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Church based aid agencies and human rights organisations demand publication of the final report of East Timor’s Truth Commission

Church based aid agencies and human rights organisations demand publication of the final report of East Timor’s Truth Commission


Aachen/Berlin, December 02, 2005

Press Release by MISEREOR, missio, German Commission for Justice and Peace and Watch Indonesia!

MISEREOR, missio, the German Commission for Justice and Peace as well as the human rights organisation „Watch Indonesia!” appeal to East Timor’s parliament to disseminate the Truth Commission’s report and its recommendations and to ensure that the people of East Timor, especially the victims and their families, are informed of its contents. „The German government, which supported the work ... read more

Posted on 08:11 AM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice
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NGOs urge European governments and industry not to accept Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme MTCC based on its disregard for indigenous peoples’ rights


01 December 2005

Basel / Oslo / Moreton-in-Marsh / Boulder:

 

We, the undersigned non-governmental organizations (NGOs), urge the European Union, European governments and the European timber industry not to accept the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCC) as a guarantee for sustainable or legal timber forest management because the MTCC does not respect indigenous peoples’ rights. We are particularly concerned about the recent certification of a Forest Management Unit in Sarawak, which openly disrespects the Penan people’s rights. The undersigning NGOs support the ... read more

Posted on 11:56 PM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Publications, Environment & Climate
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(Deutsch) Deutsche Bank als „financial advisor“

(Deutsch) Deutsche Bank als „financial advisor“


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German version

Posted on 05:20 PM in Economy, Labor & Corruption, Joint Open Letters, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
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Concerns regarding the United Fiber System pulpmill and wood chip mill in Indonesian Borneo (South Kalimantan)

Concerns regarding the United Fiber System pulpmill and wood chip mill in Indonesian Borneo (South Kalimantan)


common NGO letter, 21 November 2005

To:
Raiffeisen Zentralbank
z.H. Gen.Dir. Dr. Walter Rothensteiner
Am Stadtpark 9
A-1030 Wien

walter.rothensteiner@rzb.at
andreas.ecker@rzb.at

To:
Andritz AG
z.H. CEO Dr. Wolfgang Leitner
Stattegger Straße 18
A-8045 Graz

wolfgang.leitner@andritz.com
michael.buchbauer@andritz.com

Re: Concerns regarding the United Fiber System pulpmill and wood chip mill in Indonesian Borneo (South Kalimantan)

Dear Mr. Leitner and Mr. Rothensteiner,

We, the undersigned, are deeply concerned about the involvement of your respective companies in the proposed construction of a huge pulp mill and of ... read more

Posted on 01:31 AM in Economy, Labor & Corruption, Joint Open Letters, Indonesia, Publications, Environment & Climate
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(Deutsch) Rote Flügel, Leid und falsche Hilfe

(Deutsch) Rote Flügel, Leid und falsche Hilfe


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Posted on 06:01 PM in Aceh, Disasters, Indonesia, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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(Deutsch) Deutsche Bank kooperiert mit Tropenwaldvernichtern in Indonesien

(Deutsch) Deutsche Bank kooperiert mit Tropenwaldvernichtern in Indonesien


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Posted on 05:49 PM in Indonesia, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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(Deutsch) Indonesien: Land für den Tourismus oder für die Bauern?

(Deutsch) Indonesien: Land für den Tourismus oder für die Bauern?


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Posted on 03:37 AM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Development, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications
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(Deutsch) Aceh: Tropenwald-Raubbau im Leuser-Nationalpark fordert neue Opfer<br>Die Katastrophe von Kutacane

(Deutsch) Aceh: Tropenwald-Raubbau im Leuser-Nationalpark fordert neue Opfer
Die Katastrophe von Kutacane


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Posted on 10:30 AM in Aceh, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
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1965 – one of the darkest chapters in Indonesian history


29 October 2005

Südostasien Informationsstelle e.V. Watch Indonesia! e.V.

Joint statement on the occasion

of the commemoration ceremony

„40 years after the genocideof 1965 in Indonesia“

Saturday the 29th October 2005

in the “Asienhaus Essen”

 

Coming to terms with the past a necessary precondition for democracy

Between 1965 and 1967, in the course of Suharto seizing power, approximately 1 million people were killed in Indonesia. The victims were real and alleged members of the ... read more

Posted on 06:39 AM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Transitional Justice
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(Deutsch) Kein Urwald in unsere Schulhefte!

(Deutsch) Kein Urwald in unsere Schulhefte!


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Posted on 08:35 PM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Indonesia, Press Releases, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
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