#TalkAboutPapua: Indonesia’s new Criminal Code – Impacts on Conflict and Conflict Resolution in Papua

Monday, 11th of September 2023, 6:30 p.m., Berlin Global Village, Am Sudhaus 2, 12053 Berlin

On 6th December 2022 the Indonesian Parliament passed a new Criminal Code. It contains a number of provisions that put civil liberties at considerable risk and seriously violate international human rights law and standards. In today’s event of the series #TalkAboutPapua our guest Andreas Harsono, seasoned researcher at Human Rights Watch Indonesia and long-time observer of Papuan affairs, will shed light on the anticipated implications regarding the ... read more

Posted on 07:58 PM in Activities, Human Rights, Indonesia, Papua
Tags: #TalkAboutPapua, Comflict, Conflict, Criminal Code, Indonesia, Indonsia, Papua, penal code, Strafgesetz, Westpapua

Talk and Discussion with Andreas Harsono: The Rise of Intolerant Islam in Indonesia

Wednesday, 13th of September 2023, 18:30 p.m., Berlin Global Village, Am Sudhaus 2, 12053 Berlin

Indonesia is very often portrayed to be a moderate Muslim country with impressive economic growth. It is also seen to be the largest nickel producing country in the world. At the same time there are worrying signs of increasing Islamic radicalism. Over the last two decades, Indonesia has been prosecuting and jailing hundreds of people under the toxic blasphemy law. It also has more than 60 mandatory ... read more

Posted on 07:47 PM in Activities, Human Rights, Indonesia, Society & Religion, Society & Religion
Tags: Frauen, women's rights, hijab, Indonesia, Islam, Islamismus, jilbab, LGBTIQ, politischer Islam, radical islam, women

(Deutsch) Pressemitteilung vom 10.05.2023 zur Hauptversammlung der HeidelbergCement AG am 11.05.2023

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Posted on 05:08 PM in Activities, Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Mining, Press Releases, Environment & Climate
Tags: Aktionärsversammlung, end cemend, HeidelbergZement, HeidelbergZement AG, Indonesia, Kendeng, Save Kendeng, Zement

(Deutsch) Hannover Messe: Keine Investitionen auf Kosten von Umwelt und Menschenrechten

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Posted on 12:58 PM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Indonesia, Papua, Press Releases, Environment & Climate
Tags: Hannover Messe, Indigenenrechte Indonesien, Indonesia, International People's Tribunal, Klimaschutz, human rights, Rettet den Regenwald e.V., Stiftung Asienhaus, Watch Indonesia! e.V

(Deutsch) Diskussionspapier zum Parlamentarischen Frühstück zu Feministischer Entwicklungspolitik

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Posted on 05:39 PM in Activities, Human Rights, Publications
Tags: Government of Germany, feministische Außenpolitik, feministische Entwicklungspolitik, Indonesia

(Deutsch) G20-Gipfel im Zeichen der Multikrise – Wo steht Indonesien?

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Posted on 06:53 PM in Human Rights, Information and Analysis, Publications, Environment & Climate
Tags: Economy, Europe G20 Summit, G20, G20 presidency, G20 presidency Indonesia, Indonesia, Joko Widodo

(Deutsch) Hauptversammlung von HeidelbergCement 2022

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Posted on 04:33 PM in "In the Spotlight", Activities, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Human Rights, Indonesia, Campaign, Land & Indigenous Rights, Mining, Publications, Environment & Climate
Tags: Indonesia, Karst, Kenden, Save Kendeng, SaveKendeng, Umwelt, Zement

Refugees in Indonesia: Lingering in Permanent Limbo?

by Annika Püfke and Antje Missbach

In December 2021, for the fourth time within the last two years, Indonesian authorities saw themselves forced to facilitate a rescue mission to save 105 Rohingya refugees, mostly women and children, from deadly danger at sea. Having fled persecution in Myanmar and then become stuck in refugee camps in Bangladesh, the Rohingya had suffered perilous conditions for more than a month, trapped on an unseaworthy boat and insufficiently equipped ... read more

Posted on 04:44 PM in Activities, democracy, Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications
Tags: Aceh, Asyl, Asylum, asylum seekers, boat, Boot, detention centre, refugees, Geflüchtete, Indonesia, Internierung, Rohingya

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Republic of Indonesia

submitted March 2022

https://www.watchindonesia.de/wp-content/uploads/UPR_Submission_Indonesia_-2022_WI_WPN.pdf

 

Human Rights Council
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Republic of Indonesia
4th cycle (7-18 November 2022)

Joint Stakeholders’ Submission by:
Watch Indonesia! e.V.
West Papua Network (WPN)

I. Introduction

1. This stakeholder report is a joint submission by Watch Indonesia! and the West Papua Network (Westpapua-Netzwerk, WPN). The report highlights key concerns, trends and significant developments in the human rights situation in Indonesia including a particular focus on the region West Papua between June 2017 and March ... read more

Posted on 02:52 PM in Activities, joint position papers, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Papua, Position Papers, Press Freedom, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Society & Religion
Tags: 1965, discrimination, women's rights, Gerechtigkeit, Indonesia, Justiz, communism, human rights, military, Minderheitenrechte, Munir, Papua, Police, religion, impunity, terrorism, death penalty, Vereinte Nationen, dealing with the past, Westpapua, Women´s rights

Information Materials Urban Transformation

In 2021, Watch Indonesia! e.V. produced a flyer and poster as part of the Urban Transformation in Indonesia and Germany project. The materials are the result of several rounds of talks and interviews. On request, the flyer is also available as a print version, in addition to other materials of the association.

Urban transformation is an ongoing process in which social and ecological change are inseparable. Therefore, the participation of as many people as possible ... read more

Posted on 01:49 PM in Activities, Project Urban Transformation
Tags: Berlin, Indonesia, Jakarta, Klimaanpassung, Klimawandel, Urban Transformation