By Konradus Epa, Jakarta
The National Commission on Violence against Women has renewed a call for donations to help prevent Indonesian women becoming victims of violence following a spike in cases over the past several years.
The “16 Days Movement Forever” campaign, which was launched last year and will end in 2014, is collecting money on behalf of the Women Crisis Center, an organization that assists victims of violence. The campaign aims to raise six billion rupiah (about US$665,000).
The commission says funds are desperately needed following a sharp rise in attacks on women in the last four to five years — from 20,526 in 2005 to 143,586 in 2009.
“Every three minutes, one woman suffers from violence. Every hour, there are 16 acts of violence against women,” said commission spokesperson Yendi Amelia in a statement yesterday.
The commission is therefore renewing its call for people to help the 16 Days Movement Forever campaign, the statement said.
“The movement invites all people who care about women and wish to see an end to acts of violence against them to commit themselves by contributing at least 1,000 rupiah a day for 16 days,” Amelia said.
Last year, the program raised 49,409,000 rupiah. Several institutions, including Atma Jaya Catholic University are also taking part in the campaign.
“Through this campaign, we want to make the public aware of a very serious issue,” Amelia said.
The campaign was started because “the government’s response to the issue is very poor,” said Neng Dara Affiah, another commission member.
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Indonesian government should stop lying
Published Date: January 11, 2011
By Konradus Epa, Jakarta
Religious leaders have asked the Indonesian government to stop lying as they set 2011 as the year to resistance lies.
“We call on all national elements, especially the government, to stop lying,” said Father Antonius Benny Susetyo, executive secretary of the Indonesian Bishops’ Conference (KWI)’s Commission for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, at the end of the Jan. 10 meeting of religious leaders in Jakarta.
Father Susetyo said Buddhist, Catholic, Hindu, Muslim and Protestant leaders are also concerned about the environmental destruction and human rights violations which have worsened the country’s poverty situation.
The government’s neoliberal economic policy has failed to create justice for all people and is contrary to the 1945 Constitution, they said.
“The monster of fragility is surrounding our country. Morality, politics…everything is fragile,” said Ahmad Syafii Maarif, a Muslim leader and founder of Maarif Institute for Culture and Humanity. He urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to be more sensitive to the country’s problems.
Sri Pannyavaro Mahathera, a Buddhist monk, said the religious leaders demanded the government stop telling lies and curb lying from becoming a national attribute.
Also attending the meeting were Capuchin Bishop Martinus Dogma Situmorang of Padang, Reverend Andreas Anangguru Yewangoe from the Communion of Churches in Indonesia and Nyoman Udayana Sangging from the Association of Indonesian Hindu Dharma.
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By Konradus Epa, Jakarta
Religious leaders have asked the Indonesian government to stop lying as they set 2011 as the year to resistance lies.
“We call on all national elements, especially the government, to stop lying,” said Father Antonius Benny Susetyo, executive secretary of the Indonesian Bishops’ Conference (KWI)’s Commission for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, at the end of the Jan. 10 meeting of religious leaders in Jakarta.
Father Susetyo said Buddhist, Catholic, Hindu, Muslim and Protestant leaders are also concerned about the environmental destruction and human rights violations which have worsened the country’s poverty situation.
The government’s neoliberal economic policy has failed to create justice for all people and is contrary to the 1945 Constitution, they said.
“The monster of fragility is surrounding our country. Morality, politics…everything is fragile,” said Ahmad Syafii Maarif, a Muslim leader and founder of Maarif Institute for Culture and Humanity. He urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to be more sensitive to the country’s problems.
Sri Pannyavaro Mahathera, a Buddhist monk, said the religious leaders demanded the government stop telling lies and curb lying from becoming a national attribute.
Also attending the meeting were Capuchin Bishop Martinus Dogma Situmorang of Padang, Reverend Andreas Anangguru Yewangoe from the Communion of Churches in Indonesia and Nyoman Udayana Sangging from the Association of Indonesian Hindu Dharma.
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Australian grant to honor Indonesian minister
Published Date: January 10, 2011
By Konradus Epa, Jakarta
Australia’s Northern Territory has launched the Frans Seda English Language Scholarship program to honor Indonesia’s late Catholic minister who helped strengthen ties between the two countries.
“This scholarship honors the great memory of Frans Seda who played an important role in building relations between Australia and Indonesia,” Greg Moriarty, Australia’s ambassador to Indonesia, said in a press release issued on Jan. 7.
