Open letter: There is merit in the idea of criteria

April 21, 2005

The honourable Delegation of Indonesia c/o Commission on Human Rights Geneva

 

Dear Excellency, Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, Indonesia has been elected to chair the 61st session of the Commission on Human Rights because of its constructive contributions to the UN system in the last years and as an acknowledgement to the democratisation process since 1998. The election of Indonesia as Chairman has raised expectations that the human rights agenda at domestic level will be further pushed in the near ... read more

Posted on 08:30 AM in Joint Open Letters, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications
Tags: 1965, Aceh, democracy, Indonesia, conflict resolution, human rights, Munir, Papua, regional conflicts, United Nations

“Strengthening Human Rights in Indonesia”

05 April 2005

Report on the side-event to the 61th Commission on Human Rights
FES Geneva Office – German Forum Human Rights (FMR)

Public Panel and Expert Meeting, Geneva

On 05 April 2005 the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Geneva Office together with the German Forum Human Rights (FMR) organized a side-event to the 61th UN Commission on Human Rights on the human rights situation in Indonesia. Enny Soeprapto, member of Indonesia’s National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM). Johny ... read more

Posted on 01:58 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, refugees, conflict resolution, human rights, East Timor, Papua, impunity, crimes against humanity

Ungracious reception of SBY’s Kado Natal for Papua

Information and Analysis, 4 March 2005

 

by Petra Stockmann

 

Why the Government Regulation on the Papua People’s Council has been greeted with protest rather than joy

 

On December 26th, 2004, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) paid a visit to Papua. As a “Kado Natal”, a Christmas gift, he brought along with him a long overdue piece of legislation, namely the Government Regulation on the Papua People’s Council. The Papua People’s Council (Majelis Rakyat Papua, MRP) is a special ... read more

Posted on 01:25 PM in democracy, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Judiciary & Administration, Land & Indigenous Rights, Papua, Publications
Tags: Abdurrahman Wahid, democracy, Habibie, Indonesia, judicial system, conflict resolution, Megawati Sukarnoputri, Papua, parliament, law, rule of law, government, special autonomy, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, constitution, elections

Indonesia: Impunity must be brought to an end – conflicts must be resolved by peaceful means

January 18th, 2005

United Evangelical Mission Diakonie – Social Service Agency of the Protestant Church in Germany Watch Indonesia!

Aide-Mémoire to the German delegation 61st Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights 14th March to 22nd April 2005

  United Evangelical Mission Communion of Churches in three Continents Postfach 20 19 63, 42219 Wuppertal Rudolfstraße 137, 42285 Wuppertal Tel.: 0202 / 8 90 04-168 Fax: 0202 / 8 90 04-79 jpic@vemission.org Diakonie – ... read more

Posted on 02:12 PM in joint position papers, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications
Tags: Aceh, Indonesia, conflict resolution, human rights, Moluccas, Munir, New Order, East Timor, Papua, security sector, impunity, criminal prosecution, Sulawesi, elections