The legislative deliberations on the Law on the Governance of Aceh

21 September 2007

by Sebastian Braun *

15 August 2005 was a historic moment for the people of Aceh. On this day, the government of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement (Gerakan Aceh Merdeka, GAM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), effectively terminating the armed conflict that had raged more than three decades in the province and cost over ten thousand lives. However, this accord did not spell the end of the ‘peace-keeping’ process but rather marked its beginning. Point ... read more

Posted on 12:37 PM in Aceh, democracy, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications
Tags: Aceh, democracy, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), Indonesia, judicial system, conflict resolution, military, political parties, rule of law, government, special autonomy

(Deutsch) „Die Wahlen waren in keinster Weise friedlich“

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Posted on 05:13 PM in Elections & Political Parties, Information and Analysis, East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications
Tags: National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT), Fretilin, violence, José Ramos-Horta, crisis 2006, East Timor, political parties, government, impunity, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, United Nations, elections, Xanana Gusmão

(Deutsch) Suharto gewinnt Prozess

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Posted on 03:57 AM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Press Freedom, Publications
Tags: dictator Suharto, Indonesia, justice, corruption, press freedom

Dili Update – Notes from my visit to Dili February/March 2007

06 March 2007

By Henri Myrttinen

Overall Situation

The situation in Dili continues to be defined by the on-going violence, which tends to fluctuate in terms of its intensity and the stated reasons for it seem to change with time. What a year ago was a conflict within the security forces became a sectarian loro monu/loro sa’e conflict, this then morphed into fights between various gangs, most notably PSHT vs. 7-7. During the course of the approximately 3 weeks which I ... read more

Posted on 10:47 AM in Information and Analysis, East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications, Society & Religion
Tags: Australia, refugees, Fretilin, violence, José Ramos-Horta, justice, church, crisis 2006, East Timor, political parties, security sector, United Nations, Xanana Gusmão

(Deutsch) Munirs mutmaßlicher Mörder frei gesprochen

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Posted on 03:09 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications
Tags: Indonesia, justice, human rights, Munir, impunity

(Deutsch) Wir sind nicht indonesisch, wir sind nicht australisch, aber wer sind wir?

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Posted on 05:45 PM in Information and Analysis, East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications, State- & Nation-Building
Tags: violence, José Ramos-Horta, judicial system, crisis 2006, Mari Alkatiri, human rights, East Timor, state & nation building, impunity, transitional justice, Xanana Gusmão

(Deutsch) Gegen den Vollzug der Todesstrafe!

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Posted on 05:53 AM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications
Tags: violence, Indonesia, justice, human rights, regional conflicts, terrorism

Don’t Hang Banners, But Ban Corruption

29 June 2006

By Alex Flor

„I can’t recall how I got out here, but somehow I did. I was sleeping when it happened,” says Pak Ridwan (not his real name), standing in front of a heap of rubble that once has been his house. He and his wife had no injuries when they found themselves outside their house after it collapsed. Others were less lucky. Six people, amongst them two children, lost their lives in this small village near ... read more

Posted on 06:48 AM in Disasters, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications, Environment & Climate
Tags: development, humanitarian aid, Indonesia, disasters, corruption

The 1965 massacres: 40 Years without Justice

17 April 2006

by Fabian Junge

In the night of 30 September 1965, a group of young military officers calling itself the “30th September Movement”, kidnapped and murdered six high-ranking Generals and one Lieutenant, allegedly to prevent a coup against Indonesia’s first president Soekarno. They dumped the dead bodies in a well called Lubang Buaya on the airforce-base Halim in Jakarta, where they had barricaded themselves. On October 1 General Suharto high-handedly took command over the army and forced the ... read more

Posted on 02:22 AM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Transitional Justice
Tags: 1965, history and overview, Indonesia, justice, human rights, PKI, dealing with the past

(Deutsch) Aceh: Tropenwald-Raubbau im Leuser-Nationalpark fordert neue Opfer
Die Katastrophe von Kutacane

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Posted on 10:30 AM in Aceh, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: Aceh, illegal logging, Indonesia, disasters, corruption, pulp and paper, rain forest destruction, tsunami