(Deutsch) Indonesien begeht Unabhängigkeitstag mit Bücherverbrennungen

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Posted on 07:41 AM in democracy, Human Rights, Indonesia, Press Freedom, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch's Press Releases & Statements
Tags: 1965, democracy, dictator Suharto, history and overview, Indonesia, human rights, Freedom of Expression, transitional justice

Response of environmentalists to Malaysian and Indonesian Palm Oil PR initiative

8th June 12007

Press release

Prepared by Watch Indonesia! and www.biofuelwatch.org

The Malaysian and Indonesian governments, and Malaysian Palm Oil Council, are undertaking a PR tour promoting Palm Oil production. This week a series of talks and seminars with EU legislators are being given in London, Brussels and Holland. http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BT/Monday/Nation/BT625654.txt/Article/ http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=42181&newsdate=28-May-2007 European policy makers must be aware that there are many unanswered concerns remain for European NGOs about the sustainability and human rights of Palm Oil production. These are critical ... read more

Posted on 09:27 AM in Agro Fuels, Joint Press Releases & Statements, Indonesia, Publications, Environment & Climate
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), European Union (EU), indigenous people, Indonesia, palm oil, rain forest destruction, environment and climate

(Deutsch) Europas Energieprobleme nicht auf Kosten anderer lösen!

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Posted on 12:08 PM in Agro Fuels, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch's Press Releases & Statements
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), European Union (EU), Indonesia, land rights, human rights, palm oil, plantations, rain forest destruction

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) Nachruf: Wir trauern um Pramoedya Ananta Toer

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Posted on 11:44 AM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Press Freedom, Publications, Watch's Press Releases & Statements
Tags: 1965, history and overview, Indonesia, culture, human rights, Freedom of Expression, dealing with the past

No to deforestation diesel!

18 April 2006

Joint Statement of NGO-alliance
We are a broad alliance of human rights and environmental groups who reject the use of fuel gained from palm oil to the detriment of forest ecosystems.

The global boom in palm oil turns out to be a curse for the rainforests and the local communities living there: As a consequence, forests are destroyed, soil, water and air are poisoned by agro-industrial toxins, conflicts over land erupt and the people concerned lose their ... read more

Posted on 04:09 PM in Agro Fuels, Joint Press Releases & Statements, Indonesia, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), poverty, Government of Germany, European Union (EU), Indonesia, Kalimantan / Borneo, land rights, human rights, palm oil, pulp and paper, rain forest destruction, Sumatra

(Deutsch) Retten Sie die letzten Naturwälder!

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Posted on 01:19 PM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Indonesia, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: Indonesia, pulp and paper, rain forest destruction, environment and climate

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
Tags: Government of Germany, conflict 1975 - 1999, human rights, East Timor, transitional justice, reconciliation, truth commission, Xanana Gusmão

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
Tags: indigenous people, petition, rain forest destruction