1965 – one of the darkest chapters in Indonesian history

29 October 2005

Südostasien Informationsstelle e.V. Watch Indonesia! e.V.

Joint statement on the occasion

of the commemoration ceremony

„40 years after the genocideof 1965 in Indonesia“

Saturday the 29th October 2005

in the “Asienhaus Essen”

 

Coming to terms with the past a necessary precondition for democracy

Between 1965 and 1967, in the course of Suharto seizing power, approximately 1 million people were killed in Indonesia. The victims were real and alleged members of the ... read more

Posted on 06:39 AM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Transitional Justice
Tags: 1965, history and overview, Indonesia, justice, human rights, PKI, dealing with the past

(Deutsch) Kein Urwald in unsere Schulhefte!

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Posted on 08:35 PM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Indonesia, Press Releases, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: Indonesia, plantations, rain forest destruction, environment and climate

(Deutsch) Einheit in Vielfalt: Mission impossible?

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Posted on 06:37 PM in History & Overview, Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Society & Religion, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, dictator Suharto, history and overview, indigenous people, Indonesia, New Order, Papua, political parties, regional conflicts, religion, state & nation building, Sukarno

(Deutsch) Bau der Zellstofffabrik nochmal überdenken!

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Posted on 05:23 PM in Indonesia, Pulp & Paper, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: Indonesia, Kalimantan / Borneo, land rights, pulp and paper, plantations, rain forest destruction, government, environment and climate

Palm oil plantations for biofuel production threaten tropical rainforest in Kalimantan

Open Letter

October 13, 2005

Francois Lamoureux Director-General Directorate-General Energy and Transport European Commission Dear. Mr. Lamoureux,

I am writing to express my concern about using palm oil and soya biomass as biofuels. To fulfill the demand for biofuel, large areas of tropical rainforests are currently already converted into plantations, with the effect, that lowland rainforest, especially in Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, are cut down. Considering geological and ecological conditions in Borneo, in only a few years Borneo will become a ... read more

Posted on 08:19 AM in Agro Fuels, Indonesia, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch's Open Letters
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), European Union (EU), Indonesia, Kalimantan / Borneo, palm oil, rain forest destruction

(Bahasa Indonesia) Aturan Baru buat KPU

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Posted on 12:06 PM in democracy, Indonesia, Judiciary & Administration, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: democracy, Indonesia, corruption, elections, Feneral Elections Commission (KPU)

Scapegoating common enemies, Comment on INFID Newsletter “UN Reform, the USA, and Our Position” by Ivan al Hadar

15 September 2005

With great interest I noticed the latest special edition of the INFID newsletter. In his lead article titled “UN Reform, the USA, and Our Position” the director of this big international network of NGOs concerned with Indonesia (INFID stands for International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development) deals at some length with the need to reform the UN. In particular, he mentions the UN Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) as an outstanding example, claiming that “aside from the problem ... read more

Posted on 07:07 AM in "In the Spotlight", Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications
Tags: Indonesia, human rights, NGO, East Timor, referendum 1999, impunity, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, United Nations, USA

(Deutsch) Korindo baut Zellstofffabrik

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Posted on 05:14 PM in Indonesia, Pulp & Paper, Environment & Climate
Tags: Indonesia, Kalimantan / Borneo, pulp and paper, plantations, rain forest destruction, environment and climate

(Bahasa Indonesia) Penarikan Pasukan di Aceh

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Posted on 05:41 PM in Aceh, Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, peace process, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), Indonesia, military, regional conflicts

(Bahasa Indonesia) RUU Prosedur Administrasi Perlu Untuk Perbaiki Birokrasi Indonesia

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Posted on 02:43 AM in democracy, Indonesia, Judiciary & Administration, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, law, administration, Administrative Procedures Act