Solidarity Statement Against Indonesian Police Brutality

We, the undersigned, strongly condemn the violent attack by the Indonesian police against a peaceful demonstration in SAPE Harbor on Christmas eve that killed three (3) protestors and injured at least twenty-nine (29) others.

The brutality perpetrated by the police is totally unacceptable, especially as the protestors were exercising the right to express their demands and sentiments against the Bima Gold Mine Project, an undertaking that has grave and harmful consequences on the environment and the lives of community residents.

We express our solidarity with the demonstrators who have been legitimately fighting for their rights and protecting the interests of their community against the profiteering of Arc Exploration, an Australian owned company.

We demand that the Australian government probe into the role of Arc Exploration in the violent attack and the company’s possible collusion with the Indonesian police.  Equally important, we call on the Indonesian government to investigate the brazen assault by Indonesian authorities and hold accountable those responsible for the killings and injuries suffered by the victims.

Signatories:
Regional and International Networks
Jubilee South Asia Pacific Movement on Debt and Development (JSAPMDD)
Alternatives Asia
Bienfaisance et Developpement
Comité pour l'Annulation de la Dette du Tiers Monde (CADTM)
Focus on the Global South
FERN
LDC Watch
Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA)
Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA)
South Asian Alliance for Poverty Eradication (SAAPE)
World Rainforest Movement (WRM
Asia and the Pacific
Bangladesh Krishok Federation
EquityBD, Bangladesh
Jatiyo Sramik Jote, Bangladesh
Online Knowledge Society, Bangladesh
SUPRO, Bangladesh
VOICE, Bangladesh
Climate Group - Beyond Copenhagen Coalition, India
Indian Social Action Forum (INSAF)
mines, minerals and People (mm&P), India
Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Indonesia
Koalisi Anti-Utang (KAU), Indonesia
KRUHA, Indonesia
WALHI – Friends of the Earth, Indonesia
Solidaritas Perempuan, Indonesia
Yayasan Palung, Indonesia
ATTAC, Japan
All Nepal Women Association (ANWA)
All Nepal Peasants’ Federation (ANPFa)
Campaign for Climate Justice Network (CCJN), Nepal
Human Rights Alliance Nepal
Jagaran Nepal
Rural Reconstruction Nepal (RRN)
Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee
Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum
Alliance of Progressive Labor (APL), Philippines
Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM), Philippines
Aniban ng Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (AMA), Philippines
Assalam Bangsamoro People's Association (ABPA), Philippines
Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP), Philippines
Ecological Society of the Philippines
Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC), Philippines
Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC) - Cebu, Philippines
Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC) – Iloilo, Philippines
Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC) – Negros, Philippines
Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC) – Southern Mindanao, Philippines
Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC) – Western Mindanao, Philippines
Kalayaan-Pilipinas, Philippines
Makabayan-Pilipinas, Philippines
Partido ng Manggagawa – Negros, Philippines
Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ)
WomanHealth, Philippines
Workers Development Center, Philippines
Pacific Indigenous Peoples Environment Coalition (PIPEC), New Zealand

Africa
Centre for Civil Society Environmental Justice Project, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban
Daughters of Mumbi Global Resource Center, Kenya
African Forum for Alternatives, Senegal
Friends of the Earth, Sierra Leone (FOESL)
Labour, Health and Human Rights Development Centre, Nigeria

Europe
11.11.11, Belgium
Rettet den Regenwald (Rainforest Rescue), Germany
Debt and Development Coalition, Ireland
Campagna per la Riforma della Banca Mondiale (CRBM), Italy 
Fairwatch - Italy
Ecologistas en Acción, Spain
Salva la Selva, Spain
Jubilee Scotland
Jubilee Debt Campaign, U.K.
Platform UK
The Corner House, U. K.
The World Development Movement, U.K.

Latin America
Ecosistemas, Chile
Fundación de Estudios para la Aplicación del Derecho (FESPAD), El Salvador
Unidad Ecologica Salavadoreña, El Salvador
Observatorio de la Deuda en la Globalización, Spain

North America
Polaris Institute, Canada
Alternative Mining Development Policy, U.S.
East Timor and Indonesia Action Network, U. S. 
Friends of the Earth, U.S.
New York Climate Action Group, U.S. 
Sustainable energy & Economy Network, Institute for Policy Studies, U.S.
West Papua Advocacy Team
Individuals
Rep. Walden Bello, Akbayan Partylist, Philippines
Robin Broad
Matthew Rothschild,  Editor, The Progressive, U.S.