World market, climate change and the hypocrisy of the North

11th April 2008

 

Interview with Pantoro Tri Kuswardono (WALHI)

 

Pantoro Tri Kuswardono (Torry) has been working for a year as a climate campaigner with the Indonesian environmental organisation WALHI (Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia – Friends of the Earth Indonesia). Previously he worked for WALHI’s mining campaign. After completing his engineering degree at the Institute for Technology in Bandung, he spent seven years in one of the poorest parts of Indonesia, in West Timor. There he gained many experiences ... read more

Posted on 06:31 PM in Agro Fuels, Indonesia, Mining, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, SUARA magazine
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), Indonesia, carbon, rain forest destruction, environment and climate

(Bahasa Indonesia) Menyingkap Misteri, Membangun Empati

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Indonesian version

Posted on 04:45 PM in History & Overview, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: 1965, history and overview, Indonesia, New Order, PKI, crimes against humanity, dealing with the past

Is West Papua being eco-colonised?

Spiked, 02 April 2008

http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/article/4944/

A student writer believes greens are trying to preserve West Papua as an archaic backgarden for Westerners disillusioned by modernity.

Lee Jones

Independence movements, once determined to win self-determination by force of arms, have increasingly come to rely on appeals for Western intervention to win freedom on their behalf. Rather than demanding our respect as self-determining peoples, independence movements have learned to depict themselves as victims, to appeal to Western prejudices and paternalism ... read more

Posted on 04:45 PM in Indonesia, Papua, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: development, indigenous people, Indonesia, conflict resolution, Papua, rain forest destruction, regional conflicts, environment and climate, independence

Timor Leste – A Kaleidoscope of Conflicts

01 April 2008

Notes from a visit to Timor Leste and West Timor, October-December 2007

By Henri Myrttinen

Prelude

The following paper is based on some of my impressions and observations from my visit to Timor Leste from 25.10.-24.11.2007. While I spent the majority of my time in Dili, I did also make several trips to the districts of Baucau (Afasa, Baucau, Vemasse), Cova Lima (Suai, Zumalai), Manufahi (Same) and Viqueque (incl. Uatolari). In addition, I interviewed several groups of ... read more

Posted on 03:54 PM in Information and Analysis, East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications, Security Sector, State- & Nation-Building
Tags: Australia, violence, conflict resolution, crisis 2006, East Timor, security sector

(Deutsch) Fischen zur Versöhnung

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German version

Posted on 12:54 AM in Aceh, democracy, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Society & Religion, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: 1965, Aceh, decentralization, dictator Suharto, Indonesia, corruption, human rights, religion, special autonomy

(Bahasa Indonesia) Sebaiknya KPU Atur Dapil DPR Yakin Bisa Tata Daerah Pemilihan

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Indonesian version

Posted on 03:45 PM in democracy, Elections & Political Parties, Indonesia, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, political parties, elections, Feneral Elections Commission (KPU)

(Bahasa Indonesia) Tanah Papua: Paru-paru dunia yang harus dijaga

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Indonesian version

Posted on 07:19 PM in Agro Fuels, Indonesia, Papua, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, carbon, palm oil, Papua, rain forest destruction, environment and climate

Indonesia: The Government must act upon its international commitments to human rights

February 22nd, 2008

Aide-Mémoire 7th UN Human Rights Council 3rd to 28th March 2008

Since the beginning of its democratic transition in 1998, Indonesia has ratified several international human rights instruments, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESC) and the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT). While these steps are welcomed, Indonesia has yet to act upon the obligations ... read more

Posted on 04:22 PM in joint position papers, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications
Tags: Aceh, Indonesia, human rights, military, Papua, impunity, transitional justice, United Nations, truth commission

(Bahasa Indonesia) UU Pemilu Makin Ditunggu

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Indonesian version

Posted on 04:36 PM in democracy, Elections & Political Parties, Indonesia, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: democracy, Indonesia, law, reformasi, elections, Feneral Elections Commission (KPU)

(Deutsch) „Palmöl zerstört unser Leben“

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German version

Posted on 01:55 PM in Agro Fuels, Indonesia, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), indigenous people, Indonesia, land rights, palm oil, plantations, rain forest destruction, Sumatra, transmigration, environment and climate, economy and business