Westpapua: Reject Extension of Special Autonomy & Free Victor Yeimo

West Papuan people are rejecting the extension and revision of the special autonomy law. In support of a call by West Papuan grassroots organisations, on 25 May 2021 TAPOL and the Papuan People’s Petition (Petisi Rakyat Papua, PRP) hosted a range of West Papuan grassroots organisations and NGOs from around the world to make statements at an online event titled “West Papua: Reject Extension of Special Autonomy and Free Victor Yeimo”. Victor Yeimo is the international spokesperson for PRP who ... read more

Posted on 11:36 AM in Activities, democracy, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Papua, Press Freedom, Regional Conflicts
Tags: democracy, Indonesia, human rights, Papua, political prisoners, Westpapua

URGENT ACTION: Indonesian Security Forces use treason laws to restrict rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in West Papua

TAPOL, Franciscans International, International Coalition for Papua, Watch Indonesia!, West Papua Netzwerk and Geneva for Human Rights Global Training would like to draw your attention to the cases of the violation of the rights to freedom of opinion and expression as well as the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association of the members of West Papua National Committee (Komite Nasional Papua Barat – KNPB) in Mimika Regency, Papua Province, (1) Indonesia. We ... read more

Posted on 11:36 PM in joint position papers, Human Rights, Indonesia, Papua, Position Papers, Publications, Regional Conflicts
Tags: Demonstration, indigenous people, Indonesia, human rights, military, Papua, political prisoners, Police, regional conflicts, United Nations

(Deutsch) R.I.P. Bung Soenarto

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Posted on 04:30 AM in democracy, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia
Tags: 1965, Demonstration, Germany, dictator Suharto, Indonesia, PKI, political prisoners, Sri-Bintang Pamungkas

(Deutsch) Menschenrechtslage in Papua nach 20 Jahren ‚Reformasi’: keine Gerechtigkeit für die Opfer und weitere Isolation

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Posted on 02:32 AM in Activities, Visitor Programmes, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Papua, Press Freedom, Publications, Regional Conflicts
Tags: Gerechtigkeit, Indonesia, Justiz, human rights, military, Papua, political prisoners, press freedom, protest action, regional conflicts, security sector, criminal prosecution, independence, United Nations

Human Rights in West Papua 2017

ICP, 26 September 2017

http://www.humanrightspapua.org/hrreport/2017

[The fifth report of the International Coalition for Papua (ICP) covering events from January 2015 until December 2016 ]

More than 40 organisations in West Papua, Jakarta and worldwide have brought their analysis on the human rights and conflict situation in West Papua together. The executive summary of the 218-pages report explains how several human rights standards have deteriorated over the last two years. The report is compiled by the International Coalition for Papua (ICP) and ... read more

Posted on 02:41 AM in joint studies and reports, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Mining, Papua, Press Freedom, Publications, Rainforest, Studies, Environment & Climate
Tags: labour, mining, democracy, development, food security, women's rights, health, indigenous people, Indonesia, Joko Widodo, corruption, land rights, human rights, human rights defender, military, palm oil, Papua, plantations, Platagen, political prisoners, press freedom, Freedom of Expression, rain forest destruction, special autonomy, impunity, transitional justice, transmigration, environment and climate, United Nations, Verhaftugen, administration

(Deutsch) Wir halten Sie auf dem Laufenden

 

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Posted on 11:22 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Papua, Publications, Society & Religion
Tags: Indonesia, Komnas HAM, LGBT Rights, human rights, Papua, political prisoners, press freedom, religion, impunity, criminal prosecution, death penalty, United Nations, dealing with the past, female genital mutilation (FGM)

(Deutsch) Merry Christmas Papua, Happy New Year Aceh?

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Posted on 12:56 AM in Aceh, democracy, Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Papua, Press Freedom, Publications, Regional Conflicts, security sector
Tags: Aceh, Indonesia, Joko Widodo, human rights, military, Papua, PDI-P, political prisoners, Police, press freedom, regional conflicts, religion, security sector, special autonomy, elections

Human Rights Abuses in Papua and West Papua

16 July 2014

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We, the undersigned organizations, are concerned about the serious and ongoing violations of Human Rights that are taking place with impunity in the easternmost provinces of Indonesia Papua and West Papua. The violations of Human Rights have been well-documented (i) and have been brought to the attention of Indonesia during the second round of the UPR process. Thirteen nations made recommendations to Indonesia with regard to the obligation to respect ... read more

Posted on 11:45 PM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Development, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Papua, Press Freedom, Publications
Tags: poverty, indigenous people, Indonesia, land rights, human rights, palm oil, Papua, plantations, political prisoners, press freedom, law, Freedom of Expression, impunity, transmigration, United Nations

New Report Reveals Extent of Papua Human Rights Violations

We’d like to attract your attention to this new Human Rights Report on Papua. Watch Indonesia! contributed to this report.

Geneva, 03 November 2011

Faith Based Network on West Papua (FBN) – Franciscans International – Asian Human Rights Commission – TAPOL

 

NGOs meet in Geneva to address their concerns on the situation of Human Rights in Papua

Following last month’s violent dispersal by Indonesian security forces of the Third Papuan Peoples’ Congress in Jayapura, Indonesia has been confronted with the full scale ... read more

Posted on 03:26 AM in joint studies and reports, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Papua, Publications, Regional Conflicts
Tags: Indonesia, human rights, NGO, Papua, political prisoners

(Bahasa Indonesia) Warga Eropa Tuntut Pembebasan Aktivis Lingkungan Jambi

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Posted on 03:21 PM in Agro Fuels, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), Indonesia, land rights, human rights, palm oil, plantations, political prisoners, Sumatra, environment and climate