Open letter to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono concerning Col. Cav. Burhanuddin Siagian, Commander of the Resort Military Command 172/PWY Jayapura, Papua

28 June 2007

Dear President Yudhoyono,

We are writing to express our grave concern about the tenure of Col. Burhanuddin Siagian as commander of the Jayapura sub-regional military command (Korem 172/ PWY/Jayapura) in Papua. Col. Siagian has been indicted twice for crimes against humanity in East Timor (now Timor-Leste). Indonesia has not complied with its obligations under international law and Indonesian domestic law to prosecute Col. Siagian for his alleged crimes, and it has furthermore failed to extradite him to East Timor ... read more

Posted on 09:32 AM in democracy, Joint Open Letters, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Papua, Publications, security sector, Transitional Justice
Tags: Indonesia, military, East Timor, Papua, impunity, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, crimes against humanity

(Deutsch) Indonesien ist der größte Palmölproduzent der Erde

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Posted on 09:04 PM in Agro Fuels, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), labour, food security, Indonesia, Kalimantan / Borneo, carbon, land rights, military, palm oil, plantations, rain forest destruction, security sector, Sumatra, economy and business

(Deutsch) Die Legionäre sollen es richten

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Posted on 09:58 AM in East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications, Security Sector, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: violence, crisis 2006, Mari Alkatiri, military, East Timor, Police, security sector, Xanana Gusmão

(Deutsch) Osttimors Präsident zieht Kontrolle der Armee an sich

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Posted on 09:31 AM in East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications, Security Sector, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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(Deutsch) Gewaltausbruch in Osttimor hält an

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Posted on 09:19 AM in East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications, Security Sector, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: violence, crisis 2006, Mari Alkatiri, military, East Timor, security sector, United Nations, Xanana Gusmão

(Deutsch) “Hausgemachte politische Führungskrise”

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Posted on 10:13 AM in East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications, Security Sector, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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Indonesia: Impunity must be brought to an end – all conflicts must be resolved by peaceful means

January 15th, 2006

Aide-Mémoire 62nd Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights 13 March to April 2006

 

Aceh

Decades of war and the devastating tsunami that struck the province in December 2005 have caused immense suffering for the Acehnese. But the window of opportunity that opened through this catastrophe has eventually led to a significant improvement of the human rights situation in this region. After initial difficulties, domestic and foreign organisations were by and large granted unrestricted access to the ... read more

Posted on 06:27 AM in joint position papers, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications
Tags: Aceh, violence, Indonesia, conflict resolution, human rights, military, Munir, East Timor, Papua, regional conflicts, impunity, criminal prosecution

(Deutsch) Bauernopfer im Kalten Krieg

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Posted on 03:58 PM in History & Overview, History & Overview, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: history and overview, Indonesia, conflict 1975 - 1999, human rights, military, East Timor, referendum 1999, transitional justice, United Nations, reconciliation, truth commission, Xanana Gusmão

(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

(Deutsch) Hoffnung für Aceh?

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Posted on 05:54 PM in Aceh, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, peace process, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), Indonesia, human rights, military, regional conflicts, transitional justice, dealing with the past