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February 16, 2004
With the political context worsening and militarisation in West Papua increasing, BP's commitments to human rights and its 'community-based security policy'- look more and more flimsy.
February 15, 2004
"When people are deprived of their rights, then it is natural to resist. And when injustice is purported to become law, then resistance is justified and it becomes their duty"
February 15, 2004
Indonesia's peasant farmers are being forced off their lands to make way for large-scale plantations, mining, forestry and industrial projects. Despite a sustained campaign for land reform from peasants' unions, indigenous peoples and civil society organisations, the government continues to prioritise the interests of big business - and to use the security forces to deal with protesters.
February 15, 2004
The death of a local man at the hands of police guards employed by an Australian mining company is a grim reminder that mining companies, backed by repressive government policies, put profits before people.
February 15, 2004
Palm oil industry representatives, conservation organisations and NGOs met to discuss `sustainable palm oil' in Jakarta in October.
February 15, 2004
Forestry minister Prakosa has announced measures to promote the development of forest plantations, despite national and international concerns about forest destruction.
February 15, 2004
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