Papua Press Agency

You are browsing the archives of Human Rights.

BAGUS EKUDANTO, Commander of Police in Papua Province ordered AKBP IMAN SETYAWAN (S.Ik) Head of Police of Yapen Regency to ‘clean’ the West Papuan political movement in Yapen, including the old village of Mantembu in the valley of Mt Wayoi.
On Sunday 2 August the police kidnapped seven people from Mantembu and took them to Jayapura [...]

Human Rights Report   Monday 2 February 2009
Indonesian Security Forces attack Human Rights Defender and pro democracy demonstrators in Nabire, West Papua
Indonesian Security forces have attacked a group of 100 local people protesting about delays in local election in Nabire. As the police attacked some of the demonstrators telephoned Mr. Yones Douw, a respected human rights [...]

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 [...]

Cenderawasih Pos, 22 September 2008
Indonesia’s National Human Rights Commission, Komnas HAM, has sent an investigation team to investigate the incident on 9 August which led to the death of Opinus Tabuni.
The team is composed of five members, headed by Joseph Adi Prasetyo. The team visited the location of the incident last week and has [...]

16 September 2008 12:52:28
RadarSorong.com
TIMIKA – In relation to bomb terror around PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) area, Resort Commander Korem 171/ PVT Kolonel Inf Fransen G. Siahaan is not convinced that Tentara Pembebasan Nasional-Organisasi Papua Merdeka (TPN-OPM) under Keli Kwalik and Goliat Tabuni’s leaderships
carried out the operation.
A clear reason is that TPN-OPM does not have such [...]

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 [...]

Daftar Kematian Kampung Amuma, Tolokora, Sarmoge, Data diambil Oleh Kepala Kader Keshatan Dengan Kepala Desa Amuma 2002-2003
Decky Murib: “Captain Markus invited me”
PELANGGARAN HAM MASIH TERUS WARNAI PAPUA Gubernur J.P. Salossa : Terjadi Terhadap Hak Dasar Hidup Rakyat
BENTROK SENJATA ANTARA APARAT KEAMANAN INDONESIA DAN TENTARA PEMBEBASAN NASIONAL PAPUA BAKAL PECAH DI PANTAI TIMUR DAN PANTAI BARAT [...]

Indonesian Human Rights Abuses in West Papua: Application of the Law of Genocide to the History of Indonesian Control – A paper prepared for the Indonesia Human Rights Network, By the Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic, Yale Law School, Elizabeth Brundige, Winter King, Priyneha Vahali, Stephen Vladeck, Xiang Yuan, April 2004
Shootings in Yalengga [...]

Komnas HAM Diminta Membentuk KPP HAM Kasus Theys
Penulis : Gatot Prihanto
detikcom – Jakarta, Kasus pembunuhan Ketua Presidium Dewan Papua (PDP) Theys Hiyo Eluay telah disidangkan dan pelakunya dihukum. Namun persidangan kasus Theys ini dinilai telah dibelokkan dari kasus pelanggaran HAM berat menjadi menjadi kriminal biasa.
Karena itu para aktivis HAM yan tergabung dalam Solidaritas Nasional untuk [...]