Letter to Asia Pulp & Paper: PT. Bangun Rimba Sejahtera (BRS)

17 March 2017

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Association with new suppliers in Bangka Belitung, PT. Bangun Rimba Sejahtera (BRS)

A group of nearly 60 Indonesian and international NGOs sent today a letter to APP director, Linda Wijaya, to express concern regarding a new possible supplier, PT. Bangun Rimba Sejahtera (PT BRS).

According to a recent NGO report, the company has a concession laying up to 85% on land used by local communities for their livelihoods. The report suggests that 100,000 people in West Bangka ... read more

Posted on 09:57 PM in Joint Open Letters, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Open Letters, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: Indonesia, land rights, NGO, pulp and paper, plantations, rain forest destruction, environment and climate

(Deutsch) Suciwati: „Die Regierung nutzt die Justiz als Mauer aus, um sich vor Strafverfolgung zu schützen“

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Posted on 05:54 PM in "In the Spotlight", Activities, democracy, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Recent Activities, Publications, Transitional Justice
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(Bahasa Indonesia) ‘Belajar Sistem Pemilu Tiga Hari Itu Absurd’

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(Deutsch) Oberstes Gericht bestätigt Räumung des Armenviertels Bukit Duri

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(Deutsch) Interview: André Graff über Wasserversorgung in Indonesien

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Posted on 02:01 PM in Activities, Visitor Programmes, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Indonesia, Publications, Society & Religion, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: poverty, Germany, development, Indonesia, corruption, Recht auf Zugang zu sauberem Wasser, Solarenergie, Sumba, Wasser, Wasserversorgung

(Deutsch) Toleranz-Test für Indonesien

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Posted on 01:27 PM in democracy, Elections & Political Parties, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Society & Religion, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Blasphemie, democracy, Gouverneur, Indonesia, Jakarta, religion, Religionsfreiheit, Toleranz, elections

(Deutsch) Indonesien: Gouverneurswahl mit weitreichenden Folgen

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(Deutsch) Update: Kreativer Widerstand gegen geplante Zementvorhaben in Zentraljava geht weiter

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Posted on 03:02 PM in democracy, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Land & Indigenous Rights, Mining, Publications, Environment & Climate
Tags: mining, democracy, Germany, food security, HeidelbergCement, Indonesia, Justiz, Pati, protest action, environment and climate, Zement, Zentraljava

(Deutsch) André Graff zeigt Bilder von indonesischen Außeninseln

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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