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Displacement, conflict and life:  Legacies of impunity in present-day Timor-Leste and Indonesia

Displacement, conflict and life: Legacies of impunity in present-day Timor-Leste and Indonesia


Film and discussion evening

Berlin, November 21st, 2016, 6-9 pm

Humboldt-Universität  zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10117 Berlin, Hauptgebäude Raum H 3059

Twenty-five years have passed since the Dili massacre on November 12th, 1991 that sparked international outrage toward the Indonesian occupation of Timor-Leste (formerly East Timor). The event had also generated international solidarity, including from Germany, which helped garner the necessary pressure that eventually led to an UN-supervised referendum in 1999. Today, fifteen ... read more

Posted on 10:39 PM in Activities, Justice, History & Overview, History & Overview, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Transitional Justice
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Indonesia: Close gap between rhetoric and reality on 1965 mass human rights violations

Indonesia: Close gap between rhetoric and reality on 1965 mass human rights violations


Public Statement, 1 October 2016

Despite President Joko Widodo’s repeated commitments to address human rights violations committed in 1965 – such as extrajudicial executions, enforced disappearances and torture – more than five decades later millions of victims and their families are still waiting for truth, justice and reparation. On the 51st anniversary of these violations, Amnesty International, Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR), East-Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN), La’o Hamutuk, TAPOL, Watch Indonesia! and Yayasan HAK call on the Indonesian authorities ... read more

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(Bahasa Indonesia) Benarkah PBB Sebut Wiranto Penjahat HAM?

(Bahasa Indonesia) Benarkah PBB Sebut Wiranto Penjahat HAM?


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Indonesian version

Posted on 07:13 PM in democracy, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, security sector, Transitional Justice, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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Appointment of General Wiranto (Retired) as Minister confirms the deep-rooted impunity in Indonesia

Appointment of General Wiranto (Retired) as Minister confirms the deep-rooted impunity in Indonesia


 

July 27, 2016

Open Statement 

Three human rights groups, TAPOL, ETAN, and Watch Indonesia!, today criticized President Joko (Jokowi) Widodo’s appointment of former Indonesian Military (TNI) commander General (Ret.) Wiranto as Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs minister. Wiranto replaces General (Ret.) Luhut Pandjaitan. Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung, told the media that Wiranto was appointed “because he had been well-tested and was experienced in resolving various assignments, especially during the transition period from the New Order to ... read more

Posted on 08:13 PM in Joint Open Letters, Justice, History & Overview, History & Overview, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, Open Letters, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Transitional Justice
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The Struggle against Impunity in Indonesia

The Struggle against Impunity in Indonesia


September 2015

Conference Proceedings
Berlin, 23-24 September 2014

Event format

We at Watch Indonesia! e.V. wish to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Munir’s death by organizing a conference on the topic of impunity in Indonesia, which will take place in Germany. We intend to discuss various human rights violations that have taken or are taking place in Indonesia, with special focus on Munir’s murder, the massacre of 1965 and the human rights abuses happening in East Timor. Germany plays a ... read more

Posted on 10:14 PM in Activities, Justice, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, Recent Activities, East Timor, Publications, Studies, Transitional Justice, Transitional Justice, Events, Watch's Studies and Reports
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(Deutsch) The Act of Living

(Deutsch) The Act of Living


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German version

Posted on 01:31 AM in Activities, Justice, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, Campaign, Recent Activities, East Timor, Transitional Justice
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(Deutsch) Menschenrechte in Indonesien 2015

(Deutsch) Menschenrechte in Indonesien 2015


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German version

Posted on 07:48 PM in Aceh, democracy, History & Overview, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, East Timor, Papua, Press Freedom, Publications, Rainforest, Society & Religion, Environment & Climate, Watch's Studies and Reports
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(Bahasa Indonesia) Semua Berawal dari Tragedi Santa Cruz

(Bahasa Indonesia) Semua Berawal dari Tragedi Santa Cruz


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Indonesian version

Posted on 09:46 PM in democracy, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, East Timor, Papua, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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Challenging a Home Country:<br>A Preliminary Account of Indonesian Student Activism in Berlin, Germany

Challenging a Home Country:
A Preliminary Account of Indonesian Student Activism in Berlin, Germany


ASEAS – Austrian Journal of South-East Asian Studies, Vol 7, No 2 (2014)

https://aseas.univie.ac.at/index.php/aseas/article/view/240/141   

Syafiq Hasyim

Hasyim, S. (2014). Challenging a home country: A preliminary account of Indonesian student activism in Berlin, Germany. ASEAS – Austrian Journal of South-East Asian Studies, 7(2), 183-198.

This article gives an overview on Indonesian student activism in Berlin, Germany. Based on documents (published and unpublished), interviews, and conversations with former and current student activists, the paper scrutinizes the trajectory of activism of Indonesian ... read more

Posted on 12:06 AM in democracy, History & Overview, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Society & Religion, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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Statement to the next government of Indonesia on human rights

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

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