The Struggle against Impunity in Indonesia

September 2015

Conference Proceedings
Berlin, 23-24 September 2014

Event format

We at Watch Indonesia! e.V. wish to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Munir’s death by organizing a conference on the topic of impunity in Indonesia, which will take place in Germany. We intend to discuss various human rights violations that have taken or are taking place in Indonesia, with special focus on Munir’s murder, the massacre of 1965 and the human rights abuses happening in East Timor. Germany plays a ... read more

Posted on 10:14 PM in Activities, Justice, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, Recent Activities, East Timor, Publications, Studies, Transitional Justice, Transitional Justice, Events, Watch's Studies and Reports
Tags: 1965, German-Indonesian relations, Germany, Indonesia, human rights, Munir, East Timor, impunity, transitional justice, dealing with the past

(Deutsch) Aufruf zur Unterschriftenaktion: Der Massenmord von 1965 in Indonesien muss staatlich anerkannt und aufgearbeitet werden!

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German version

Posted on 06:04 PM in Activities, democracy, Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Indonesia, Campaign, Recent Activities, Press Releases, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: 1965, Government of Germany, democracy, Indonesia, impunity, transitional justice

(Deutsch) The Act of Living

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German version

Posted on 01:31 AM in Activities, Justice, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, Campaign, Recent Activities, East Timor, Transitional Justice
Tags: 1965, dictator Suharto, women's rights, violence, Indonesia, justice, human rights, East Timor, transitional justice, reconciliation

(Deutsch) Religionsfreiheit in Indonesien: Das Verbot des Baus von Gotteshäusern

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German version

Posted on 09:33 PM in Activities, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Recent Activities, Publications, Society & Religion, Studies, Events, Watch's Studies and Reports
Tags: Germany, Indonesia, human rights, religion

Free and Unrestricted Access to Papua!

29 April 2015

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tapol – Promoting human rights, peace and democracy in Indonesia
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Honorary President: Lord Avebury
Founder: Carmel Budiardjo
 

Mr Joko Widodo
President of the Republic of Indonesia
Jl. Veteran No. 16
Jakarta Pusat
INDONESIA
 

Dear Mr President,

I am writing to you on behalf ... read more

Posted on 02:29 AM in Activities, Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Indonesia, Papua, Press Freedom, Publications
Tags: Germany, Indonesia, Papua, press freedom, protest action, United Nations

Jokowi’s Indonesia: An Early Assessment

Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Freiburg (Germany), 27 February 2015
www.southeastasianstudies.uni-freiburg.de

[…] The second workshop panel added additional perspectives by inquiring into economic, societal, and foreign policy issues. Regarding the demands of civil society and advocacy networks, Basilisa Dengen of Watch Indonesia! pointed out in her presentation that the Jokowi administration appears to be fairly responsive to and interconnected with political grassroots and societal interests. Compared to previous incumbents, who remained rather detached from society, Jokowi can ... read more

Posted on 02:33 AM in democracy, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Events, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: democracy, Indonesia, Joko Widodo, human rights

Palm Oil and Biofuels Policy Reform

February 2015

Open Letter to the European Parliament

Dear Members of the European Parliament,

We, the undersigned organisations, as representatives of civil society from across Asia, Africa and Latin America, are seriously concerned about the devastating impact that Europe’s demand for biofuels is having on our forests and millions of our people, and about its significant contribution to rising greenhouse gas emissions.
Soon, you will vote on vital reforms to EU biofuels policy. Unless you take action to ... read more

Posted on 10:33 PM in Agro Fuels, Activities, Joint Open Letters, Human Rights, Indonesia, Campaign, Land & Indigenous Rights, Open Letters, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), biodiversity, European Union (EU), indigenous people, Indonesia, land rights, palm oil, rain forest destruction, environment and climate