GENEVA (29 September 2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, has called on the World Bank and its member States to adopt a new and consistent approach to human rights. “For most purposes, the World Bank is currently a human rights-free zone. In its operational policies, in […]
thejakartapost.com, Jakarta | Archipelago | Tue, September 29 2015, 11:53 AM The police have named 18 suspects in their investigation into the assault and murder an anti-mining activist in Lumajang regency, East Java, last Saturday. “Eighteen people have been named as suspects and detained by the Lumajang precinct police,” said East Java Police spokesperson Kombes […]
Over 25.5 thousand people taken ill by haze in Riau Senin, 14 September 2015 19:54 WIB | 1.343 Views Pekanbaru (ANTARA News) – The Riau health office has recorded that 25,524 people have fallen ill due to the haze as the air quality has reached unhealthy levels in the province. “Most of them, or 20,901, […]
Eight KPK candidates to be proposed to Jokowi on Tuesday thejakartapost.com, Jakarta | National | Tue, September 01 2015, 10:00 AM The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) selection committee (Pansel) will submit eight names of proposed candidates to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Tuesday at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta. Since the registration opened on June […]
12 June 2015 – Civil society actors from around the world1 have contributed to this paper, which is addressed to the G20 finance ministers, central bank governors and sherpas, and which will serve as a platform for discussion with policy makers from the G20 during the Turkish G20 Presidency in 2015. The necessity of completing […]
Ulrich Zachau Country Director, Cambodia World Bank Cc: President Jim Yong Kim Executive Directors August 7, 2015 Re: Civil society concerns regarding World Bank reengagement in Cambodia Dear Mr. Zachau, In August 2011, the World Bank made a public commitment to suspend all new lending to Cambodia until a resolution was found for families who had […]
Abednego Tarigan Jakarta | July 29 2015 | 6:15 AM The government and miner PT Freeport Indonesia are due to negotiate a contract extension two years before the current contract ends in 2021. The firm seems to have gained a green light through a special mining permit. The history of environmental damage should be […]
7 July, 2015, Full Release: English / Bahasa Indonesia World’s largest palm oil trading company, Wilmar International Ltd., under scrutiny as communities accuse its suppliers of harassment, deception and rights abuses. Jakarta, 8 July 2015: Oil palm giant Wilmar International Ltd. (F34.SI / WLIL.SI) stands accused of resorting to ‘dirty tricks’ in its dealings with […]
On Februari 12, 2015, TuK INDONESIA has launched the finding of its research on tycoons controlling the biggest 25 palm oil group in Indonesia. The research was conducted at the beginning to the third semester of 2014, which data covers the period of five (5) years, from 2009-2013 to examine the land concentration under control […]
ARTICLE / 10. JUN, 2015 Climate funds can play a transformative role greening developing country economies, and are already leveraging billions of dollars. If further scaled up, they are central to helping the world stay below the internationally agreed goal of a maximum 2 degrees Celsius global average temperature rise. These are the central conclusions […]
