(Deutsch) G20-Gipfel im Zeichen der Multikrise – Wo steht Indonesien?
Posted on 06:53 PM in Human Rights, Information and Analysis, Publications, Environment & Climate
Refugees in Indonesia: Lingering in Permanent Limbo?
by Annika Püfke and Antje Missbach
In December 2021, for the fourth time within the last two years, Indonesian authorities saw themselves forced to facilitate a rescue mission to save 105 Rohingya refugees, mostly women and children, from deadly danger at sea. Having fled persecution in Myanmar and then become stuck in refugee camps in Bangladesh, the Rohingya had suffered perilous conditions for more than a month, trapped on an unseaworthy boat and insufficiently equipped ... read more
Posted on 04:44 PM in Activities, democracy, Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Republic of Indonesia
submitted March 2022
https://www.watchindonesia.de/wp-content/uploads/UPR_Submission_Indonesia_-2022_WI_WPN.pdf
Human Rights Council
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Republic of Indonesia
4th cycle (7-18 November 2022)Joint Stakeholders’ Submission by:
Watch Indonesia! e.V.
West Papua Network (WPN)I. Introduction
- This stakeholder report is a joint submission by Watch Indonesia! and the West Papua Network (Westpapua-Netzwerk, WPN). The report highlights key concerns, trends and significant developments in the human rights situation in Indonesia including a particular focus on the region West Papua between June 2017 and March ... read more
Posted on 02:52 PM in Activities, joint position papers, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Papua, Position Papers, Press Freedom, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Society & Religion
Information Materials Urban Transformation
In 2021, Watch Indonesia! e.V. produced a flyer and poster as part of the Urban Transformation in Indonesia and Germany project. The materials are the result of several rounds of talks and interviews. On request, the flyer is also available as a print version, in addition to other materials of the association.
Urban transformation is an ongoing process in which social and ecological change are inseparable. Therefore, the participation of as many people as possible ... read more
Posted on 01:49 PM in Activities, Project Urban Transformation
Neue Publikation: Themenheft Demokratie in Indonesien und Timor-Leste 2021
Watch Indonesia! Für Menschenrechte, Demokratie und Umwelt in Indonesien und Osttimor e.V. (Hg.) /
© Watch Indonesia! e.V. 2021
Articles available in English and Bahasa Indonesia:
- A. Satrio “Has the Pandemic Exposed the Weakness of Indonesian Constitutional Democracy”
- TAPOL “West Papua in 2021: the renewal of special autonomy and a new ‘terrorism’ designation indicate a further decline of democracy”
- B. Pereira “Women’s Emancipation and Maubootizmu”
- Mudhoffir and Hadiz “Dominasi Oligarki dalam Demokrasi Indonesai Membuat Pelemahan KPK Tak Terhindarkan”
Posted on 01:26 PM in Activities, Feature, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, East Timor, Publications, Studies
Westpapua: Reject Extension of Special Autonomy & Free Victor Yeimo
West Papuan people are rejecting the extension and revision of the special autonomy law. In support of a call by West Papuan grassroots organisations, on 25 May 2021 TAPOL and the Papuan People’s Petition (Petisi Rakyat Papua, PRP) hosted a range of West Papuan grassroots organisations and NGOs from around the world to make statements at an online event titled “West Papua: Reject Extension of Special Autonomy and Free Victor Yeimo”. Victor Yeimo is the international spokesperson for PRP who ... read more
Posted on 11:36 AM in Activities, democracy, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Papua, Press Freedom, Regional Conflicts
Women’s Rights and Violence against Women in Indonesia with a focus on West Papua
19th May 2021, 11am – 12.30pm (CEST) I 4pm Jakarta Time (WIB), 6pm Jayapura time (WIT)
In English and Bahasa Indonesia with translation
Indonesia is ranked 107th out of 195 countries and regions on the 2020 Gender Development Index. Women’s civil liberties and human rights are neither on the political nor the legal level sufficiently addressed, particularly when it comes to gender
based violence or discrimination. In West Papua, women’s lives are additionally burdened by the ongoing armed conflict as well as ... read morePosted on 04:55 PM in Activities, Human Rights, Indonesia, Papua