Women and Poverty

POTRET, Media Perempuan Aceh (Edisi XXI, Tahun 2008), December 18, 2008

by Marianne Klute and Victoria Kumala, Watch Indonesia!

Amirah rushes home, her basket filled with vegetable leaves from the countryside. She is in a hurry, wondering how to feed her children and when to take care of her old father tonight. Amirah feels exhausted, not only because she is hungry, but also because she feels the burden of life. After a long day in the family’s garden, there ... read more

Posted on 06:02 PM in Aceh, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Human Development, Indonesia, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, labour, poverty, development, gender, Indonesia

(Deutsch) Osttimor am Scheideweg
Chaos oder Neuanfang?

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Posted on 12:31 AM in Economy, Labor & Corruption, Elections & Political Parties, joint studies and reports, History & Overview, Human Development, Human Rights, East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications, Society & Religion, State- & Nation-Building, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Government of Germany, development, European Union (EU), history and overview, violence, José Ramos-Horta, crisis 2006, East Timor, political parties, transitional justice, elections, Xanana Gusmão

(Deutsch) Frauenrechtlerinnen aus Osttimor

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Posted on 12:54 PM in Activities, Visitor Programmes
Tags: Government of Germany, development, gender, justice, judicial system, human rights, East Timor, transitional justice

(Deutsch) Mast- und Schotbruch
Wie die Flotte der DDR nach Indonesien kam

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Posted on 10:02 AM in History & Overview, History & Overview, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Government of Germany, dictator Suharto, development, Indonesia, human rights, military, New Order, protest action, regional conflicts, debt, arms trade

(Deutsch) “Die Mühen der Ebene”

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Posted on 03:43 PM in 10 Years Reformasi: Democracy, Human Rights and Social Justice in Indonesia, Activities, democracy, Elections & Political Parties, joint studies and reports, Human Rights, Indonesia, Press Freedom, Publications, Transitional Justice, Events, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, poverty, democracy, dictator Suharto, development, Indonesia, conflict resolution, human rights, Papua, political parties, press freedom, rule of law, reformasi, regional conflicts, religion, security sector, state & nation building, transitional justice, elections, economy and business

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 on 04:45 PM in Indonesia, Papua, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: development, indigenous people, Indonesia, conflict resolution, Papua, rain forest destruction, regional conflicts, environment and climate, independence

(Bahasa Indonesia) Pulang Kampung Usai Kuliah? Siapa Takut

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Posted on 06:07 PM in Human Development, Indonesia, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: German-Indonesian relations, development, Indonesia

(Deutsch) Landesübersicht Osttimor

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Posted on 01:27 PM in History & Overview, East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications, State- & Nation-Building, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: democracy, development, conflict 1975 - 1999, East Timor, security sector, state & nation building, independence, United Nations

Don’t Hang Banners, But Ban Corruption

29 June 2006

By Alex Flor

„I can’t recall how I got out here, but somehow I did. I was sleeping when it happened,” says Pak Ridwan (not his real name), standing in front of a heap of rubble that once has been his house. He and his wife had no injuries when they found themselves outside their house after it collapsed. Others were less lucky. Six people, amongst them two children, lost their lives in this small village near ... read more

Posted on 06:48 AM in Disasters, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications, Environment & Climate
Tags: development, humanitarian aid, Indonesia, disasters, corruption

(Deutsch) „Es ist ein Wettlauf gegen die Frustration“

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Posted on 10:40 AM in Human Development, East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: development, judicial system, crisis 2006, Mari Alkatiri, East Timor, security sector, state & nation building, United Nations, Xanana Gusmão