Human Rights in Papua: An overview

Conference “Autonomy for Papua – Opportunity or Illusion?”, 04-05.06.2003

by Neles Tebay

 

Introduction

I have been asked to present an overview on human rights in Papua. The presentation will be limited to the human rights situation before the approval of the Special Autonomy Law by the national Parliament, the DPR, in October 2001. I would like to begin with a quotation regarding human rights taken from the Elucidation of the Draft Law on Special Autonomy for the Province of Papua proposed ... read more

Posted on 01:11 AM in Activities, Conference Autonomy for Papua, June 2003, History & Overview, Indonesia, Papua, Regional Conflicts
Tags: democracy, history and overview, violence, indigenous people, Indonesia, conflict resolution, culture, human rights, military, Papua, Police, Freedom of Expression, rain forest destruction, regional conflicts, special autonomy

(Deutsch) Deutsche Kriegsschiffe bei Militäroffensive in Aceh im Einsatz

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Posted on 03:08 PM in Aceh, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications, Regional Conflicts, security sector
Tags: Aceh, Government of Germany, dictator Suharto, Indonesia, corruption, Megawati Sukarnoputri, human rights, military, regional conflicts, security sector, arms trade

(Deutsch) Menschenrechtler: Für Bevölkerung in Aceh gibt es keinerlei Schutz

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Posted on 10:13 AM in Aceh, Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), Indonesia, human rights, military, regional conflicts

(Deutsch) Indonesiens Militär hat Menschenrechtler im Visier

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Posted on 06:55 PM in Aceh, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), Indonesia, human rights, military, NGO, regional conflicts

International Federation for East Timor urges UN Security Council to create International Tribunal for East Timor

Media Release, May, 20, 2003

For Immediate Release Contact: John M. Miller, +1-718-596-7668 (New York, USA) Charles Scheiner, +670-723-4335 (Dili, East Timor)

May 20, 2003 – On the first anniversary of the new country’s independence, the International Federation for East Timor (IFET) urged the UN Security Council to establish an international tribunal to try the masterminds of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the territory from 1975 to 1999. In an open letter to council members, IFET called a tribunal ... read more

Posted on 06:29 PM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: Indonesia, international tribunal, human rights, military, East Timor, referendum 1999, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, United Nations, crimes against humanity

(Deutsch) Indonesiens Armee greift in Aceh an

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Posted on 10:38 AM in Aceh, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, refugees, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), Indonesia, human rights, military, regional conflicts

(Deutsch) Krieg in Aceh

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Posted on 02:48 PM in Aceh, Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, refugees, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), Indonesia, human rights, military, militias, regional conflicts

Watch Indonesia! has appealed to the German Chancellor to vehemently speak out against military intervention in Aceh

12th May 2003

On the occasion of the German Chancellor’s official visit in Jakarta the Berlin-based human rights organisation Watch Indonesia! has written to Chancellor Schroeder. In all urgency we appeal to the Chancellor to prevent the Indonesian authorities from executing the planned military intervention in Aceh and to call for a return to the negotiating table of all parties concerned. After troops had already been deployed in and around Aceh for weeks, preparations for military intervention have been geared up ... read more

Posted on 02:55 AM in Aceh, Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch's Press Releases & Statements
Tags: Aceh, intelligence service, Indonesia, justice, conflict resolution, human rights, military, regional conflicts, security sector, impunity, arms trade

Justice for the Victims

April 2003

A Legal Opinion on the Indonesian human rights trials concerning the crimes committed in East Timor in 1999

Bernd Häusler

Legal Opinion
Regarding the Question

Are the international standards met by the criminal proceedings regarding the events in East Timor in 1999, which were instituted before the Human Rights Court in Jakarta in March 2002 or are the same only “mock trials”, in order to avoid an ad hoc tribunal as threatened by the international community?

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Posted on 12:57 AM in joint studies and reports, Justice, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: violence, Indonesia, justice, human rights, military, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, criminal prosecution, transitional justice

(Deutsch) Komnas HAM beschließt Zähne zu zeigen

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Posted on 09:50 AM in "In the Spotlight", Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, SUARA magazine
Tags: 1965, Indonesia, judicial system, Komnas HAM, human rights, New Order, security sector, impunity, criminal prosecution, students, Tanjung Priok, crimes against humanity