(Deutsch) In Aceh droht neuer Bürgerkrieg

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Posted on 06:50 PM in Aceh, Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, Government of Germany, refugees, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), Indonesia, conflict resolution, military, regional conflicts, arms trade

(Deutsch) Krieg in Aceh

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Posted on 02:48 PM in Aceh, Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, refugees, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), Indonesia, human rights, military, militias, regional conflicts

Watch Indonesia! has appealed to the German Chancellor to vehemently speak out against military intervention in Aceh

12th May 2003

On the occasion of the German Chancellor’s official visit in Jakarta the Berlin-based human rights organisation Watch Indonesia! has written to Chancellor Schroeder. In all urgency we appeal to the Chancellor to prevent the Indonesian authorities from executing the planned military intervention in Aceh and to call for a return to the negotiating table of all parties concerned. After troops had already been deployed in and around Aceh for weeks, preparations for military intervention have been geared up ... read more

Posted on 02:55 AM in Aceh, Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch's Press Releases & Statements
Tags: Aceh, intelligence service, Indonesia, justice, conflict resolution, human rights, military, regional conflicts, security sector, impunity, arms trade

Indonesia: Impunity for human rights violations must be brought to an end

4th February 2003

Diakonisches Werk der EKD, Referat Menschenrechte, Stuttgart United Evangelical Mission, Wuppertal

Aide-Mémoire to the German delegation 59th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights 17th March to 25th April 2003

Diakonisches Werk der EKD, Human Rights Desk P.O.B. 10 11 42, D-70010 Stuttgart, Fon.: +49(0)711 – 21 56 – 743 Fax: +49(0)711 – 21 59 – 368 United Evangelical Mission Communion of Churches in three Continents Postfach 20 19 63, 42219 Wuppertal Rudolfstraße ... read more

Posted on 07:05 AM in joint position papers, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications
Tags: Aceh, Indonesia, international tribunal, judicial system, human rights, military, East Timor, Papua, regional conflicts, criminal prosecution, terrorism

(Deutsch) Friedenschluss mit Aceh-Rebellen?

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Posted on 12:27 PM in Aceh, Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), Indonesia, conflict resolution, military, regional conflicts, special autonomy

(Deutsch) Augen auf und durch

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Posted on 11:45 AM in democracy, Indonesia, Publications, security sector, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Bali, democracy, Indonesia, rule of law, regional conflicts, security sector, terrorism

„Make Love, Not War!“ in Aceh

Indonesia House, Amsterdam, September, 2002

By Aboeprijadi Santoso, journalist, Amsterdam

„Why is it that they want to maintain the nation by fighting against our brothers and sisters?“ Such is the Aceh-puzzle that disturbs Yayak, an Indonesian artist living in Cologne, Germany. Fears have grown that the next round of talk between the government in Jakarta and the Acehnese rebels GAM (Free Aceh Movement) in Geneva may sooner or later end up with an escalation of war. Already Jakarta hardliners’ emergency ... read more

Posted on 12:10 PM in Aceh, History & Overview, Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), Indonesia, PKI, regional conflicts, independence

The Responsibility of the State to Guarantee the Safety and Integrity of Human Rights Defenders

03 April 2002

Joint Statement

The brutal attack of the civilian militia against members of the Urban Poor Consortium (UPC) on March 29, 2002 in front of the office of the National Commission of Human Rights (KOMNAS HAM) is again another a physical assault against human rights defenders of the civil society. In Jakarta alone three similar incidents had to recorded in March 2002: the destruction of the office and the attack against the members of KONTRAS (13.3.2002), ... read more

Posted on 03:42 PM in democracy, Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, security sector
Tags: democracy, violence, Indonesia, Komnas HAM, human rights, militias, regional conflicts, security sector

(Deutsch) Und die internationale Gemeinschaft schweigt zu dem Elend

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Posted on 01:31 PM in History & Overview, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Papua, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Abdurrahman Wahid, Aceh, development, Indonesia, Megawati Sukarnoputri, human rights, military, Papua, Police, regional conflicts, security sector, special autonomy, impunity, transmigration

(Deutsch) Zwischen Zentralismus und Zerfall

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Posted on 07:54 AM in Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, decentralization, dictator Suharto, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), violence, Indonesia, Kalimantan / Borneo, conflict resolution, Megawati Sukarnoputri, military, Moluccas, Papua, regional conflicts, debt, security sector, special autonomy, transmigration, independence