Environmental activist murdered

In the spotlight, 28 May 2015

by Alex Flor

Last Saturday we lost a dear friend and colleague. Jopi Peranginangin was brutally killed in downtown Jakarta. He was stabbed to death with a knife or with a bayonette.

The alleged perpetrator is a member of Indonesia’s Navy. Was he just drunk, when he stabbed Jopi to death? Or was it a premediated murder, since Jopi was to release his research on corruption cases on palm oil concessions in June? Nobody ... read more

Posted on 12:39 AM in "In the Spotlight", Agro Fuels, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Environment & Climate
Tags: Indonesia, justice, corruption, human rights, military, palm oil, plantations

(Deutsch) Indonesien: Das schmutzige Geschäft der Palmöl-Produzenten

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German version

Posted on 11:17 AM in Agro Fuels, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), European Union (EU), Forum für nachhaltiges Palmöl (FONAP), Indonesia, corruption, land rights, human rights, military, palm oil, rain forest destruction, Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), environment and climate, economy and business

(Deutsch) Hinrichtungen: Diskriminierung nach dem Tod?

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Posted on 07:05 AM in "In the Spotlight", Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications
Tags: Indonesia, Joko Widodo, justice, corruption, human rights

UN body questions Indonesia on Papua, land-grabbing and human rights

Geneva, 01 May 2014

 

A Joint Press Release by Franciscans International, the International Coalition for Papua, VIVAT International, Watch Indonesia!, and the West Papua Netzwerk

 

On April 30 and May 1st, 2014, the UN Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights in Geneva assessed the level of implementation of these rights in Indonesia. The review process covered access to health care and education, the problem of land-grabbing, and the rights of minorities and indigenous peoples. In the discussion the Committee showed ... read more

Posted on 05:43 AM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Papua, Publications
Tags: indigenous people, Indonesia, corruption, land rights, human rights, Papua, special autonomy, United Nations, constitutional court, administration

(Bahasa Indonesia) Pesugihan Bansos dan Bantsos

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Indonesian version

Posted on 05:55 AM in democracy, Elections & Political Parties, Indonesia, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: democracy, Indonesia, corruption, parliament, elections

(Bahasa Indonesia) Pakar Prediksi Money Politic Tetap Marak di Pemilu 2014

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Indonesian version

Posted on 06:09 AM in democracy, Elections & Political Parties, Indonesia, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Germany, Indonesia, corruption, elections, Feneral Elections Commission (KPU)

(Bahasa Indonesia) Klientilisme dan korupsi

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Posted on 07:48 PM in democracy, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Elections & Political Parties, Indonesia
Tags: democracy, Indonesia, corruption, political parties, elections

(Deutsch) Illegal trotz neuem Abkommen

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German version

Posted on 12:53 AM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: European Union (EU), Indonesia, corruption, rain forest destruction, Sumatra, environment and climate, economy and business, World Bank, certification

(Bahasa Indonesia) Bila election itu massa culasin caleg

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Posted on 08:49 PM in democracy, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Elections & Political Parties, Indonesia, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: democracy, Indonesia, corruption, political parties, elections

(Deutsch) FNF – Indonesien ein Jahr vor den Wahlen

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German version

Posted on 06:28 AM in "In the Spotlight", democracy, Elections & Political Parties, Indonesia, Publications, Society & Religion
Tags: mining, dictator Suharto, Gerindra, GOLKAR, Indonesia, Joko Widodo, corruption, Megawati Sukarnoputri, human rights, military, Partai Demokrat, PDI-P, political parties, Prabowo, religion, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, elections, economy and business