Palm Oil: No Thanks!

Berlin, 02 September 2013

Joint press release by Rainforest Rescue, Society for Threatened Peoples, Robin Wood, Urgewald and Watch Indonesia!

 We scrub away the palm oil lobby’s dirty greenwashing

Activists from Rainforest Rescue, the Society for Threatened Peoples, Robin Wood, Urgewald  and Watch Indonesia! are scrubbing the pavements in front of  two conference venues used by palm oil lobbyists in Berlin. The environmental and human rights organisations are protesting against today’s inaugural meeting of the “Forum for Sustainable Palm Oil” and ... read more

Posted on 03:42 AM in Agro Fuels, Joint Press Releases & Statements, Indonesia, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), Germany, Indonesia, palm oil, protest action, Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)

(Deutsch) Orang Utans in Gefahr!

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German version

Posted on 05:00 AM in Agro Fuels, Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), Germany, Indonesia, palm oil, protest action, Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), environment and climate, economy and business

(Bahasa Indonesia) Penolakan atas Rencana Kunjungan Kerja Anggota DPR RI Ke Jerman

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Indonesian version

Posted on 01:28 AM in democracy, Joint Press Releases & Statements, Indonesia, Publications
Tags: democracy, German-Indonesian relations, Indonesia, parliament

(Deutsch) Unilever schert sich nicht um Palmöl-Opfer

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German version

Posted on 12:32 AM in Economy, Labor & Corruption, Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Environment & Climate
Tags: Germany, indigenous people, Indonesia, land rights, human rights, palm oil, plantations, Sumatra, environment and climate, forced eviction, economy and business

(Deutsch) Die Regenwaldkämpfer kommen

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German version

Posted on 01:32 AM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: Germany, Indonesia, land rights, palm oil, rain forest destruction, Sumatra, environment and climate

Violence for Rama Margarine

Hamburg, 16. August 2011

Joint Press Statement from von Watch Indonesia!, Rettet den Regenwald e.V. und ROBIN WOOD

 

People being shot at for palm oil for Rama margarine-producer Unilever

The organizations Watch Indonesia!, Rettet den Regenwald and ROBIN WOOD demand that consumer goods producer Unilever immediately stop the use of palm oil from the supplier Wilmar. The cause: last week Wilmar’s security forces used armed violence and heavy machinery to destroy the village Sungai Beruang on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. ... read more

Posted on 03:59 PM in Economy, Labor & Corruption, Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Environment & Climate
Tags: Germany, indigenous people, Indonesia, land rights, NGO, palm oil, Police, protest action, Sumatra, economy and business

Timorese call on the UN Security Council to ensure accountability for crimes against humanity

February 9, 2011

Contact:
Sisto dos Santos: +670-726-6564 (Dili)
Jose Pereira: +670-736-7518 (Dili)
John M. Miller +1-718-596-7668 (New York)

A coalition of groups in Timor-Leste is urging the United Nations Security Council “to take concrete, effective actions to end impunity for those who directed and committed crimes against humanity in Timor-Leste” during Indonesia’s invasion and occupation.

“Accountability for crimes against humanity must not be further delayed” the Timor-Leste National Alliance for an International Tribunal (ANTI) told the UN Security Council ... read more

Posted on 02:35 AM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: Indonesia, East Timor, referendum 1999, impunity, United Nations, crimes against humanity

Open Appeal to ANZ, Standard Bank and BNP Paribas:
Stay away from the Toka Tindung gold mine on Sulawesi!

24 February 2010

We, the undersigned organisations, herewith express our deepest concern about the apparent interest of BNP Paribas, ANZ and Standard Bank to financially support the development of the gold mining operation Toka Tindung on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. The mine is owned by subsidiaries of Archipelago Resources; PT Meares Soputan Mining (MSM) and PT Tambang Tondano Nusajaya (TTN). Given the history of this project we are appalled that banks of such international standing seriously consider entering this project. ... read more

Posted on 01:47 PM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Indonesia, Mining, Publications, Environment & Climate
Tags: mining, Indonesia, corruption, human rights, protest action, rain forest destruction, Sulawesi, environment and climate, economy and business

(Bahasa Indonesia) Kami Mengecam Aksi Pembakaran Buku!!

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Indonesian version

Posted on 04:05 PM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, History & Overview, Human Rights, Indonesia, Press Freedom, Publications
Tags: history and overview, Indonesia, human rights, military, Freedom of Expression, independence

Solidarity Statement on the Arrest of Young Timorese Students

01 September 2009

[Note: those arrested were held close to the maximum 72 hours allowed by law before being brought to court, where they were released without charge. – JMM/ETAN] To Ex. Dr. Longuinos Monteiro, General Commander of the Timor-Leste National Police

We, representatives of different international solidarity organizations, call for the immediate release of the three university students who were arrested at the press conference in front of the Hotel Timor on 30 August 2009. We call for all charges be ... read more

Posted on 04:18 PM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Papua, Publications
Tags: democracy, Indonesia, human rights, East Timor, Papua, Police, Freedom of Expression, rule of law, solidarity