Challenging a Home Country:
A Preliminary Account of Indonesian Student Activism in Berlin, Germany

ASEAS – Austrian Journal of South-East Asian Studies, Vol 7, No 2 (2014)

https://aseas.univie.ac.at/index.php/aseas/article/view/240/141   

Syafiq Hasyim

Hasyim, S. (2014). Challenging a home country: A preliminary account of Indonesian student activism in Berlin, Germany. ASEAS – Austrian Journal of South-East Asian Studies, 7(2), 183-198.

This article gives an overview on Indonesian student activism in Berlin, Germany. Based on documents (published and unpublished), interviews, and conversations with former and current student activists, the paper scrutinizes the trajectory of activism of Indonesian ... read more

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Indonesia: The government must reign in on increasing violence and restrictions of free expression

February 2010

Aide-Mémoire
13th UN Human Rights Council
1st to 26th March 2010

After last year’s by and large peaceful general elections, Indonesia is internationally accepted as a democratic country that upholds fundamental human rights. Within ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), Indonesia tries to position itself as a regional vanguard of human rights protection, as last witnessed by its role in the creation of an ASEAN human rights body. However, Indonesia’s domestic human rights record continues to be a cause of ... read more

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(Deutsch) Indonesien: Versagen bei der Bewältigung der Vergangenheit

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German version

Posted on 03:46 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, human rights, impunity, criminal prosecution, Tanjung Priok, transitional justice

(Deutsch) Verpasste Chancen, unerfüllte Versprechen

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Indonesian and German version

Posted on 12:31 AM in joint studies and reports, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: Indonesia, justice, human rights, military, religion, impunity, criminal prosecution, Tanjung Priok, transitional justice, crimes against humanity

(Bahasa Indonesia) 24 Tahun Tragedi Priok, „Kesempatan Yang Hilang…“

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Indonesian version

Posted on 06:26 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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(Bahasa Indonesia) Peringatan Tragedi Priok

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Indonesian version

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Govt slammed for human rights abuses

The Jakarta Post, 12 September 2008

Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Fatimah Azzahra, the daughter of a 1984 Tanjung Priok massacre victim, shook hands with Paramadina University rector Anies Baswedan after being awarded a scholarship from the university.
„This is part of our effort to assure these victims that they still have a future despite the tragedy,“ Anies told hundreds of human rights victims who were gathered at the office of the Commission for ... read more

Posted on 01:33 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, justice, human rights, military, criminal prosecution, Tanjung Priok, transitional justice

(Deutsch) Menschenrechte: Indonesien verpasst seine Chancen

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German version

Posted on 01:17 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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(Deutsch) Zehn Jahre Vergangenheitsaufarbeitung in Indonesien: Eine Bilanz der verpassten Chancen

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Posted on 12:25 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications, Transitional Justice
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Indonesia: Impunity must be brought to an end – conflicts must be solved by peaceful means

24th January 2004

United Evangelical Mission, Wuppertal Watch Indonesia!, Berlin Diakonisches Werk der EKD, Referat Menschenrechte, Stuttgart

Aide-Mémoire to the German delegation 60th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights 15th March to 23rd April 2004

by United Evangelical Mission Communion of Churches in three Continents Postfach 20 19 63, 42219 Wuppertal Fon.: +49(0)202 – 8 90 04-0, Fax: +49(0)202 – 8 90 04-79 Watch Indonesia! Planufer 92d, 10967 Berlin, Fon/Fax: +49(0)30-69817938 watchindonesia@watchindonesia.org and Diakonisches Werk der ... read more

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