Presiden Membangun Papua dengan Bencana

WALHI 05/09/10, Jakarta - Kekhawatiran bahwa food estate (pertanian skala luas) akan membawa masalah ke Papua, semakin nyata. Selain karena akan mengambil wilayah hutan, meminggirkan masyarakat adat Papua dari tanah adatnya, mengakibatkan kesenjangan sosial dan mencemari lingkungan juga akan menyebabkan konflik berkelanjutan di Merauke. Karena sebenarnya MIFEE dijalankan bukan untuk masyarakat Papua akan tetapi untuk pemenuhan dan perputaran modal korporasi besar seperti Wilmar, Sinar Mas dan Medco.
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Mining, Chosen due to Failure in Developing Agriculture, Livestock and Tourism in NTT

WALHI NTT 01/09/2010, Flores - Ecological condition of NTT is certainly sorrowful, so many damage caused by manganese mines covering most of Timor Island. Manganese in Sirise Manggarai, Gold in Lai Wangi Wanggameti and Batu Gosok Manggarai Barat, and various other mines. Read more...

Joint Statement on the Arrest of Six Indonesian Fishers by Malaysia

Semarang, August 31, 2010
To:
  1. President of Republic of Indonesia,
  2. Marine and Fisheries Minister of Republic of Indonesia,
  3. Foreign Affairs Minister of Republic of Indonesia,
  4. Indonesian Ambassador for Malaysia,
  5. Governor of North Sumatra. Read more...

When Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite become Nickel, Nickel, Nickel

WALHI 31/08/2010, Jakarta – PT. Weda Bay Nickel will continue their mining plan, and presently into the construction process. Although this mining plan was criticized by NGO, by far investors keep on moving forward. Indigenous habitat within the protected forest meant for mining becomes threatened. Read more...

Perkap 8/2009: Lip Service Penegakan HAM oleh Polri

Peraturan Kapolri No.8/2009 tentang implementasi HAM oleh Polri

Sejak beberapa tahun yang lalu, Polri mendapat dukungan dari IOM (International Organisation for Migration) untuk pengembangan perpolisian masyarakat, perspektif gender dan HAM, khususnya untuk kasus-kasus migrasi dan perdagangan manusia.

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Australia to close its door to illegal timber

Indonesian environmental and social justice groups welcome the Australian Government’s commitment that, if re-elected, it will to make the importation of illegal timber and forest products a criminal offence. The commitment to ban illegal timber from entering Australia was made by Australia’s Forestry Minister Mr Tony Burke earlier this week.
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