(Deutsch) Indonesien als Lieferant für Nickel – Fakten und Hintergründe zu Menschenrechts- und Umweltauswirkungen (Factsheet)
World market, climate change and the hypocrisy of the North
11th April 2008
Interview with Pantoro Tri Kuswardono (WALHI)
Pantoro Tri Kuswardono (Torry) has been working for a year as a climate campaigner with the Indonesian environmental organisation WALHI (Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia – Friends of the Earth Indonesia). Previously he worked for WALHI’s mining campaign. After completing his engineering degree at the Institute for Technology in Bandung, he spent seven years in one of the poorest parts of Indonesia, in West Timor. There he gained many experiences ... read more
Posted in Agro Fuels, Indonesia, Mining, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, SUARA magazine
(Bahasa Indonesia) Menyingkap Misteri, Membangun Empati
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Indonesian version
Posted in History & Overview, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Is West Papua being eco-colonised?
Spiked, 02 April 2008
http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/article/4944/
A student writer believes greens are trying to preserve West Papua as an archaic backgarden for Westerners disillusioned by modernity.
Lee Jones
Independence movements, once determined to win self-determination by force of arms, have increasingly come to rely on appeals for Western intervention to win freedom on their behalf. Rather than demanding our respect as self-determining peoples, independence movements have learned to depict themselves as victims, to appeal to Western prejudices and paternalism ... read more
Posted in Indonesia, Papua, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Timor Leste – A Kaleidoscope of Conflicts
01 April 2008
Notes from a visit to Timor Leste and West Timor, October-December 2007
By Henri Myrttinen
Prelude
The following paper is based on some of my impressions and observations from my visit to Timor Leste from 25.10.-24.11.2007. While I spent the majority of my time in Dili, I did also make several trips to the districts of Baucau (Afasa, Baucau, Vemasse), Cova Lima (Suai, Zumalai), Manufahi (Same) and Viqueque (incl. Uatolari). In addition, I interviewed several groups of ... read more
Posted in Information and Analysis, East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications, Security Sector, State- & Nation-Building
(Deutsch) Fischen zur Versöhnung
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German version
Posted in Aceh, democracy, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Society & Religion, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
(Bahasa Indonesia) Sebaiknya KPU Atur Dapil DPR Yakin Bisa Tata Daerah Pemilihan
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Indonesian version
Posted in democracy, Elections & Political Parties, Indonesia, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
(Bahasa Indonesia) Tanah Papua: Paru-paru dunia yang harus dijaga
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Indonesian version
Posted in Agro Fuels, Indonesia, Papua, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Indonesia: The Government must act upon its international commitments to human rights
February 22nd, 2008
Aide-Mémoire 7th UN Human Rights Council 3rd to 28th March 2008
Since the beginning of its democratic transition in 1998, Indonesia has ratified several international human rights instruments, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESC) and the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT). While these steps are welcomed, Indonesia has yet to act upon the obligations ... read more
Posted in joint position papers, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications
(Bahasa Indonesia) UU Pemilu Makin Ditunggu
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Indonesian version
Posted in democracy, Elections & Political Parties, Indonesia, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
(Deutsch) „Palmöl zerstört unser Leben“
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German version
Posted in Agro Fuels, Indonesia, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
