(Deutsch) Indonesien als Lieferant für Nickel – Fakten und Hintergründe zu Menschenrechts- und Umweltauswirkungen (Factsheet)
(Deutsch) Ein Jahr vor der Präsidentenwahl 2019: Der Pluralismus hat schon verloren
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Adapting in a carbon pool?
Routledge, August 2018, A Critical Approach to Climate Change Adaption, Chapter III.8
Politicising climate change at Sumatra’s oil palm frontier
]onas Hein and Yvonne Kunz
Introduction
When visiting villages in Jambi province on the island of Sumatra in 2013, peasants told us that the Indonesian Government had recently proclaimed their forests to be ‘lungs of the earth’. This phrase is the local interpretation of a recent concept developed by economists and conservationists within the context ... read more
Posted in Agro Fuels, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Call for Papers: Law and Justice – Indonesia 20 years after ‘Reformasi’
Watch Indonesia, August 02, 2018
A conference organized by Watch Indonesia!
Berlin, 9th – 11th November 2018
The year 1998 is considered as the year of ‘Reformasi’ which marked the end of dictatorship in Indonesia. The great pro-democratic demonstrations, especially those of students, ended dictator Suharto’s power who had led the country under military rule for 30 years. The movement’s demands were: (1) Replacement of Suharto as president; (2) Legal action against Suharto and his »Cronies«; (3) Elimination of ... read more
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(Deutsch) Verbreitung, Verlauf und Verharmlosung islamistischer Strömungen innerhalb indonesischer Gesellschaftsstrukturen
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Indonesian billionaire using ‘shadow companies’ to clear forest for palm oil, report alleges
Mongabay, 11 April 2018
by Daniel Pye
- Two plantation companies linked to Anthoni Salim, Indonesia’s third-richest man, are deforesting a peat swamp in Borneo, according to new research by Aidenvironment.
- In response to the findings, Citigroup said it was cancelling all lending agreements with IndoAgri, the Salim Group’s agribusiness arm.
- The Salim Group was previously accused of being behind four companies at the forefront of illegal oil palm expansion in Indonesia’s Papua region, employing a complex network ... read more
Posted in Agro Fuels, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Indonesia, Papua, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
RSPO Principles and Criteria Draft (v2)
July 16, 2018
Dear RSPO Members and Consumer Goods Manufacturing Companies:
We are writing to you regarding the proposed revisions to the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Principles & Criteria (P&C). The second draft was released recently for public consultation, ending on August 4, 2018.
The undersigned NGOs are concerned about existing deficiencies in the proposed requirements. Stronger reforms are needed to bring the P&C in line with the ‘no deforestation, no peat, no exploitation’ (NDPE) standards adopted by ... read more
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(Deutsch) Simbar Wareh
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(Deutsch) Stur und selbstbestimmt
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From Dreams to Nightmares
Tourism Watch, July 2018
https://www.tourism-watch.de/node/2669
Children as Victims of Sex Tourism in Bali
by Yuliati Umrah
Bali is a heaven for millions of tourists from other countries. Hotels, restaurants and other tourist facilities are mushrooming in the southern and central regions of Bali. Many Balinese women working in this sector also engage in sexual relations with foreign tourists. Where these relationships result in pregnancies, the women and children may eventually be left to their own devices. The Indonesian ... read more
Posted in Activities, Visitor Programmes, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Society & Religion, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
20th Anniversary of the ‘Biak Massacre’, West Papua
London, New York, Berlin, Wuppertal, Geneva, 6 July 2018
Joint Statement of Solidarity
20th Anniversary of the ‘Biak Massacre’, West Papua
Today – July 6, 2018 – we stand in solidarity with the people of West Papua in commemorating the 20th anniversary of the torture, rape, killing and disappearances of many children, women and men who gathered near a water tower by Biak Port in West Papua for a peaceful protest against the Indonesian Government.
On July 6 1998, the Indonesian ... read more
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