(Deutsch) Khairani Arifin und Erni Putri von RPuK (Relawan Perempuan untuk Kemanusiaan – Freiwillige Frauen für humanitäre Aktion)

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(Deutsch) Pat Walsh, internationaler Berater beim technischen Büro der nationalen Wahrheitskommission in Osttimor

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(Deutsch) Zweifel an der Autonomiegesetzgebung in West Papua

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(Bahasa Indonesia) Menggali Kebenaran

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(Deutsch) Tagungsbericht: Osttimor auf dem Weg zu nachhaltiger Unabhängigkeit?

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(Deutsch) Initiative 2000plus Berlin

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Is Papua autonomy a myth?

The Jakarta Post, August 21, 2003

Neles Tebay, Pontifical, University of Urbaniana, Rome

The province of Papua has just conducted its evaluation after the first year’s implementation of the special autonomy law in Jayapura, on July 28-29. Attended by all the regents, tribal leaders, religious leaders and scholars, the evaluation conveyed two messages. The first is that the special autonomy seems to be an illusion, at least in the first year of its implementation.

Earlier reports ... read more

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Foreword

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

With its more than 17,000 islands stretching over some 5,000 kilometres, the Republic of Indonesia comprises a multitude of socially and culturally diverse regions with different historical experiences. Preserving Indonesia as a unitary state is a difficult and permanent task in nation-building. With the fall of Suharto in 1998, chances arose that the concept of Indonesian national unity be understood not only as territorial integrity but as the unity of ... read more

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Introduction

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

 by Siegfried Zöllner on behalf of the publishers

Background

After the fall of Suharto in May 1998, his successor President B.J. Habibie initiated a number of reforms to tackle the numerous problems of the world’s fourth most populous nation. One key element was the launching of a decentralisation programme, which President Habibie, as someone familiar with German federalism, considered as an important part of the restructuring process. With Law No. ... read more

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Conference „Autonomy for Papua. Opportunity or Illusion?”, Berlin, June 4th-5th, 2003

Media Release, 05 June 2003

From June 4th to June 5th, 2003, the Conference „Autonomy for Papua. Opportunity or Illusion?” took place in Berlin. The Conference was jointly organised by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, the Westpapua Network, Watch Indonesia!, the German Commission Justice and Peace, the United Evangelical Mission, the Human Rights Desk of the Diakonisches Werk, Misereor, missio Aachen and the Missionszentrale der Franziskaner. Participants came from Indonesia, Germany and other countries and comprised representatives from civil society organisations (NGOs, ... read more

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