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

(Deutsch) Indonesiens Wald siegt

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German version

Posted on 03:40 AM in Aceh, Indonesia, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, Indonesia, justice, carbon, palm oil, rain forest destruction, Sumatra, environment and climate, United Nations

(Bahasa Indonesia) Proses Pelaksanaan UU di Indonesia Semrawut

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Indonesian version

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

Merkel sent the wrong signals

Information and Analysis, 14 July 2012

 by Alex Flor

The Indonesian Constitution gives people the freedom to be atheists or communists, German Chancellor Angela Merkel was told by Constitutional Court chief Mahfud MD. These words, cited by the daily Jakarta Post sound nice.

As a matter of fact, Indonesian laws up until today are restrictive on the point of spreading communist ideology. Whether it be a revival of the PKI (Partai Komunis Indonesia), once the biggest communist party outside of communist ... read more

Posted on 12:04 PM in democracy, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Judiciary & Administration, Publications, Society & Religion
Tags: Government of Germany, democracy, Indonesia, justice, human rights, PKI, religion, United Nations, constitution, constitutional court, arms trade

(Deutsch) Neue Gewaltausbrüche in Papua

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German version

Posted on 01:45 AM in "In the Spotlight", Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Papua, Press Freedom, Publications, Regional Conflicts
Tags: Germany, violence, Indonesia, justice, human rights, military, Papua, regional conflicts, security sector, tourism

(Deutsch) Sprengstoff Religion

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Posted on 01:08 AM in democracy, Human Rights, Indonesia, Judiciary & Administration, Publications, Society & Religion, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, justice, human rights, law, religion

International Human Rights Day:

Churches and Human Rights Organisations express concern about human rights in Papua

(Find a layoutet version of this letter here)

 

His Excellency
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
The President of Indonesia
Jl. Veteran No. 16
Jakarta Pusat
INDONESIA

Wuppertal, 10 December 2011

Dear President Yudhoyono,

In light of the International Human Rights Day, we, the undersigned organizations from Europe, Asia and Australia with partnership relations to church and development organizations in Papua and West Papua, would like to express our concern about the human rights situation in the Indonesian Provinces of Papua and ... read more

Posted on 07:36 PM in Joint Open Letters, Human Rights, Indonesia, Papua, Publications, security sector
Tags: Indonesia, justice, human rights, Papua, security sector

(Deutsch) Angesagt – aus der Arbeit von Watch Indonesia!

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German version

Posted on 01:59 AM in Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Recent Activities, Papua, Publications, Rainforest, Society & Religion, Environment & Climate, SUARA magazine
Tags: poverty, Government of Germany, development, European Union (EU), peace process, Indonesia, justice, Kalimantan / Borneo, carbon, conflict resolution, land rights, human rights, NGO, Papua, rain forest destruction, religion, environment and climate, United Nations, dealing with the past, civil society

Indonesia: The Indonesian Government must ensure the Rule of Law

October 2011

Aide-Mémoire 2011

After the fall of the Suharto-Regime in 1998, Indonesia reoriented its human rights policies. Laws on human rights and human rights courts were passed, the national human rights commission was given additional powers and the Ministry of Justice was transformed into the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights. At the UN-level, Indonesia became a party to both human rights covenants and signed a range of important conventions, such as the Convention against Torture. Through its membership ... read more

Posted on 12:55 AM in Aceh, joint position papers, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Papua, Publications, Environment & Climate
Tags: Aceh, poverty, Government of Germany, discrimination, food security, gender, violence, indigenous people, Indonesia, justice, Kalimantan / Borneo, land rights, human rights, military, Munir, palm oil, Papua, law, religion, impunity, environment and climate, United Nations