Land Rights

A 150-year old obstacle to land rights 

A 150-year old obstacle to land rights 

The Dutch colonialists adopted the concept of domein verklaring (domain declaration) to claim control over a large part of Indonesia’s land. This act lives on in modern-day Indonesia, causing conflict and poverty.
An elderly woman stands in a grass field in a rural dwelling, looking to the side.

Stories from Sulawesi

The 2009 mining law and the community benefit in Sulawesi
A sign next to a dirt road reads in Indonesian, ‘Welcome to the territory of the Kiyu customary forest under Constitutional Court Decree No. 35/PUU-X/2012. THIS IS OUR CUSTOMARY FOREST, NOT STATE FOREST.’

Comes with the territory

Compromises must be made in the quest for indigeneity among the Dayak Meratus
Book extract: Sarongge

Book extract: Sarongge

Lontar Modern Indonesia: ‘But that is, after all, the relationship between land and power... Whoever holds power will impose their view.’
Petikan buku: Sarongge

Petikan buku: Sarongge

Lontar Modern Indonesia: ‘Siapa yang pegang kuasa, akan paksakan pandangannya tentang bagaimana cara mengatur aset alam itu.’
A GSM plaintiff and a farmer stand on the edge of her mined land in Samarinda - Armin Hari

Samarinda’s deadly mining pits

The end of the boom has not meant an end to the perilous impact of coal mining in East Kalimantan
Return to the rules of the Palace” on a busy street in Yogyakarta - Cally Colbron

The Sultan of development?

Succession within the Sultanate of Yogyakarta decides who will own vast tracts of land
Ford 1 FSPMI protest resize

Balancing business

Indonesia’s unions are engaging in electoral politics in unprecedented ways in an attempt to balance the influence of business
Dealing with social exclusion

Dealing with social exclusion

Illegal squatters in Jakarta struggle for recognition of their homes and livelihoods
Art for the people

Art for the people

Taring Padi takes stock of a more than a decade fighting the political establishment – with art as its weapon
Resistance through memory

Resistance through memory

The victims of the Lapindo mudflow disaster continue to assert their rights to compensation
Prosperity denied

Prosperity denied

Mining is booming in East Nusa Tenggara, but where is the wealth going?
The trouble with oil palm

The trouble with oil palm

Conflicts between villagers and plantation companies in Sumatra are still unresolved
Land, ethnicity and politics

Land, ethnicity and politics

Direct local elections have led to new developments in the struggle for land rights in East Kalimantan
When money rules over voice

When money rules over voice

Regional autonomy and spatial planning in Bandung benefits the elite

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