Worse West Papua human rights, ‘shrinking space’, says new report
By PMC Editor, September 29, 2017Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk West Papua has experienced a “significant aggravation” of the human rights situation in the past two years compared to previous years, says a new report from more than 40 faith-based and civil rights organisations. “Reports by local human rights defenders describe an alarming shrinking of democratic […]
West Papua protest: Indonesian police kill one and wound others – reports
Indonesian paramilitary police have shot and killed one person and wounded a number of others at a protest in a West Papuan village, according to human rights groups and local witnesses. A 28-year-old man was reportedly killed during the incident in Deiya regency on Tuesday afternoon, and up to seven wounded, including at least two […]
Pacific concern relayed at UN over West Papua abuses
Vanuatu has addressed a high level United Nations meeting over Pacific regional concerns about human rights abuses in Indonesia’s Papua region, or West Papua. The 34th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, was told that Indonesia has not curtailed or halted various widespread violations. Vanuatu’s Justice Minister Ronald Warsal was […]
Bishop visit to West Papua welcomed cautiously
RedioNZ – The United Liberation Movement for West Papua has cautiously welcomed news that Australia’s Foreign Minister is to visit Indonesian-ruled Papua region this year. Julie Bishop gave an undertaking to visit later this year, during talks in Jakarta this week with Indonesia’s government which has been touting a policy of openness about Papua. This […]
West Papuan demographics update highlights disparity
New statistics show indigenous Melanesians are not yet the minority they were thought to be in West Papua. Indonesia’s Statistics Office has produced an ethnic breakdown of Papua region, based on the last census in 2010 which established an overall population of 3.6 million. While the proportion of Papuan people as a percentage of the […]
Jakarta urges Pacific to recognise Palestine
Indonesia has called on Pacific island countries to immediately recognise Palestine. The Antara news agency was reporting comments by the country’s foreign minister Retno Marsudi on Thursday. Ms Marsudi said Indonesia always discussed Palestine’s independence in its bilateral talks with Pacific island countries and with those yet to recognise Palestine as a state. Vanuatu recognised […]
West Papuans not yet a minority in homeland
New statistics on the ethnic composition of Indonesia’s Papua region indicate that the indigenous West Papuans are not yet the minority there. This is despite research following the 2010 national census which extrapolated that Papuans made up around 48 percent of the entire population as the growth of the non-Papuan population soared. The Indonesian Statistics […]
Two West Papuans charged with treason for demonstrating
AWPA Sydney – Over 500 people were reportedly arrested from West Papua demonstrations in Indonesia. Photo: Supplied The Jayapura demonstration was one of more than 14 rallies in Indonesian cities, calling for West Papuan rights to self-determination to be respected. More than 500 people were reported to have been arrested for participating in the rallies. While the […]
Indonesia’s Jokowi still owes resolution of past rights abuses
By PMC Editor –December 10, 2016,By Margareth S. Aritonang in Jakarta After two years of running the country, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has still not fulfilled his campaign promise to address long-unresolved human rights abuse cases in Indonesia, a promise that is thought to have sealed his victory against his former contender Prabowo Subianto, who […]
Solider Jailed For Triple Murder in West Papua
Pasifik.news – By Adam Boland – July 21, 2016 An Indonesian soldier has been jailed for 20 years for the gruesome murders of a mother and her two children in West Papua. The Jakarta Post reports 28-year-old Semuel Djitmau killed the trio with a cleaver as they walked to a village in Bintuni in August […]
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