Military John M. Miller | December 4, 2008 Editor: John Feffer www.fpif.org According to some pundits, U.S. reengagement with the largely unreformed and unrepentant Indonesian military is the best way to promote reform and human rights. The Wall Street Journal Asia, for instance, called on President

/[NOTICE: The AHRC encourages you to send your appeal letters via fax or post to them. Fax numbers and postal addresses of the Indonesian authorities are attached below with this appeal. Thank you.]/ ASIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION - URGENT APPEALS PROGRAMME Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-261-2008 5 Dec

(Abridged) A demonstration took place in Jayapura on 5 December calling for the release of Buchtar Tabuni. Dozens of people came in trucks which stopped not far from police headquarters. The demonstrators then walked to the HQ and called for the release of Buchtar Tabuni. Among those taking part was

Former UK Foreign Office Minister, Rt Hon. John Battle M.P., recognises West Papuans’ “inalienable right to self-determination”. Oxford, England, 8th December 2008 The worldwide campaign for justice and freedom for Indonesian-occupied West Papua received a strong boost today with

Marrickville and Leichhardt Councils flew West Papua’s Morning Star flag above Marrickville, Petersham and Leichhardt town halls on December 1, as a gesture of solidarity with the Indonesian province’s struggle for self-determination. [caption id="attachment_318" align="alignleft" width="150" ca

The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network, ETAN, has urged the incoming Obama administration in the US to put more pressure on Indonesia to address human rights violations in Papua region. ETAN?s John Miller says that the US could help encourage Indonesia’s security forces to improve their c