Watch Indonesia! calls for a transparent and thorough investigation of the murder of Munir

Press Release

15 November 2004

Our friend and colleague Munir, possibly the best known Indonesian human rights defender, was poisoned. He died under great pain and distress on an airplane on his way from Jakarta to Amsterdam. Two months after his death, we are once more deeply shocked, this time due to the certainty concerning the cause of his death.
Speculations that Munir died from unnatural causes had been circulating from the start. But despite our knowledge of previous attacks ... read more

Posted on 05:07 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Watch's Press Releases & Statements
Tags: Indonesia, human rights, Munir, security sector, criminal prosecution

(Deutsch) Nachruf: Wir trauern um Munir

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Versi bahasa Indonesia

Posted on 11:05 AM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Watch's Press Releases & Statements
Tags: Indonesia, human rights, Munir

Flood desaster in Bukit Lawang

09 November, 2003

Watch Indonesia! – call for help

Dear readers,

enclosed we send you some new information on the flood disaster in Bukit Lawang/Bohorok, North Sumatra. Politicians blame illegal loggers for the disaster, labelling them as „terrorists“. However, we don´t know yet what kind of action they are planning to take in this new kind of „war on terrorism“. Meanwhile The Jakarta Post reports on heavy irregularities in the distribution of donations to ... read more

Posted on 03:17 PM in Disasters, Indonesia, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch's Press Releases & Statements
Tags: humanitarian aid, illegal logging, Indonesia, rain forest destruction, environment and climate

Representatives of the Papuan Provincial Parliament recalled

Watch Indonesia! Press Release, 18 July 2003

by Alex Flor

According to information received by Watch Indonesia! yesterday, three PDI-P Members of the Papuan Provincial Parliament have been recalled from Parliament by their party, the Indonesian Democratic Party – Struggle (PDI-P) of President Megawati Soekarnoputri. One of the MPs concerned is Mrs. Agustina Iwanggin-Tanamal. Only recently, at the beginning of June, Mrs. Iwanggin-Tanamal had been in Berlin where she participated in the Conference on Special Autonomy for Papua, which had ... read more

Posted on 04:29 AM in Indonesia, Papua, Watch's Press Releases & Statements
Tags: democracy, Indonesia, Papua, special autonomy

Watch Indonesia! has appealed to the German Chancellor to vehemently speak out against military intervention in Aceh

12th May 2003

On the occasion of the German Chancellor’s official visit in Jakarta the Berlin-based human rights organisation Watch Indonesia! has written to Chancellor Schroeder. In all urgency we appeal to the Chancellor to prevent the Indonesian authorities from executing the planned military intervention in Aceh and to call for a return to the negotiating table of all parties concerned. After troops had already been deployed in and around Aceh for weeks, preparations for military intervention have been geared up ... read more

Posted on 02:55 AM in Aceh, Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch's Press Releases & Statements
Tags: Aceh, intelligence service, Indonesia, justice, conflict resolution, human rights, military, regional conflicts, security sector, impunity, arms trade

Court Verdict Concerning Former Governor of East Timor is a Breach of Law

14 August 2002

The first verdict of the trials concerning human rights violations perpetrated in East Timor in 1999 had been eagerly expected. But from their very start human rights organisations, amongst others Watch Indonesia!, have been doubtful whether the Indonesian judiciary would have the ability as well as the necessary will to bring the perpetrators to justice. Demands for an international tribunal, which had been recommended also by a specially established United Nations investigation commission, did not find much support. ... read more

Posted on 10:38 AM in Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Transitional Justice, Watch's Press Releases & Statements
Tags: Indonesia, José Ramos-Horta, East Timor, referendum 1999, impunity, criminal prosecution, crimes against humanity, reconciliation, truth commission, Xanana Gusmão

(Deutsch) Herzlichen Glückwunsch Osttimor!
Um Mitternacht die Unabhängigkeit

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Posted on 04:55 PM in History & Overview, East Timor, Publications, State- & Nation-Building, Watch's Press Releases & Statements
Tags: Government of Germany, democracy, East Timor, transitional justice, independence, crimes against humanity

(Deutsch) Osttimor: Australien hält Beweise zurück

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Posted on 04:02 PM in History & Overview, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch's Press Releases & Statements
Tags: Australia, intelligence service, Indonesia, military, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, security sector, impunity, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, United Nations, crimes against humanity

(Deutsch) Wo bleibt die rot-grüne Menschenrechtspolitik?

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Posted on 10:24 AM in Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch's Press Releases & Statements
Tags: Aceh, Government of Germany, Indonesia, international tribunal, human rights, East Timor, Papua, referendum 1999, United Nations, crimes against humanity

(Deutsch) Alternativer Nobelpreis für den indonesischen Menschenrechtsanwalt Munir: Ein Zeichen gegen Willkür und Gewalt

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Posted on 03:49 PM in Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch's Press Releases & Statements
Tags: Aceh, dictator Suharto, Indonesia, human rights, military, Moluccas, New Order, East Timor, regional conflicts, impunity, criminal prosecution, transitional justice