Franciscus Xaverius Seda, popularly known as Frans Seda, served as plantation minister from 1964 to 1966, agriculture minister in 1966, finance minister from 1966 to 1968 and transportation minister from 1968 to 1973. He died on Dec. 31, 2009, at the age of 83.
The ambassador described the former chairman of the Indonesian Catholic Party as a “man of principle” who worked tirelessly to promote the bilateral relations through political, trade, transport, educational, cultural and sport ties.
He said Seda was awarded an honorary Member of the Order of Australia for his work in developing bilateral trade links.
Each year the scholarships will be awarded to three Indonesian students at Charles Darwin University to improve their fluency in English and to three Northern Territory students to learn Indonesian language.
The scholarships, worth AUD$60,000 or approximately 534 million rupiah (US$59,470) over three years, will cover tuition fees for up to 10 weeks of intensive English language training at the university and assist with the study and learning of Indonesian abroad for Australian students based in the Northern Territory.
Frans Seda English Language Scholarship program was launched on Dec. 29 last year.
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By Konradus Epa, Jakarta
Australia’s Northern Territory has launched the Frans Seda English Language Scholarship program to honor Indonesia’s late Catholic minister who helped strengthen ties between the two countries.
“This scholarship honors the great memory of Frans Seda who played an important role in building relations between Australia and Indonesia,” Greg Moriarty, Australia’s ambassador to Indonesia, said in a press release issued on Jan. 7.
Franciscus Xaverius Seda, popularly known as Frans Seda, served as plantation minister from 1964 to 1966, agriculture minister in 1966, finance minister from 1966 to 1968 and transportation minister from 1968 to 1973. He died on Dec. 31, 2009, at the age of 83.
The ambassador described the former chairman of the Indonesian Catholic Party as a “man of principle” who worked tirelessly to promote the bilateral relations through political, trade, transport, educational, cultural and sport ties.
He said Seda was awarded an honorary Member of the Order of Australia for his work in developing bilateral trade links.
Each year the scholarships will be awarded to three Indonesian students at Charles Darwin University to improve their fluency in English and to three Northern Territory students to learn Indonesian language.
The scholarships, worth AUD$60,000 or approximately 534 million rupiah (US$59,470) over three years, will cover tuition fees for up to 10 weeks of intensive English language training at the university and assist with the study and learning of Indonesian abroad for Australian students based in the Northern Territory.
Frans Seda English Language Scholarship program was launched on Dec. 29 last year.
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Indonesia still a danger zone for reporters
Published Date: January 12, 2011
By Konradus Epa, Jakarta
Indonesia is considered one of the five most dangerous countries for journalists in the world, a report submitted by the Board of Press to the Ministry for Legal, Political and Security says.
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) in its statement said the report mentions 97 journalists from worldwide were killed in Indonesia last year, with three being local.
The Indonesian journalists were said to be killed in connection to their reports on organized crimes and illegal logging or clearing of natural resources.
“We are concerned with this case,” Albertus Magnus Putut Prabantoro, chairman of the Association of Catholic Journalists in Indonesia, told ucanews.com on Jan. 10.
“If the death was caused by the journalists themselves, it needed to be questioned,” he said. Indonesian journalists need to reflect whether they do their job professionally or not, he added.
Prabantoro also advised Catholic journalists to perform their jobs based on the code of ethics and values of justice, truth and option for the poor.
“We should not be tempted by money, politics and group interest,” he said.
Besides Indonesia, the other four most dangerous countries for journalists are Honduras, Iraq, Mexico and Pakistan.
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By Konradus Epa, Jakarta
Indonesia is considered one of the five most dangerous countries for journalists in the world, a report submitted by the Board of Press to the Ministry for Legal, Political and Security says.
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) in its statement said the report mentions 97 journalists from worldwide were killed in Indonesia last year, with three being local.
The Indonesian journalists were said to be killed in connection to their reports on organized crimes and illegal logging or clearing of natural resources.
“We are concerned with this case,” Albertus Magnus Putut Prabantoro, chairman of the Association of Catholic Journalists in Indonesia, told ucanews.com on Jan. 10.
“If the death was caused by the journalists themselves, it needed to be questioned,” he said. Indonesian journalists need to reflect whether they do their job professionally or not, he added.
Prabantoro also advised Catholic journalists to perform their jobs based on the code of ethics and values of justice, truth and option for the poor.
“We should not be tempted by money, politics and group interest,” he said.
Besides Indonesia, the other four most dangerous countries for journalists are Honduras, Iraq, Mexico and Pakistan.
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