Calls Mount for RI Government to Retract Support for Female Genital Mutilation

The Jakarta Post, 28 January 2014

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/01/28/calls-mount-government-retract-support-fgm.html

 By Nurfika Osman

A coalition of NGOs demanded the government ban female circumcision, also known as female genital mutilation or FGM.

The group said that the practice was rampant despite laws and several international conventions, which had been ratified by the government, regulating otherwise.

Kalyanamitra, Watch Indonesia! and Berlin-based Terre Des Femmes said the practice violated the 1999 Human Rights Law; 2002 Child Protection Law; 2004 Domestic Violence Law; 2009 Health Law; the International ... read more

Posted on 05:33 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Society & Religion, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: women's rights, health, Indonesia, human rights, NGO, religion, United Nations

10 anos após a morte de Vieira de Mello

Deutsche Welle, 18 August 2013

 

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Sergio de Mello (mp3, 2,0 MB)

Posted on 04:20 AM in History & Overview, East Timor
Tags: East Timor, state & nation building, United Nations

(Deutsch) Sein und Schein: die Umsetzung des Zivilpakts in Indonesien

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Posted on 11:47 PM in Aceh, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Land & Indigenous Rights, Papua, Publications, Society & Religion
Tags: Aceh, women's rights, indigenous people, Indonesia, children's rights, Komnas HAM, human rights, Papua, Police, law, Freedom of Expression, religion, special autonomy, United Nations, constitutional court, female genital mutilation (FGM)

(Deutsch) Im Strudel

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Posted on 10:53 AM in Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, East Timor, Publications
Tags: Aceh, Australia, European Union (EU), refugees, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), Indonesia, José Ramos-Horta, human rights, East Timor, United Nations, Xanana Gusmão

(Deutsch) Erfolg für die Ureinwohner Indonesiens

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Posted on 02:30 AM in Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, land rights, human rights, law, rain forest destruction, environment and climate, United Nations

(Deutsch) May Day oder Mayday in Papua?

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Posted on 05:45 PM in Aceh, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Land & Indigenous Rights, Papua, Publications, Regional Conflicts
Tags: Abdurrahman Wahid, Aceh, labour, Government of Germany, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), Indonesia, human rights, Police, regional conflicts, security sector, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, independence, United Nations, arms trade

Breaking the myth of Religious Tolerance in Indonesia

Information and analysis, 23 April 2013

by Basilisa Dengen

 

Most of Indonesian people, especially Indonesian government officials, nowadays still think that Indonesia is a country with a high degree of tolerance towards different religions and cultures. How far is it true?

 

The regent of Bekasi sealed an Ahmadiyah mosque on 4th April in the evening. The Public Order Squad, Satpol PP, attached fences to block access to the building. Ahmadiyah members in the field questioned the reason for this ... read more

Posted on 09:21 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications, Society & Religion
Tags: Germany, dictator Suharto, Indonesia, militias, New Order, political parties, religion, Sukarno, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, United Nations

(Deutsch) Schwarze Magie: Lehren aus Europa?

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Posted on 10:06 PM in democracy, Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Judiciary & Administration, Publications, Society & Religion
Tags: democracy, German-Indonesian relations, Germany, Indonesia, human rights, parliament, United Nations, administration

Petition for urgent action to realize justice for the victims of Japanese military sexual slavery in Timor-Leste during WWII

February 22, 2013

His Excellency Fumio Kishida, Foreign Minister of Japan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Kasumigaseki 2-2-1
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8919
JAPAN
 

Dear Sir,

With the completion of the United Nations mission of assistance at the end of 2012, the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste moved into a new phase as a fully self-sufficient state. Relations between Timor-Leste and Japan, which has assisted nation-building in Timor-Leste for many years as a member of the international community, ... read more

Posted on 08:35 PM in Joint Open Letters, History & Overview, Human Rights, East Timor, Publications
Tags: women's rights, human rights, East Timor, United Nations

(Deutsch) Westerwelle muss zu Menschenrechtslage in Indonesien Stellung beziehen!

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Posted on 12:57 AM in Activities, democracy, Human Rights, Indonesia, Judiciary & Administration, Land & Indigenous Rights, Papua, Press Freedom, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Society & Religion, Environment & Climate, Watch's Press Releases & Statements
Tags: Angela Merkel, Government of Germany, German-Indonesian relations, indigenous people, Indonesia, land rights, LGBT Rights, human rights, Papua, Freedom of Expression, regional conflicts, religion, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, environment and climate, United Nations