From: INDETTEAM at amnesty.org
Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 3:02 PM
Subject: Urgent Action - Papua

PUBLIC AI Index: ASA 21/047/2002
UA 344/02 Fear of torture or ill-treatment/28
November 2002
Incommunicado detention
INDONESIA 42 people (names unknown)

Forty-two people are being held in Manokwari Police Resort (Mapolres Manokwari) in Papua Province after being arrested on 26 and 27 November. They are being held in incommunicado detention and are at risk of torture or ill-treatment. More on Urgent Action - Papua:Fear of torture or ill-treatment

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Pacific Magazine (Islands Business)
December 2002
Editorial: We Say

The bombings in Bali are a setback for the independence movement in Indonesian-occupied West Papua. In its October edition, Islands Business in appeasing Indonesia by using their membership of the Pacific Islands Forum to block the Forum from embracing the self-government cause in West Papua. Since the Bali atrocity Australia, judging from how its political leaders and the Australian media have reacted, is frantic to forge the closest possible chummy links with the Indonesian regime. More on The bombings in Bali are a setback for the independence movement in Indonesian-occupied West Papua

INDETTEAM at amnesty.org
Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 5:30 PM
Subject: AI Urgent Action

PUBLIC AI Index: ASA
21/048/2002
UA 348/02 Fear of torture or ill-treatment/ 29
November 2002
Incommunicado detention/medical concern
INDONESIA Ronald Ramandey (m), Amelia Kiri (f), his wife

Ronald Ramandey and his wife Amelia Kiri are being held in Manokwari Police Resort (Polres Manokwari) in Papua. Despite reports that both have serious injuries, they have not had access to medical treatment. They are detained incommunicado, and are at risk of torture and ill-treatment. More on INDONESIA Ronald Ramandey (m), Amelia Kiri (f), his wife