Indonesia

Indonesia has great natural wealth but many of its citizens live in extreme poverty. Democratic progress has been made since the resigation of former president Suharto in 1998, but many civil society organisations feel that far too little progress has been made towards sustainable management of the country's resources, and ensuring that Indonesia's diverse communities have a real say in decisions which affect their future.

Paying for Progress: the marginalisation of indigenous Papuan market women

DTE 99-100, October 2014

By Sophie Crocker[1]

The Neglectful State

DTE 99-100, October 2014

By Mia Siscawati[1]

This article was prepared for the National Commission for Human Rights as part of its 2014 National Inquiry into the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to their Territories in the Forest Zone.[2] DTE’s translation was done with kind permission of the author, and with her assistance.

Indigenous Women decision-makers

DTE 99-100, October 2013

Too often indigenous women are prevented from making key decision for themselves, leaving them powerless to ensure gender-related injustices which directly affect them, their families and their communities are understood and addressed.

Solidaritas Perempuan: Gender and Natural Resources

DTE 99-100, October 2014

The following article is based on a discussion with Solidaritas Perempuan (SP) in July 2014, with some additional information by DTE.

Participatory Mapping: presenting in full information on the management of indigenous territories

DTE 99-100, October 2014

DTE asks Kasmita Widodo, director of the Ancestral Domain Registration Agency (BRWA[1]), about his experience of gender in participatory mapping with indigenous communities in Indonesia.

Resources & further information

DTE 99-100, October 2014

A selection of Indonesian and international links

Business, human rights and climate in the UK-Indonesia relationship

How the UK government’s push for trade and investment risks making things worse for hard-pressed communities

DTE 98, March 2014