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TAPOL Press release: Britain and Indonesia: Too close for comfort?

TAPOL Press release: Britain and Indonesia: Too close for comfort?

Published by lanitribe on October 30, 2012 | Leave a response Views: 3

President’s visit prompts fresh concerns about arms sales and training of anti-terror police 30 October 2012 – British-funded training of Indonesia’s anti-terror police, Special Detachment 88, should be reviewed in the light of serious concerns about the unit’s human rights record and its operations in Papua, says TAPOL ahead of a state visit to London [...]

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Komnas HAM Lists Abuses In Papua and Calls for Talks

Komnas HAM Lists Abuses In Papua and Calls for Talks

Published by lanitribe on November 05, 2011 | Leave a response Views: 6

The Jakarta Globe, Camelia Pasandaran | November 05, 2011 Marten Luther Norotao was among the participants at last month’s Papuan People’s Congress. When police cracked down on the event on Oct. 19, he was slammed in the back of the head with a rifle butt. An officer is alleged to have then forced the muzzle [...]

Human Rights (35)  ‡ human rights watch, ,  ≤ [686] words. and modified on November 6th, 2011.
Troop withdrawal necessary to start peace talks: Komnas HAM

Troop withdrawal necessary to start peace talks: Komnas HAM

Published by lanitribe on November 05, 2011 | Leave a response Views: 4

he Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sat, 11/05/2011 9:32 AM The government must first withdraw its military and police personnel from Papua if it really wants peace talks to start, says the National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM). Komnas HAM deputy chairman Joseph Stanley Adi Prasetyo said that a troop withdrawal from Papua would be [...]

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Indonesia: Independent Investigation Needed Into Papua

Indonesia: Independent Investigation Needed Into Papua

Published by lanitribe on October 28, 2011 | Leave a response Views: 7

Press Release – Human Rights Watch *** To download high-resolution pictures click here: www.hrwnews.org/press/papua_indonesia.zip (New York, October 28, 2011) – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono should immediately establish an independent investigation into the deaths of at least three …For Immediate Release Indonesia: Independent Investigation Needed Into Papua Violence Ensure Proper Treatment of Detainees *** To [...]

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Papua lacks modalities to promote good governance

Papua lacks modalities to promote good governance

Published by lanitribe on August 05, 2011 | Leave a response Views: 16

Another series of alarming events occurred in Papua on July 31, when 19 people were killed in a community clash caused by a disagreement over the registration of election candidates in Puncak Jaya. This was followed by the murder of four people in Abepura by an unknown perpetrator. Finally, mass rallies were organized in Jayapura [...]

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Reject calls for Papua referendum: Lawmaker

Reject calls for Papua referendum: Lawmaker

Published by lanitribe on August 04, 2011 | Leave a response Views: 0

The chairman of the Papua and Aceh special autonomy supervisory team, Priyo Budi Santoso, urged the government to send the military to Papua if the referendum movement escalated to a mass rebellion. Thousands of Papuans across the province have demonstrated to call for a referendum on independence. The demonstrations coincided with a series of attacks [...]

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Police team to Papua after attacks

Police team to Papua after attacks

Published by lanitribe on August 04, 2011 | Leave a response Views: 2

The national police are mobilizing more resources to Papua following a series of deadly attacks that allegedly involved members of the Free Papua Movement. “We have sent a team [to Papua], including members of the police’s internal affairs division, the Inspector General and police intelligence,” police spokesman Insp. Gen. Anton Bachrul Alam said on Thursday. [...]

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US, Indonesia, Urge Further Action on South China Sea

US, Indonesia, Urge Further Action on South China Sea

Published by lanitribe on July 24, 2011 | Leave a response Views: 0

The United States and Indonesia Sunday called for urgent follow up action on the agreement by China and the ASEAN countries on principles for a peaceful resolution of territorial disputes in the South China sea. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Indonesian Foreign Minister Marti Natalegawa discussed the issue in a bilateral meeting in Bali. [...]

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