Neue Publikation: Themenheft Demokratie in Indonesien und Timor-Leste 2021
Watch Indonesia! Für Menschenrechte, Demokratie und Umwelt in Indonesien und Osttimor e.V. (Hg.) /
© Watch Indonesia! e.V. 2021
Articles available in English and Bahasa Indonesia:
- A. Satrio “Has the Pandemic Exposed the Weakness of Indonesian Constitutional Democracy”
- TAPOL “West Papua in 2021: the renewal of special autonomy and a new ‘terrorism’ designation indicate a further decline of democracy”
- B. Pereira “Women’s Emancipation and Maubootizmu”
- Mudhoffir and Hadiz “Dominasi Oligarki dalam Demokrasi Indonesai Membuat Pelemahan KPK Tak Terhindarkan”
Posted in Activities, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications
Contested Urban Spaces in Jakarta and Berlin (Online Event)
Date: November 30, 2021 11:00-14:00 CET (Berlin) /// 17:00-20:00 WIB (Jakarta)
https://zoom.us/j/98124275712?pwd=ZjlYdHlrUGFGcHpnbDJVQTZFZVlyUT09
Processes of urban transformation are complex and dependent on global and regional conditions. The threat of a global climate catastrophe, a scarcity of resources, or the worsening of social inequality are enormous challenges for any urbanisation and an outspoken desire for a sustainable, social and climate-friendly urban transformation.
As capital and partner cities, Berlin and Jakarta have special roles to play. Will they succeed in meeting the needs of ... read more
Posted in Activities, Indonesia, Past Events
(Deutsch) Netzwerktreffen im Rahmen des Projekts Urbane Transformation
Posted in Activities, Campaign, Environment & Climate
President Widodo Should Revoke Award for Human Rights Violator – Committing Crimes Against Humanity is Not for Celebration
London, New York, Berlin
Saturday 14 August, 2021
President Widodo Should Revoke Award for Human Rights Violator
Committing Crimes Against Humanity is Not for Celebration
TAPOL, ETAN and Watch Indonesia! strongly condemn President Joko Widodo’s decision to grant ‘Bintang Jasa Utama’, one the highest national awards, to Eurico Guterres on Thursday, 12 August 2021.
Guterres, an anti-independence militia leader in Timor-Leste, was one of the key figures who led and participated in a series of massacres and destruction in his homeland prior to ... read more
Posted in Activities, democracy, Joint Press Releases & Statements, Justice, History & Overview, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Press Releases
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 in Activities, democracy, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Papua, Press Freedom, Regional Conflicts
Call for Papers for a Special Issue “Authoritarianism Reloaded? – Democratic Governance in Indonesia and Timor-Leste”
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Call for Paper (bahasa Indonesia)
While Timor-Leste struggles with the realisation of democratic governance some 20 years after independence, numerous indicators point to the decline of democracy in Indonesia. The pandemic exacerbates existing inequalities and strengthens authoritarian tendencies. We we invite experts and civil society actors working for democracy to share their views, analysis and insights on how current political developments in Indonesia and Timor-Leste affect democracy and civil society.
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Posted in Activities, democracy, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor
Women’s Rights and Violence against Women in Indonesia with a focus on West Papua
19th May, 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 limited ... read more
Posted in Activities, Human Rights, Indonesia, Papua
(Deutsch) JEDEN FREITAG WELTWEIT … FRIDAYS FOR FUTURE AKTIVISMUS IN BERLIN, JAKARTA UND WINDHOEK
Posted in Activities, democracy, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Environment & Climate
(Deutsch) Greenwashing von HeidelbergCement provoziert Proteste
Posted in Joint Press Releases & Statements
