(Deutsch) Indonesischer Dichter Pramoedya Ananta Toer starb im Alter von 81 Jahren

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Posted on 10:15 AM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Press Freedom, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: 1965, history and overview, Indonesia, human rights, press freedom, dealing with the past

(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

The 1965 massacres: 40 Years without Justice

17 April 2006

by Fabian Junge

In the night of 30 September 1965, a group of young military officers calling itself the “30th September Movement”, kidnapped and murdered six high-ranking Generals and one Lieutenant, allegedly to prevent a coup against Indonesia’s first president Soekarno. They dumped the dead bodies in a well called Lubang Buaya on the airforce-base Halim in Jakarta, where they had barricaded themselves. On October 1 General Suharto high-handedly took command over the army and forced the ... read more

Posted on 02:22 AM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Transitional Justice
Tags: 1965, history and overview, Indonesia, justice, human rights, PKI, dealing with the past

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
Tags: 1965, history and overview, Indonesia, justice, human rights, PKI, dealing with the past

Open letter: There is merit in the idea of criteria

April 21, 2005

The honourable Delegation of Indonesia c/o Commission on Human Rights Geneva

 

Dear Excellency, Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, Indonesia has been elected to chair the 61st session of the Commission on Human Rights because of its constructive contributions to the UN system in the last years and as an acknowledgement to the democratisation process since 1998. The election of Indonesia as Chairman has raised expectations that the human rights agenda at domestic level will be further pushed in the near ... read more

Posted on 08:30 AM in Joint Open Letters, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications
Tags: 1965, Aceh, democracy, Indonesia, conflict resolution, human rights, Munir, Papua, regional conflicts, United Nations

(Bahasa Indonesia) Tragedi Tanpa Akhir

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Posted on 01:09 PM in History & Overview, Indonesia, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: 1965, history and overview, Indonesia, New Order, PKI, religion, dealing with the past

(Bahasa Indonesia) Pengantar untuk buku Kerstin Beise, “Apakah Soekarno Terlibat peristiwa G30S?”, Yogyakarta, Ombak, bakal terbit Agustus 2004, 530 halaman

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Posted on 11:21 AM in History & Overview, Indonesia, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: 1965, history and overview, Indonesia, Sukarno, dealing with the past

(Deutsch) Die neuen Militärzivilisten

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Posted on 09:26 AM in democracy, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications, security sector
Tags: 1965, democracy, dictator Suharto, Indonesia, Megawati Sukarnoputri, military, New Order, PKI, political parties, Police, Prabowo, security sector, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, elections, Wiranto

(Deutsch) Verbote für Opfer, Denkmäler für Mörder

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Posted on 12:33 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: 1965, dictator Suharto, Indonesia, human rights, military, Sukarno, transitional justice, crimes against humanity, elections

Indonesia: Impunity must be brought to an end – conflicts must be solved by peaceful means

24th January 2004

United Evangelical Mission, Wuppertal Watch Indonesia!, Berlin Diakonisches Werk der EKD, Referat Menschenrechte, Stuttgart

Aide-Mémoire to the German delegation 60th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights 15th March to 23rd April 2004

by United Evangelical Mission Communion of Churches in three Continents Postfach 20 19 63, 42219 Wuppertal Fon.: +49(0)202 – 8 90 04-0, Fax: +49(0)202 – 8 90 04-79 Watch Indonesia! Planufer 92d, 10967 Berlin, Fon/Fax: +49(0)30-69817938 watchindonesia@watchindonesia.org and Diakonisches Werk der ... read more

Posted on 10:32 AM in joint position papers, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications
Tags: 1965, Aceh, intelligence service, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), Indonesia, international tribunal, conflict resolution, human rights, military, New Order, East Timor, Papua, criminal prosecution, Tanjung Priok, transitional justice