Commemorating the assassination of Munir

24 September 2014

Ten years have passed since Munir, a leading human rights activist in Indonesia, was killed, an event that is being commemorated not only in Indonesia but also across Europe and elsewhere. To this day, the person who masterminded the killing is still walking free.

What people in Indonesia people know is that a Garuda pilot named Pollycarpus was responsible for administering the poison that killed Munir. He was tried and convicted of administering the poison and has spent ... read more

Posted on 04:52 AM in Activities, Visitor Programmes, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Watch's Press Releases & Statements
Tags: Government of Germany, Germany, Indonesia, Joko Widodo, human rights, Munir, security sector, impunity

(Bahasa Indonesia) Jokowi Dituntut Masyarakat dan Aktivis Hak Asasi Jerman

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Indonesian version

Posted on 03:46 AM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Germany, Indonesia, Joko Widodo, human rights, Munir, impunity

(Bahasa Indonesia) Masyarakat dan Aktivis Hak Asasi Jerman Tuntut Jokowi

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Posted on 03:48 AM in Activities, Visitor Programmes, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Germany, Indonesia, Joko Widodo, human rights, Munir, security sector, impunity

(Bahasa Indonesia) Sipil Jerman Ikut Dorong Jokowi Tuntaskan Kasus Munir

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Posted on 02:00 AM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Government of Germany, Germany, Indonesia, Joko Widodo, human rights, Munir, impunity

Human Rights Abuses in Papua and West Papua

16 July 2014

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We, the undersigned organizations, are concerned about the serious and ongoing violations of Human Rights that are taking place with impunity in the easternmost provinces of Indonesia Papua and West Papua. The violations of Human Rights have been well-documented (i) and have been brought to the attention of Indonesia during the second round of the UPR process. Thirteen nations made recommendations to Indonesia with regard to the obligation to respect ... read more

Posted on 11:45 PM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Development, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Papua, Press Freedom, Publications
Tags: poverty, indigenous people, Indonesia, land rights, human rights, palm oil, Papua, plantations, political prisoners, press freedom, law, Freedom of Expression, impunity, transmigration, United Nations

Statement to the next government of Indonesia on human rights

30 June 2014

Indonesia has implemented many positive changes during its transition to democracy in the past 16 years. However, the continued lack of accountability for past and ongoing violations of human rights threatens lasting progress. The election of a new parliament and president this year provide an opportunity to firmly break with the past. Following the parliamentary elections of April 9 and with the third direct presidential election fast approaching, we call upon the incoming government of Indonesia to ... read more

Posted on 12:57 AM in joint position papers, Justice, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Papua, Publications
Tags: 1965, democracy, Indonesia, justice, human rights, Munir, East Timor, Papua, law, impunity, United Nations, truth commission

Indonesia: Failure to deliver full justice for the killing of human rights defender Munir

07. September 2013

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

PUBLIC STATEMENT

Index: ASA 21/023/2013

http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA21/032/2013/en

Joint statement by civil society organizations

 

Nine years after the killing of human rights defender Munir Said Thalib, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono must take decisive and concrete action to ensure those responsible – including those at the highest levels – are brought to justice, and that all defenders of human rights are better protected. President Yudhoyono, who has himself described Munir’s case as a “test of our history” has just one ... read more

Posted on 10:23 PM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia
Tags: Indonesia, justice, human rights, Munir, impunity

Activists demand justice for Munir on 9th anniversary

Jakarta Globe, September 7, 2013

Dessy Sagita

It has been nine years since Munir Said Thalib was silenced by arsenic poisoning as he sat on a Garuda Indonesia flight, but justice for the murdered political activist continues to elude his family.

„In the presidential decree signed by Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, it was mentioned that the result of the investigation carried out by the fact-finding team would be reported to the president, and that the president would reveal the result to ... read more

Posted on 09:39 PM in Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, human rights, Munir, impunity

The Berlinale Blog: Watching ‘The Act of Killing’ with Indonesians

exberliner.com, 12 February 2013

http://www.exberliner.com/blogs/the-berlinale-blog/the-berlinale-blog%3A-watching-%27the-act-of-killing%27-with-indonesians/

by Ben Knight

„This is the biggest group of Indonesians I’ve shown the film to since I left Indonesia,“ said Joshua Oppenheimer on Monday night, at an especially cramped and uncomfortable screening of The Act of Killing in a seminar room of the Asian and African Studies department of the Humboldt University. The students were sitting cross-legged on the floor or craning their necks in from the corridor to see the small image projected ... read more

Posted on 04:22 AM in Activities, History & Overview, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Events, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: 1965, democracy, Germany, violence, Indonesia, human rights, militias, New Order, impunity, crimes against humanity

(Deutsch) Panzer nach Indonesien?

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German version

Posted on 09:58 PM in democracy, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, security sector, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Angela Merkel, German-Indonesian relations, dictator Suharto, Indonesia, human rights, military, Munir, East Timor, Papua, Prabowo, security sector, impunity, arms trade, Wiranto