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Indigenous Peoples on Java
Interview with Idham Kurniawan
November 15, 2003

PAMA PUJA - the new Indigenous Peoples Organisation on Java
By Idham Kurniawan - In March this year, a new regional organisation for Indigenous Peoples on Java was established - Paguyuban Masyarakat Adat Pulau Java, or PAMA PUJA.
November 15, 2003

Indigenous Peoples and Protected Areas - Gains at the global level
Indigenous peoples made important gains at the fifth World Parks Congress (WPC) held in Durban, South Africa, 8-17 September 2003. Over 130 indigenous peoples' representatives attended this major event, organised by the IUCN, which gathers together all the major conservation organisations every ten years.
November 15, 2003

AMAN and the Second AMAN Congress
An interview with Rukka Sombolinggi, from the indigenous people of Toraja in South Sulawesi, works for AMAN's secretariat in Jakarta as campaign co-ordinator. She helped organise the second AMAN Congress.
November 15, 2003

Second AMAN Congress demands recognition of indigenous rights in Indonesia
The Alliance of Indigenous Peoples of the Archipelago (AMAN) held its second congress in Lombok in September. The Congress's Resolution is translated here.
November 15, 2003

Protests over fatal collapse at Freeport/Rio Tinto West Papua mine
A massive landslide at Freeport/Rio Tinto's huge Grasberg copper and gold mine in West Papua, which killed eight people and injured another five, has sparked angry protests.
November 15, 2003

In Brief... DTE 59 - November 2003
Further blow to draft NRM bill, Bulukumba protest
November 14, 2003

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