Indonesia Human Rights Committee New Zealand
A solidarity organisation which aims to build links between people of New Zealand and Indonesia by distributing information and by organising activities such as letter writing and petition campaigns, meetings, film showings and tours of visiting activists.
Our Current Aims
- To develop solidarity links with the groups in Indonesia who are working for human rights and democracy.
- To foster awareness of Indonesian people’s movements, including labour, environmental and pro-democracy groups.
- To maintain a watching brief on NZ Government policy and to lobby against NZ support for repressive forces in Indonesia such as companies that exploit the people and the environment.
- To oppose the resumption of military ties to Indonesia
and all NZ defence equipment contracts. - To actively encourage the NZ Government to support the pro-democracy movement and the human rights movement in Indonesia.
- To push for an effective internationally just war crimes tribunal to try those responsible for East Timor’s tragedy.
Our Achievements
Many of our core group started out as the ‘East Timor Independence Committee’, to campaign for the right of self-determination for the people of Timor-Leste. When independence was clearly in sight for the fledgling nation, in 2000 we decided to broaden our focus and embrace other struggles within Indonesia as well. Our first campaign as the newly reconfigured ‘Indonesia Human Rights Committee’ was on the issue of the Suharto assets in Aotearoa.
Today, the Indonesia Human Rights Committee looks back on ten years of campaigning for those without a voice, such as the people of West Papua.
IHRC has successfully promoted a ‘Don’t Buy Kwila’ campaign, an important initiative to protect the unique ‘paradise forests’ of West Papua. Without our work few people would understand what is happening for our Melanesian neighbours, and the human rights and environmental tragedy that is unfolding for them.
IHRC is respected by its human rights organisation partners in Aotearoa, Indonesia and around the world.
While a volunteer organisation, IHRC has nevertheless built up considerable expertise and serves as a resource for students and the general public.
Being interested is not enough – Get involved
For further information or to join our e-group please contact:
phone/fax 09 815 9000, email: info@indonesiahumanrights.org.nz or write to us:
Indonesia Human Rights Committee
PO Box 68 419
Newton, Auckland
Phone/fax 09 815 9000
info@indonesiahumanrights.org.nz
Please give generously. We rely on you to continue our campaigns.