International Human Rights Day:

Churches and Human Rights Organisations express concern about human rights in Papua

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His Excellency
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
The President of Indonesia
Jl. Veteran No. 16
Jakarta Pusat
INDONESIA

Wuppertal, 10 December 2011

Dear President Yudhoyono,

In light of the International Human Rights Day, we, the undersigned organizations from Europe, Asia and Australia with partnership relations to church and development organizations in Papua and West Papua, would like to express our concern about the human rights situation in the Indonesian Provinces of Papua and ... read more

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Geneva, 03 November 2011

Faith Based Network on West Papua (FBN) – Franciscans International – Asian Human Rights Commission – TAPOL

 

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Indonesia: The Indonesian Government must ensure the Rule of Law

October 2011

Aide-Mémoire 2011

After the fall of the Suharto-Regime in 1998, Indonesia reoriented its human rights policies. Laws on human rights and human rights courts were passed, the national human rights commission was given additional powers and the Ministry of Justice was transformed into the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights. At the UN-level, Indonesia became a party to both human rights covenants and signed a range of important conventions, such as the Convention against Torture. Through its membership ... read more

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(Deutsch) Indonesiens Unternehmerelite lässt die Puppen tanzen

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(Deutsch) Indonesien: Palmöl-Lieferant in der Kritik

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(Deutsch) Blutiges Palmöl aus Indonesien

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(Deutsch) Angesagt – aus der Arbeit von Watch Indonesia!

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(Deutsch) Angesagt – aus der Arbeit von Watch Indonesia!

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(Deutsch) Folter in Papua ein minder schweres Vergehen?

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