Deutsche Bank must re-evaluate engagement in Maybank

Jakarta, Bremen, Berlin, 28. February 2018

https://www.watchindonesia.de/wp-content/uploads/180228-Letter-to-DB-on-Maybank.pdf

To: Mr. Stuart Lewis
Deutsche Bank Chief Risk Officer
stuart.lewis@db.com

Cc: Mr. Werner Steinmüller
Deutsche Bank Chief Executive Officer Asia Pacific
werner.steinmuller@db.com

Dear Mr Lewis,

A report launched today shows that Deutsche Bank is still profiting from controversial palm oil companies, despite its own policies and its participation in the development of the so-called “soft commodities compact”.

The report ‘Maybank: the single largest palm oil financier’ [1], by TuK Indonesia and Profundo, ... read more

Posted on 10:48 PM in Agro Fuels, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Joint Open Letters, Indonesia, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: Bank, Germany, Indonesia, land rights, palm oil, plantations, rain forest destruction, Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), environment and climate, economy and business

(Deutsch) „Hört das Weinen meines Herzens“: Von Zementfabrik bedrohte Bäuerin Gunarti aus Indonesien schreibt Brief an HeidelbergCement

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Posted on 05:42 PM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Mining, Press Releases, Publications, Environment & Climate
Tags: mining, Germany, HeidelbergCement, Indonesia, Justiz, land rights, environment and climate, Wasser, Zement

So predictable but still unstoppable?

In the spotlight, January 05, 2018

by Yvonne Kunz

 

Oil palm plantations seem to be a pest to Indonesian forests. Sumatra and Kalimantan are already plastered with vast plantations, islands that used to be vastly covered by forests. Research on the ecological and socio-economic impacts of this transformation has been conducted for years and years. While results are often complex and not always finding a common answer, data for the affected regions at the same time reveal ... read more

Posted on 01:17 AM in "In the Spotlight", Indonesia, Papua, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: Indonesia, Kalimantan / Borneo, palm oil, Papua, plantations, rain forest destruction, Sumatra, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, environment and climate

(Deutsch) Umweltzerstörung durch Zementfabriken stoppen!!!

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Posted on 12:43 AM in Activities, Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Indonesia, Campaign, Land & Indigenous Rights, Mining, Press Releases, Publications, Environment & Climate
Tags: mining, Germany, HeidelbergCement, Indonesia, Justiz, land rights, protest action, environment and climate, Wasser, Zement

(Bahasa Indonesia) Fotografer Aceh Chaideer Mahyuddin Pamer Potret Tanah Rencong di Jerman

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Posted on 11:05 PM in Aceh, Activities, Visitor Programmes, Human Development, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Society & Religion, Transitional Justice, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, Germany, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), Indonesia, conflict resolution, Poli, regional conflicts, religion, tourism, tsunami, environment and climate

(Bahasa Indonesia) Abu Chaideer, Fotografer Aceh Pamerkan Aceh Lewat Foto di Berlin

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Posted on 10:05 PM in Aceh, Activities, Visitor Programmes, Human Development, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Society & Religion, Transitional Justice, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, Germany, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), Indonesia, conflict resolution, Poli, regional conflicts, religion, tourism, tsunami, environment and climate

(Bahasa Indonesia) Fotografer Aceh gelar pameran tunggal di Jerman

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Posted on 10:05 PM in Activities, Visitor Programmes, Human Development, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Society & Religion, Transitional Justice, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, Germany, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), Indonesia, conflict resolution, Poli, regional conflicts, religion, tourism, tsunami, environment and climate

(Bahasa Indonesia) Pernah Bergerilya saat Konflik hingga Jadi Fotografer, Chaideer Gelar Pameran Foto Tunggal di Jerman

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Posted on 10:05 PM in Aceh, Activities, Visitor Programmes, Human Development, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Society & Religion, Transitional Justice, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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(Deutsch) »Ihrer Ansicht zu Indonesien«

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Posted on 03:35 AM in Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications, Society & Religion
Tags: democracy, Germany, Indonesia, corruption, law, religion, tourism, environment and climate, economy and business

Human Rights in West Papua 2017

ICP, 26 September 2017

http://www.humanrightspapua.org/hrreport/2017

[The fifth report of the International Coalition for Papua (ICP) covering events from January 2015 until December 2016 ]

More than 40 organisations in West Papua, Jakarta and worldwide have brought their analysis on the human rights and conflict situation in West Papua together. The executive summary of the 218-pages report explains how several human rights standards have deteriorated over the last two years. The report is compiled by the International Coalition for Papua (ICP) and ... read more

Posted on 02:41 AM in joint studies and reports, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Mining, Papua, Press Freedom, Publications, Rainforest, Studies, Environment & Climate
Tags: labour, mining, democracy, development, food security, women's rights, health, indigenous people, Indonesia, Joko Widodo, corruption, land rights, human rights, human rights defender, military, palm oil, Papua, plantations, Platagen, political prisoners, press freedom, Freedom of Expression, rain forest destruction, special autonomy, impunity, transitional justice, transmigration, environment and climate, United Nations, Verhaftugen, administration