Local government in Indonesia. The case of Papua

Conference “Autonomy for Papua – Opportunity or Illusion?”, 04-05 June 2003

Local government in Indonesia. The case of Papua

by Harun Alrasid

The era of reform and the Law on Regional Government

On May 21st, 1998, after 32 years in power, President Soeharto, stepped down and the ‘New Order’ era was succeeded by the so-called ‘Era of Reform’. In line with the spirit of reform was that with regard to local government the New Order legislation, i.e. Law No. 5/1974, ... read more

Posted on 02:59 PM in Activities, Conference Autonomy for Papua, June 2003, Papua, Events
Tags: Abdurrahman Wahid, Habibie, Indonesia, justice, Megawati Sukarnoputri, Papua, special autonomy

Human Rights in Papua: An overview

Conference “Autonomy for Papua – Opportunity or Illusion?”, 04-05.06.2003

by Neles Tebay

 

Introduction

I have been asked to present an overview on human rights in Papua. The presentation will be limited to the human rights situation before the approval of the Special Autonomy Law by the national Parliament, the DPR, in October 2001. I would like to begin with a quotation regarding human rights taken from the Elucidation of the Draft Law on Special Autonomy for the Province of Papua proposed ... read more

Posted on 01:11 AM in Activities, Conference Autonomy for Papua, June 2003, History & Overview, Indonesia, Papua, Regional Conflicts
Tags: democracy, history and overview, violence, indigenous people, Indonesia, conflict resolution, culture, human rights, military, Papua, Police, Freedom of Expression, rain forest destruction, regional conflicts, special autonomy

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

(Deutsch) Asien-Reise zur Förderung einer ökologisch und sozial verträglichen Wald- und Papierwirtschaft in Indonesien und zur Lösung der Umschuldung des APP-Konzerns nutzen!

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German version

Posted on 04:33 PM in Joint Open Letters, Indonesia, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Environment & Climate
Tags: Government of Germany, export credit agency (ECA), Indonesia, pulp and paper, rain forest destruction, environment and climate

Justice for the Victims

April 2003

A Legal Opinion on the Indonesian human rights trials concerning the crimes committed in East Timor in 1999

Bernd Häusler

Legal Opinion
Regarding the Question

Are the international standards met by the criminal proceedings regarding the events in East Timor in 1999, which were instituted before the Human Rights Court in Jakarta in March 2002 or are the same only “mock trials”, in order to avoid an ad hoc tribunal as threatened by the international community?

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Posted on 12:57 AM in joint studies and reports, Justice, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: violence, Indonesia, justice, human rights, military, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, criminal prosecution, transitional justice

Indonesia: Human Rights Report 2002

February 2003

Introduction

During the year 2002 a number of positive developments have taken place in Indonesia. Some key aspects of these are that agreements to resolve conflicts in Aceh, the Moluccas and Poso/Sulawesi have been signed, that the military and police have announced that they will relinquish their seats in Parliament and that Constitutional amendments codify some changes concerning Indonesia’s political system.

As is well known, Indonesia has fallen victim to a severe terrorist attack, which resulted in a huge loss ... read more

Posted on 07:59 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Watch's Studies and Reports
Tags: Aceh, women's rights, Indonesia, judicial system, human rights, military, Moluccas, East Timor, Papua, religion, security sector, impunity, criminal prosecution, Sulawesi, terrorism

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) Trennung von Amt und Mandat: Wahlkampf in Indonesien

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German version

Posted on 02:06 PM in "In the Spotlight", democracy, Elections & Political Parties, Indonesia, Publications
Tags: democracy, Indonesia, parliament, law, elections

(Deutsch) Bombenanschlag auf Bali

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German version

Posted on 09:47 PM in democracy, Indonesia, Publications, security sector, Society & Religion, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Bali, violence, Indonesia, Moluccas, political parties, religion, terrorism

(Deutsch) Bob Hasan vor IOC Ausschluss

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German version.

Posted on 01:32 PM in Economy, Labor & Corruption, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications
Tags: dictator Suharto, Indonesia, judicial system, corruption, economy and business