(Deutsch) Bericht #TalkAboutPapua: Zivilgesellschaftliches Engagement gibt Hoffnung
Posted on 03:31 PM in Activities, democracy, Papua, Regional Conflicts, Events
#TalkAboutPapua: Indonesia’s new Criminal Code – Impacts on Conflict and Conflict Resolution in Papua
Monday, 11th of September 2023, 6:30 p.m., Berlin Global Village, Am Sudhaus 2, 12053 Berlin
On 6th December 2022 the Indonesian Parliament passed a new Criminal Code. It contains a number of provisions that put civil liberties at considerable risk and seriously violate international human rights law and standards. In today’s event of the series #TalkAboutPapua our guest Andreas Harsono, seasoned researcher at Human Rights Watch Indonesia and long-time observer of Papuan affairs, will shed light on the anticipated implications regarding the ... read more
Posted on 07:58 PM in Activities, Human Rights, Indonesia, Papua
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
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
Online Discussion: Indonesia 55 years after Suharto’s seizure of power. End impunity, secure human rights!
Human Rights Day
Thursday, 10 December 2020 – 14-16 h (CEST) / 20 – 22h (WIB)
*Held in English with translation *Deutscher Veranstaltungstext s. unten
2020 marks the 55th anniversary of General Suharto establishing the military regime commonly known as ... read more
Posted on 11:56 AM in Activities, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Papua, Regional Conflicts