Commemorating the assassination of Munir

24 September 2014

Ten years have passed since Munir, a leading human rights activist in Indonesia, was killed, an event that is being commemorated not only in Indonesia but also across Europe and elsewhere. To this day, the person who masterminded the killing is still walking free.

What people in Indonesia people know is that a Garuda pilot named Pollycarpus was responsible for administering the poison that killed Munir. He was tried and convicted of administering the poison and has spent ... read more

Posted on 04:52 AM in Activities, Visitor Programmes, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Watch's Press Releases & Statements
Tags: Government of Germany, Germany, Indonesia, Joko Widodo, human rights, Munir, security sector, impunity

Statement to the next government of Indonesia on human rights

30 June 2014

Indonesia has implemented many positive changes during its transition to democracy in the past 16 years. However, the continued lack of accountability for past and ongoing violations of human rights threatens lasting progress. The election of a new parliament and president this year provide an opportunity to firmly break with the past. Following the parliamentary elections of April 9 and with the third direct presidential election fast approaching, we call upon the incoming government of Indonesia to ... read more

Posted on 12:57 AM in joint position papers, Justice, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Papua, Publications
Tags: 1965, democracy, Indonesia, justice, human rights, Munir, East Timor, Papua, law, impunity, United Nations, truth commission

(Deutsch) Im Frausein beschnitten

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Posted on 09:05 PM in Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Society & Religion, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Germany, women's rights, health, Indonesia, human rights, religion

Indonesia: Failure to deliver full justice for the killing of human rights defender Munir

07. September 2013

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

PUBLIC STATEMENT

Index: ASA 21/023/2013

http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA21/032/2013/en

Joint statement by civil society organizations

 

Nine years after the killing of human rights defender Munir Said Thalib, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono must take decisive and concrete action to ensure those responsible – including those at the highest levels – are brought to justice, and that all defenders of human rights are better protected. President Yudhoyono, who has himself described Munir’s case as a “test of our history” has just one ... read more

Posted on 10:23 PM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia
Tags: Indonesia, justice, human rights, Munir, impunity

Activists demand justice for Munir on 9th anniversary

Jakarta Globe, September 7, 2013

Dessy Sagita

It has been nine years since Munir Said Thalib was silenced by arsenic poisoning as he sat on a Garuda Indonesia flight, but justice for the murdered political activist continues to elude his family.

„In the presidential decree signed by Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, it was mentioned that the result of the investigation carried out by the fact-finding team would be reported to the president, and that the president would reveal the result to ... read more

Posted on 09:39 PM in Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, human rights, Munir, impunity

(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) 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

Merkel sent the wrong signals

Information and Analysis, 14 July 2012

 by Alex Flor

The Indonesian Constitution gives people the freedom to be atheists or communists, German Chancellor Angela Merkel was told by Constitutional Court chief Mahfud MD. These words, cited by the daily Jakarta Post sound nice.

As a matter of fact, Indonesian laws up until today are restrictive on the point of spreading communist ideology. Whether it be a revival of the PKI (Partai Komunis Indonesia), once the biggest communist party outside of communist ... read more

Posted on 12:04 PM in democracy, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Judiciary & Administration, Publications, Society & Religion
Tags: Government of Germany, democracy, Indonesia, justice, human rights, PKI, religion, United Nations, constitution, constitutional court, arms trade

(Deutsch) Neue Gewaltausbrüche in Papua

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Posted on 01:45 AM in "In the Spotlight", Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Papua, Press Freedom, Publications, Regional Conflicts
Tags: Germany, violence, Indonesia, justice, human rights, military, Papua, regional conflicts, security sector, tourism

(Deutsch) Angesagt – aus der Arbeit von Watch Indonesia!

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Posted on 01:59 AM in Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Recent Activities, Papua, Publications, Rainforest, Society & Religion, Environment & Climate, SUARA magazine
Tags: poverty, Government of Germany, development, European Union (EU), peace process, Indonesia, justice, Kalimantan / Borneo, carbon, conflict resolution, land rights, human rights, NGO, Papua, rain forest destruction, religion, environment and climate, United Nations, dealing with the past, civil society