Hundreds of Indonesia refusers recalled memories (reunion in Dronten)
De Waarheid report (17 Oct 1988, p.2) on the reunion of hundreds of Dutch Indonesia refusers in Dronten, organised by Jan Maassen, with historian Ger Harmsen speaking and a 'comité eerherstel' formed to explore rehabilitation. Trees Soenito-Heyligers is honoured as defender of many refusers; supporting bodies include the NVB and CPN. No Indonesian women's content.
Laporan De Waarheid (17 Okt 1988, hlm. 2) tentang reuni ratusan penolak dinas ke Indonesia di Dronten, diprakarsai Jan Maassen, dengan pidato sejarawan Ger Harmsen dan pembentukan 'comité eerherstel' untuk menjajaki rehabilitasi. Trees Soenito-Heyligers dihormati sebagai pembela banyak penolak; pendukungnya termasuk NVB dan CPN. Tidak ada isi perempuan Indonesia.
“Trees Soenito-Heyligers 'verdedigde talrijke weigeraars en hield tegelijk een krachtig pleidooi voor de vrijlating van alle jongens' (p. 2).”
De Waarheid obituary-style note (15 Oct 1988, p.7) on Trees Sunito-Heyligers, Dutch lawyer who defended the Schoonhoven refusers and Piet van Staveren and was first chair of the Nederlandse Vrouwen Beweging (NVB) in 1946; her husband chaired Perhimpunan Indonesia. It summarises her defence arguments linking refusal to
shared: Dutch Women's Movement, Trees Sunito-Heyligers, Jan Maarten Fiedeldij Dop, Yvonne Simons
De Waarheid, 25 Jul 1952, p. 4: report on a celebratory reception in The Hague and Amsterdam for released Dutch conscientious objectors to the Indonesian war (Wil van Kempen, Niek de Pater, Jan Maassen) and Piet van Staveren, with CPN, ANJV and NVB speakers. A delegation of Indonesian women and the group Sinar Indonesi
shared: Dutch Women's Movement, Communist Party of the Netherlands, Jan Maassen, Wil van Kempen
De Waarheid article by Joop Morriën (6 Feb 1988, p.9) on Jan Maassen's plan for a reunion of Dutch conscripts who refused to serve in Indonesia in 1948-49 (Schoonhoven boys), recounting his three years' imprisonment and the arbitrary sentencing. Lawyers Trees Sunito-Heyligers and Clara Enthoven defended refusers by lin
shared: KRO (Dutch Catholic broadcaster), Trees Sunito-Heyligers, Jan Maassen, Netherlands
De Waarheid feature (19 Aug 1982) in which Annie Gelok recalls NVB women's solidarity with Dutch conscripts who refused service in Indonesia (Schoonhoven refusers, 1949), the Zuiderkruis embarkation, Heiltje de Vos's 'Vrede met Indonesië' banner, and campaigns for Piet van Staveren and Ratio Koster. It touches an IDFF/
shared: Dutch Women's Movement, Jan Maassen, Netherlands
De Waarheid, 10 Feb 1953, p. 1: report on the departure from Schiphol on 9 Feb 1953 of the families of Sunito and Go Gien Tjwan, expelled from the Netherlands, under heavy police guard. Trees Sunito-Heyligers, former NVB vice-chair, was seen off by Rie Lips and Annie Averink; she called her husband's arrest 'shameful a
shared: Dutch Women's Movement, Communist Party of the Netherlands, Trees Sunito-Heyligers, Netherlands
De Waarheid, 7 Nov 1966, p. 3: report on the NVB's 20th-anniversary congress and gathering in Amsterdam. Chair Heiltje de Vos recalls NVB solidarity with Indonesia and proudly notes that first NVB chair Trees Sunito-Heyligers recently defended PKI leader Njono before the generals' military tribunal in Jakarta. Greeting
shared: Dutch Women's Movement, Communist Party of the Netherlands, Trees Sunito-Heyligers, Netherlands
De Waarheid, 4 Apr 1979, p. 1: report on a picket line at Amsterdam's Amstel Hotel against the IGGI conference where donors and Suharto regime ministers set aid for the year; organisations including CPN, PPR, PvdA Amsterdam, Komitee Indonesie, ANJV and NVB carried boards demanding 'Sulami, Suharti, Sudjinah, Sri Ambar,
shared: Dutch Women's Movement, Communist Party of the Netherlands, Political Party of Radicals, Netherlands
De Waarheid book review (30 Apr 1988, p.5) of a De Jong volume on Dutch troop shipments to Indonesia, arguing the 1946-47 deployments lacked a constitutional basis and that resistance (Amsterdam strike of Sept 1946, Indonesia refusers, Schoonhoven boys) was more significant than De Jong suggests. Lawyers Trees Sunito-H
shared: Communist Party of the Netherlands, Trees Sunito-Heyligers, Netherlands, Netherlands