NGOs present bleak RI report to European partners

The Jakarta Post, 11 November 2006

Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Brussels, Belgium

Poverty and human rights abuses are still serious problems in Indonesia, with non-governmental organizations presenting a bleak report on both issues at a recent meeting in Brussels, Belgium.

The report, orchestrated by the International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development (INFID), highlighted the worsening poverty in the country.

The latest government data show that at least 39 million Indonesians, 17.7 percent of the population, live ... read more

Posted on 11:11 AM in democracy, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Human Development, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: labour, poverty, Indonesia, human rights, NGO, debt, economy and business

South-East Asia’s Peat Fires and Global Warming

November 10th, 2006

-for immediate release-

Joint Press Release by Ecological Internet, Biofuelwatch, Watch Indonesia! and Save the Rainforest (Germany)

At Nairobi, governments are debating the future of the Kyoto Protocol and action to prevent the most serious impacts of climate change. So far, they appear to have ignored to address one of the greatest single sources of carbon emissions: the destruction of South-east Asia’s peatlands and forests. The annual emissions from annual peat and forest fires ... read more

Posted on 12:46 PM in Disasters, Joint Press Releases & Statements, Indonesia, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: Indonesia, carbon, plantations, rain forest destruction, environment and climate

(Deutsch) Urwaldschutzgesetz abgelehnt
Handel mit illegalem Holz bleibt straffrei

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Posted on 11:52 AM in Indonesia, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: Government of Germany, illegal logging, Indonesia, rain forest destruction, environment and climate

(Deutsch) Landesübersicht Osttimor

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Posted on 01:27 PM in History & Overview, East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications, State- & Nation-Building, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: democracy, development, conflict 1975 - 1999, East Timor, security sector, state & nation building, independence, United Nations

Drop plans to burn palm oil in power stations!

10 Oktober 2006

Letter to Richard Frost and Anita Longley, Npower (RWE)

Berlin, 10 Oktober 2006

Dear Mrs. Longley, Dear Mr. Frost,

We are deeply concerned about your plans to burn palm oil in power stations under the Renewables Obligation. The Renewables Obligation is supposed to help companies develop clean, climate-friendly technologies and a viable domestic renewable energy sector. Palm oil is neither clean nor climate-friendly. For producer countries like Indonesia, the growing demand for palm oil turns ... read more

Posted on 05:06 PM in Agro Fuels, Indonesia, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch's Open Letters
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), Indonesia, palm oil, rain forest destruction, economy and business

(Deutsch) Munirs mutmaßlicher Mörder frei gesprochen

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Posted on 03:09 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications
Tags: Indonesia, justice, human rights, Munir, impunity

Indonesia: Trouble At The Mill. UFS To Open New Wood Chip Mill

WRM Bulletin 111, October 2006

By Chris Lang

Later this year, United Fiber Systems plans to open a new 700,000 tonnes a year wood chip mill at Alle-Alle on the island of Pulau Laut. The mill is the first step of UFS’ proposed pulp developments for Kalimantan. The wood chips will be exported to feed pulp and paper mills in China.

For more than a year, UFS has been involved in negotiations to take over the 525,000 tonnes ... read more

Posted on 02:41 PM in Indonesia, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, Kalimantan / Borneo, pulp and paper, plantations, rain forest destruction, environment and climate

(Deutsch) Wir sind nicht indonesisch, wir sind nicht australisch, aber wer sind wir?

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Posted on 05:45 PM in Information and Analysis, East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications, State- & Nation-Building
Tags: violence, José Ramos-Horta, judicial system, crisis 2006, Mari Alkatiri, human rights, East Timor, state & nation building, impunity, transitional justice, Xanana Gusmão

(Deutsch) Westliche Gnadenappelle stießen auf Unverständnis – Todesstrafe für drei christliche Indonesier wegen Aufwiegelung zu Unruhen

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Posted on 01:52 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, human rights, rule of law, regional conflicts, religion, Sulawesi

(Deutsch) Unruhen in Indonesien nach Hinrichtung von Christen

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Posted on 09:47 AM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: European Union (EU), violence, Indonesia, judicial system, human rights, regional conflicts, religion