Open Letter to Financial Institutions

06 November 2012

Dear Sir/Madam,

with this letter the 60 undersigned non-governmental organisations (NGOs) wish to ask you to carefully screen any pulp industry investment projects related to Indonesia, such as new mills, particularly those of companies associated with the Sinar Mas Group, notably Asia Pulp & Paper (APP).

Our concern is the environmental and social consequences of the massive destruction of natural forests that can be shown to be linked to past and current over-capacity in pulp milling plants in Indonesia. ... read more

Posted on 03:57 AM in Joint Open Letters, Indonesia, Pulp & Paper, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: Indonesia, pulp and paper, rain forest destruction, Sumatra, environment and climate

(Deutsch) Zahlenrätsel um deutsche Panzerlieferungen nach Indonesien

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Posted on 12:40 PM in democracy, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Papua, Publications, security sector
Tags: Government of Germany, democracy, Indonesia, human rights, military, Papua, security sector, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, United Nations, arms trade, economy and business

Open letter to the Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on the occasion of his visit to the United Kingdom

London, 31st of October 2012

Conservation of the rainforest

Dear President Yudhoyono,

On the occasion of your visit to Europe, we write this open letter appealing to you to support the conservation of the rainforest with all your power and to protect the inhabitants of forested lands as well as their rights.

Industrial logging, the establishment of palm-oil plantations, and the planting of fast-growing species of trees such as acacia for the wood and paper industries are the major causes of rainforest ... read more

Posted on 07:26 AM in Joint Open Letters, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: indigenous people, Indonesia, carbon, land rights, palm oil, pulp and paper, plantations, rain forest destruction, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, environment and climate

(Deutsch) Verwirrender Panzerdeal

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Posted on 07:37 PM in democracy, Indonesia, Papua, security sector
Tags: Government of Germany, Indonesia, human rights, military, Papua, arms trade, economy and business

(Bahasa Indonesia) Formasi Komisi di DPR Bebani Kerja Legislator

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Posted on 09:44 PM in democracy, Indonesia, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: democracy, Indonesia, parliament

(Bahasa Indonesia) Proses Pelaksanaan UU di Indonesia Semrawut

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Posted on 09:03 PM in democracy, Elections & Political Parties, Indonesia, Judiciary & Administration, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Germany, dictator Suharto, Indonesia, justice, New Order, East Timor, administration, elections

(Bahasa Indonesia) Sistem pemilu terbuka sarat jual beli suara

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Posted on 05:18 AM in democracy, Elections & Political Parties, Indonesia, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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(Bahasa Indonesia) Tolak Senjata Jerman untuk TNI

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Posted on 04:00 AM in democracy, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, security sector, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Government of Germany, Indonesia, human rights, military, Munir, PKI, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, arms trade

(Bahasa Indonesia) PT Capres Ulah Partai Besar

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Posted on 10:59 PM in democracy, Elections & Political Parties, Indonesia, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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(Bahasa Indonesia) WNI di Jerman Tolak Pembelian 18 Pesawat Tempur Indonesia dari Jerman

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Posted on 10:12 PM in democracy, Human Rights, Indonesia, Papua, Publications, security sector, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Government of Germany, democracy, Indonesia, human rights, military, Papua, security sector, arms trade, economy and business