International workshop at the European Parliament
25 April 2002



Workshop aims

Programme

Documentation



Contact addresses:

Mr. Matti Wuori, MEP
European Parliament
Rue Wiertz, ASP 8G217
B-1047 Brussels, Belgium.
Tel.: +32-2-284 5376
Fax: +32-2-284 9376
E-mail: mwuori@europarl.eu.int

Committee of 100/Indonesia group
Rauhanasema, Veturitori
00520 Helsinki, Finland.
Tel.: +358-9-141 336
Fax: +358-9-147 297
E-mail:
Mr. Henri Myrttinen: hm@bicc.de,
Mr. Simo Hellsten: simo.hellsten@kulma.net

 

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Provisional programme
International workshop at the European Parliament
Indonesia – Between Regional Autonomy and Military Rule
25 April 2002 (9 am – 6.15 pm)
Room 4B1, PHS Building, rue Wiertz, B-1047 Brussels, Belgium

10:30-11:00

Press conference, EP Press Centre, PHS building, room 0A50

  8:45

Registration at the entrance of the PHS building of the European Parliament

  9:15

Opening of workshop, Matti Wuori, MEP (Finland), Simo Hellsten/Committee of 100- Indonesia group (Finland)

 

Current situation in Indonesia: case studies

  9:30

Latest developments in Indonesia: devolution of power to regions and the role of the military, Carmel Budiardjo/Head of TAPOL (U.K.)

10:00

Forms of violence, militarism and the role of the Armed Forces in Indonesia: an overview, Usman Hamid/member of the Presidium Board of KONTRAS (Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence) and member of Council of AFAD (Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances) (Indonesia)

10:30

Devolution of Power in Aceh: Role of Military and its impact on Peacebuilding, Azhari Idris/Azhari Idris/Post Graduate Student at Post-War Recovery Studies, Department of Politics, University of York, UK (Indonesia)

11:00

Informal discussions; Press conference continues (a break for EP mini-session voting time)

12:00

Lunch EP self service restaurant, ASP building floor -1

14:30

West Papua: a case study of regional autonomy vs. military rule, Viktor Kaisiepo/Member and European Representative of Papua Presidium Council (The Netherlands)

15:00

The role of the church in the protection and promotion of human rights in West Papua, Neles Tebay/the Jakarta Post West Papua correspondent & Catholic priest of the Jayapura Diocese (West Papua)

 

The role of the European Union

 

Chair for questions: Alex Flor/Executive Director, Watch Indonesia! (Germany)

15:30

The EC's policies and support for Indonesia, Tom Roe/Desk Officer East Timor and Indonesia, DG External Relations

16:00

Indonesia and the EU's developing Common Foreign and Security Policy, Antti Turunen/Principal Administrator, Policy Planning and Early Warning Unit of the Council

16:30

The role of the European Parliament as a mediator, Patricia McKenna, Member of the European Parliament, Vice-Chair of the EP ASEAN Delegation (Greens/EFA)

 

Open discussion - Conflict resolution: the roles of local and outside actors

17:00

Chair: Fransiskus Purwoko/INFID European Liaison Office (Brussels) With representatives of human rights activists from Indonesia and Europe, Members of the European Parliament, Commission and Council, and all the other invitees

18:00

Concluding remarks, Matti Wuori, MEP