Fragile cease fire in Aceh

10 January 2005

by Alex Flor

Other than initially reported, the exchange of gunfire on the premises used by the UN for aid distribution was most probably not a clash between members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the Indonesian Armed Forces. According to an eyewitness account, an Indonesian soldier snapped and opened fire for reasons so far unknown. Nobody was hurt in the incident.

The incident did, however, show very clearly the vulnerability of the international aid workers and ... read more

Posted on 05:24 PM in Aceh, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications, Regional Conflicts, security sector
Tags: Aceh, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), humanitarian aid, Indonesia, conflict resolution, human rights, military, regional conflicts, tsunami

(Deutsch) Angst vor der “zweiten Todeswelle”

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Posted on 05:11 PM in Aceh, Disasters, Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), humanitarian aid, Indonesia, disasters, conflict resolution, regional conflicts, tsunami, United Nations

Civil emergency in Aceh ended

29 December 2004

Tsunami Catastrophe in Aceh – Update 29/12/04, 2 p.m. (MET)

Today, December 29th, 2004, the Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla has revoked the status of civil emergency for Aceh. According to information of the Indonesian online news service Kompas Cyber Media (KCM), the Central Government also took over the government authority in the troubled province.

After the breakdown of the peace negotiations between the Central Government and the Free Aceh Movement in May 2003, martial law had been ... read more

Posted on 02:03 PM in Aceh, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications, Regional Conflicts
Tags: Aceh, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), humanitarian aid, Indonesia, conflict resolution, military, regional conflicts, tsunami

(Deutsch) Friedenshoffnungen über Trümmern

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Posted on 02:15 PM in Aceh, Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), Indonesia, disasters, conflict resolution, military, regional conflicts, tsunami, independence

More than 27,000 dead and the death toll still rising – Tsunami in Indonesia

28 December 2004

by Alex Flor

The earth quake that struck on Sunday was the biggest of its kind during the last 40 years. Its epicentre was located 150 km off the South-western coastline of the Indonesian province of Aceh. The tidal wave which was triggered by the quake took the life of tens of thousands in the coastal regions of twelve Asian and African states.

The death toll is still rising by the hour. On Sunday, the day of the ... read more

Posted on 10:53 AM in Aceh, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications
Tags: Aceh, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), humanitarian aid, Indonesia, disasters, conflict resolution, military, tsunami

(Deutsch) Verletzung der Menschenrechte, Gewalt und blutige Konflikte in Indonesien

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Posted on 03:38 PM in democracy, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: democracy, violence, Indonesia, conflict resolution, Megawati Sukarnoputri, human rights, regional conflicts, security sector, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, elections, truth commission

(Deutsch) Von der Idee des gerechten Friedens geleitet – Empfehlungen zu zivilen und militärischen Interventionen zum Schutz der Menschenrechte

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Posted on 03:10 PM in Human Rights, East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Security Sector, Transitional Justice
Tags: peace process, violence, humanitarian aid, intervention and peace keeping, conflict resolution, human rights, East Timor, security sector, transitional justice, United Nations, reconciliation, civil society

(Deutsch) Osttimor wo?

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Posted on 06:16 PM in History & Overview, Human Rights, East Timor, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Government of Germany, dictator Suharto, Indonesia, conflict 1975 - 1999, conflict resolution, human rights, NGO, East Timor, referendum 1999

(Deutsch) Intervention in Asien: Das Beispiel Osttimor – Konfliktlösung ohne ausreichende Prävention

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Posted on 03:30 PM in History & Overview, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, State- & Nation-Building, Watch's Studies and Reports
Tags: Australia, dictator Suharto, refugees, Habibie, Indonesia, intervention and peace keeping, conflict 1975 - 1999, conflict resolution, human rights, militias, East Timor, Portugal, referendum 1999, security sector, United Nations, crimes against humanity

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