South-East Asia Directory

Asia: Indonesia: Society and Culture

Indigenous People of Indonesia: The Mentawai Expeditions - Trekking jungles and living with indigenous people - Mentawai shamans make poisons and secret medicines, the hunters hunt with bows and poisonous arrows, the kids learn from the forest.
IndoIndians.com - Indian community portal in Indonesia.

Aid and Development

Amnesty International - Indonesia - Ongoing collection of news and reports on the status of human rights.
AusAID in Indonesia - Includes details of development work in Indonesia on poverty, education, training, health, governance, water supply, sanitation, humanitarian assistance and natural resource management projects.
GTZ Indonesia - Technical cooperation between German and Indonesia governments in many areas. Includes list of projects.
International Committee of the Red Cross in Indonesia - Describes its activities in the country. News and annual report.
UNESCO Office, Jakarta - The regional office.
US State Department - Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Indonesia - 2007 report on the current status of human rights practices including human freedoms, civil liberties, political rights, international investigations, discrimination, worker rights, child labor and working conditions.

History

Columbia Chronologies of Asian History and Culture - Review of the reference book with Indonesia as an example.

Human Rights

Aceh Links - Gathers links and resources on Aceh, emphasizing human rights abuses.
Indonesia Forum for Human Dignity (INFOHD) - Dutch-based NGO which monitors the implementation of international human rights standards in Indonesia and carries out human rights advocacy and education among Indonesian people inside and outside Indonesia. Includes selected Indonesian human rights news.
KONTRAS - Coalition of human rights NGOs working on the problems of state violence. Various documents, such as press releases and reports, are available.
Prevent Conflict: Human Rights - A daily updated list of commented articles about human rights in the country.
Tapol - Indonesia Human Rights Campaign - UK-based organization campaigning to expose human rights violations in Indonesia, East Timor, West Papua and Aceh. Provides news, press releases, reports and online bulletin.
West Papua Action - Irish group fighting for human rights in West Papua. Numerous news and articles.