Papua Press Agency

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NO PART OF INDONESIA generates as much distorted reporting the western half of New Guinea that has been home to an independence movement since the 1960s. Some sources, mostly outside Indonesia, paint a picture of a closed killing field [...]

United Press International
February 18, 2009
By Norman Voss
Hong Kong, China — The increasing number of arrests and detentions on political grounds in the Papuan provinces of Indonesia are a matter of grave concern. In recent months, several incidents were reported in which indigenous Papuans were arrested and charged with subversion and secession after engaging in peaceful [...]

Theresia Sufa , THE JAKARTA POST , BOGOR | Tue, 02/10/2009 10:20 AM |
NationalThe Indonesian government will deliver a report on the progress of human rights protection in the country during a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva next month.The ‘universal period review’ report will outline the [...]

Human Rights Report 5 January 2008
West Papua: The Police shooting season over the New Year period makes major concern for upcoming Indonesian General Election
Reports of police violence in Timika, Wamena and Sorong are marked resurgence in Human Rights abuse by the Indonesian security forces in West Papua in the later part [...]

http://www.hrw.org/en/node/79278
World Report 2009 – Indonesia
Events of 2008Indonesia saw little human rights progress in 2008. Basic freedoms in the country expanded dramatically following the resignation of President Suharto in 1998, transforming Indonesia from an authoritarian state to a vibrant if chaotic democracy. Today, there is a loss of momentum, with reforms in key areas bogged down [...]

West Papua Report
December 2008
This is the 55th in a series of monthly reports that focus on developments affecting Papuans. This series is produced by the non-profit West Papua Advocacy Team (WPAT) drawing on media accounts, other NGO assessments, and analysis and reporting from sources within West Papua.
This report is co-published with the East Timor and [...]

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Table of Contents in Inside Indonesia
Oct – Dec 2008. West Papua: Inside Indonesia?
West Papua: Inside Indonesia?
This edition of Inside Indonesia marks an important anniversary, and explores the multiple faces of Indonesian Papua today – Jennifer Robinson
Rulers in their own country?
Special autonomy and Papuan aspirations have been thwarted by Jakarta and hampered [...]

1. Main issues of concern: Human rights abuses in Papua and West Papua
In 2006 Indonesia succeeded in securing membership of both the UN Human Rights Council and the UN Security Council. Indonesia also acceded to the ICCPR and the ICESCR. These are signs that Indonesia wants to be accepted as a rights-respecting member of the [...]