A recent project conducted by the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, entitled Comparative Perspectives on Conflict Management in Asia provides a useful and thorough analysis of conflict management and resolution approaches in Asia. The project includes three separate case studies focusing on the experiences and perspectives for peace in the Philippines, Indonesia, and India. The broader 
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Comparative Perspectives on Conflict Management in Asia
By: Jonathan_Blackham | Friday, August 19th, 2011A chorus of complaints about police reform in Indonesia
By: Laura Holland | Saturday, July 10th, 2010Imparsial, an Indonesian human rights watchdog , led a chorus of complaints from NGOs over the last month about the state of police reform in Indonesia. While the failure of reforms has been blamed on “weak supervision and lenient punishment for members involved in crimes”, Imparsial also singled out the police’s Internal Affairs Division and
Proposed resumption of US military training to Indonesia draws outrage, controversy
By: Jessica Teeple | Tuesday, June 8th, 2010President Obama is expected to travel to Indonesia in the near future to discuss, among other topics, renewing US-backed military training for the Indonesian special forces unit, the Kopassus (“Komando Pasukan Khusus” or “Special Force Command”). Below are five key controversies that continually appear in news reports and commentaries about this topic. Controversy #1: No
Indonesia’s Defamation Laws Hearken Back to Suharto Regime
By: Jessica Teeple | Wednesday, May 12th, 2010Twelve years after the end of Suharto’s New Order government and police-state rule, criminal defamation laws continue to have a negative effect on Indonesia’s advancement of justice reform, according to a recent report by Human Rights Watch. All states have some form of defamation law to protect public officials and civilians from unwarranted attacks on
13 videos added to multimedia section
By: Brandon Currie | Thursday, March 25th, 2010When hosting or attending security sector-related events, the team at the SSR Resource Centre often interview practitioners and experts on video – asking them about their area of expertise or their opinion on the latest SSR trends and topics. Over the past year, we have built up an diverse collection of resources – the best
15 new Country Profiles available for download
By: Brandon Currie | Wednesday, March 24th, 2010One of the most unique features of the SSR Resource Centre is our database of Country Profiles. Each profile contains a snapshot description of SSR programming in the country, in addition to more extensive information on the SSR context, achievements, key activities, resources and challenges. The first group of profiles has been added to the
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