timor-Leste). Indonesia has not complied with its obligations under international law and Indonesian domestic law to prosecute Col. Siagian for his alleged crimes, and it has furthermore failed to extradite him to East Timor ... read more

Posted on 09:32 AM in democracy, Joint Open Letters, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Papua, Publications, security sector, Transitional Justice
Tags: Indonesia, military, East Timor, Papua, impunity, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, crimes against humanity

What Future for Papua?

April 2007

Alex Flor, Marianne Klute, Petra Stockmann

The Helsinki agreement of 2005 marks the historic peace process for Indonesia’s westernmost province Aceh. After three decades of violence and repression, the long self determination conflict is in the process of being resolved. Both the Free Aceh Movement and the Indonesian government have made substantial concessions for this to happen. However, for the second most burning and long lasting self-determination conflict, concerning Indonesia’s easternmost region Papua, formerly ... read more

Posted on 01:52 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Mining, Papua, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media, Watch's Studies and Reports
Tags: mining, indigenous people, Indonesia, conflict resolution, land rights, Megawati Sukarnoputri, OPM, Papua, law, reformasi, rain forest destruction, regional conflicts, special autonomy

(Deutsch) Zweifel an der Autonomiegesetzgebung in West Papua

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Posted on 02:27 PM in Conference Autonomy for Papua, June 2003, Human Development, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Papua, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: democracy, Indonesia, corruption, land rights, human rights, Papua, law, Freedom of Expression, regional conflicts, special autonomy

(Deutsch) In Indonesiens Provinz Papua droht neuer Konflikt

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Posted on 09:02 AM in Indonesia, Papua, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: violence, Indonesia, conflict resolution, Papua, regional conflicts, special autonomy

Urgent Appeal: Imminent escalation of violence in Papua needs to be addressed in a level-headed manner

August 05, 2005

August 15th, 2005 may possibly – hopefully – be recorded as a day of peace in Indonesian history books. Two days ahead of the 60th anniversary of Indonesia’s independence, the government is going to sign a peace accord with the Free Aceh Movement (GAM). The bloody conflict in Indonesia’s westernmost province that has lasted for more than 30 years may thus soon be past.

Watch Indonesia! welcomes the accord and calls on all sides to contribute constructively to the ... read more

Posted on 08:10 AM in Aceh, Indonesia, Papua, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch's Press Releases & Statements
Tags: Aceh, violence, Indonesia, conflict resolution, Papua, protest action, regional conflicts, special autonomy

Ungracious reception of SBY’s Kado Natal for Papua

Information and Analysis, 4 March 2005

 

by Petra Stockmann

 

Why the Government Regulation on the Papua People’s Council has been greeted with protest rather than joy

 

On December 26th, 2004, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) paid a visit to Papua. As a “Kado Natal”, a Christmas gift, he brought along with him a long overdue piece of legislation, namely the Government Regulation on the Papua People’s Council. The Papua People’s Council (Majelis Rakyat Papua, MRP) is a special ... read more

Posted on 01:25 PM in democracy, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Judiciary & Administration, Land & Indigenous Rights, Papua, Publications
Tags: Abdurrahman Wahid, democracy, Habibie, Indonesia, judicial system, conflict resolution, Megawati Sukarnoputri, Papua, parliament, law, rule of law, government, special autonomy, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, constitution, elections

Constitutional Court’s ruling on the partition of Papua

24 November 2004

von Petra Stockmann

On November 11th, 2004, the Constitutional Court eventually announced its ruling concerning the application for judicial review of Law No. 45/1999 on the Establishment of the Province Central Irian Jaya, the Province West Irian Jaya, the Regency Paniai, the Regency Mimika, the Regency Puncak Jaya and the Municipality Sorong. The Court declared Law 45/1999 unconstitutional and thus invalid as of the date of the verdict. However, in its legal considerations the Court states it ... read more

Posted on 03:30 PM in democracy, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Judiciary & Administration, Papua, Publications
Tags: Indonesia, judicial system, Megawati Sukarnoputri, Papua, parliament, rule of law, government, special autonomy, constitution

(Deutsch) Womit hat Papua das verdient?

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Posted on 04:29 PM in democracy, Indonesia, Papua, security sector
Tags: Eurico Guterres, Indonesia, human rights, military, militias, Papua