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Newmont under siege

... Batu Hijau mine are dumped on the sea-bed at a depth of about 100 metres. Pollution issues are handled jointly by the government's ...

Story - Frances Marr - 12/20/2011 - 15:20 - 0 attachments

Holding BP to account for Tangguh impacts

... has tracked the project’s progress and raised concerns about human rights, and social and environmental impacts. We have highlighted calls to halt the project until concerns about these issues have been properly addressed. We have objected to the ...

Story - carolyn - 11/16/2011 - 10:29 - 1 attachment

Freeport killings spark clamp-down on human rights defenders

... to open a dialogue with the Indonesian government about the protection of ELSHAM and LEMASA.   Motivations ...

Story - Frances Marr - 12/20/2011 - 15:17 - 0 attachments

Indigenous Peoples on Java

... on Java? A lot of people in the cities don't know about  Masyarakat Adat  and their way of life, but people living ... Adat . There are also people who think negatively about some indigenous groups, because they don't understand their  adat ...

Story - Frances Marr - 12/20/2011 - 15:15 - 0 attachments

The impact on women

... and main wage earner. Aid workers talk off the record about incidents of violence, intimidation and sexual harassment in camps, but ... are the military. There are now serious concerns about conditions in the new relocation centres which are guarded by security ...

Story - Frances Marr - 12/20/2011 - 15:13 - 0 attachments

New mine will mean more marine pollution in Sulawesi

... guesthouses as part of an eco-tourism scheme. Concern about the impact of mining on their livelihoods has prompted coastal villagers ... the visiting delegation of villagers not to be 'paranoid' about the tailings. He also asserted that Buyat Bay was not polluted, implying ...

Story - Frances Marr - 12/20/2011 - 15:12 - 0 attachments

Into the unknown regions: the hazards of STD

... for STD Appendix: Four important questions asked about STD INTRODUCTION The issue isn't just STD - the ... by those outside the mining industry yet concerned about its impacts. Nowhere is this better illustrated than with STD (Submarine ...

Story - carolyn - 12/05/2011 - 15:41 - 0 attachments

UN CERD writes to Indonesia about MIFEE citing CSO concerns

... includes requests for information, by 31st January 2014, about measures to implement the Constitutional Court's decision of May 16th ...

Story - carolyn - 09/30/2013 - 14:36 - 1 attachment

Women and oil palm in an investment region

... targeted for investment are typically left in the dark about the land transactions between tribal leaders and investors. These ... an Indonesian-language video in which a Papuan women talks about the impacts of the Rajawali Group oil palm plantation in East Arso. ...

Story - carolyn - 10/22/2014 - 07:21 - 0 attachments

Indonesia's climate promises and policy incoherence

... as Usual projections (see  separate article ). About 84 per cent of Indonesia's greenhouse gas emissions comes from ... estimates that cutting emissions by 40 per cent would cost about US$32 billion. Agus Purnomo, the executive secretary of the National ...

Story - carolyn - 12/13/2010 - 15:38 - 0 attachments