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The Profile of Human Rights Situation in West Papua in 2011
Thursday, 17 November 2011, 9:10 am | West Papua Media Alerts
On 19th October 2011, the Indonesian military and police attacked the participants at the third Papuan People’s Congress, a peaceful gathering held in Abepura. More than 300 were taken into custody and released the following day, theleaders accused ... More >>
Govt to Boost Oil, Gas Exploration in Papua
Thursday, 17 November 2011, 9:05 am | West Papua Media Alerts
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/11/14/govt-boost-oil-gas-exploration-papua.html More >>
Indonesian legal aid visit Sydney: Dismantling crime at PT
Monday, 14 November 2011, 12:36 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Erna Ratnaningsih is a human rights lawyer and a director of Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (or LBH) established in 1970 to provide legal assistance to poor people in Indonesia. LBH has 70 office branches in several cities across Indonesia from ... More >>
More Brutal Footage Emerges From Congress Crackdown
Friday, 11 November 2011, 3:01 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Fresh footage has emerged from last month's brutal crackdown by Indonesian security forces on the Third Papuan People's Congress in Abepura on October 19. More >>
12 Civilians Tortured By Security Forces? - Komnas HAM
Thursday, 10 November 2011, 12:52 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Twelve civilians in Kurulu, Jayawijaya are thought to have been tortured by members of the security forces on 2 November 2011 in violation of legal procedures., said Matius Murib, the deputy chairman of Komnas HAM Papua branch, in a statement to Bintang ... More >>
There Will Be No Jakarta-Papua Dialogue
Thursday, 10 November 2011, 12:49 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Jayapura: Supporters of a dialogue between Jakarta and Papua such as Neles Tebay, the co-ordinator of the Papuan Peace Network and Papuan independence leaders who have been hoping that the central government will take the initiative for a Jakarta-Papua ... More >>
Police Injured in Latest Attack at Freeport Mine
Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 12:25 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Gunmen opened fire near Freeport-McMoRan’s Grasberg gold and copper mine in Papua on Monday, injuring a police officer in the latest in a string of attacks. More >>
Letter To The Editor: Clarification From PT Freeport
Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 12:10 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/11/03/letter-editor-clarification-pt-freeport-indonesia.html We are responding to your Oct. 24, 2011 editorial titled “Tumult over Freeport”. Over the years, The Jakarta Post has been notable in upholding principles of fairness ... More >>
Papuan Youth Set Alight By Indonesian Civil Security Officer
Monday, 7 November 2011, 4:40 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
3 November 2011 - Evidence has emerged of a horrific attack on a Papuan student in the town of Wamena in West Papua's central highlands. More >>
USW Asks Justice Department to Investigate Freeport-McMoran
Monday, 7 November 2011, 3:51 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
(Pittsburgh) – The United Steelworkers (USW) requested yesterday that the U.S. Department of Justice immediately begin to investigate whether Freeport-McMoRan has been bribing security forces in Indonesia. More >>
Troop Withdrawal Necessary to Start Peace Talks: Komnas HAM
Monday, 7 November 2011, 3:34 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
1) Troop withdrawal necessary to start peace talks: Komnas HAM 2) Dialogue Divide: Papuans Are Ready to Talk About a Different Future. Is Jakarta? 3) Komnas HAM Lists Abuses In Papua and Calls for Talks 4) Mimika district gov't preparing to buy PT ... More >>
Indonesian Commando Btn 755 Brutalise Puncak Jaya Villagers
Monday, 7 November 2011, 2:44 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Indonesian army (TNI) commandos have terrorised and severely beat villagers in Kurulu District in Puncak Jaya in another show of extreme brutality against West Papuan civilians. More >>
NZ NGO Statement On Third Papuan People's Congress Violence
Friday, 4 November 2011, 12:39 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Below is a statement from New Zealand human rights, development and peace organisations about the use excessive use of force and human rights violations perpetrated by Indonesian police and military personnel breaking up the Third Papuan People’s Congress in ... More >>
Freeport Strike Mines a Political Jungle
Friday, 4 November 2011, 12:24 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
JAKARTA - He is a mechanic with a single name and a mysterious past, but the man called Sudiro is almost single-handedly leading the eight-week-long strike that has played havoc with the operations of the world's richest copper and gold mine in the ... More >>
Freeport strike: Union given one-day ultimatum
Wednesday, 2 November 2011, 11:42 am | West Papua Media Alerts
The actions taken by the police in Mimika have created the impression that the police are siding with Freeport-Indonesia, said a commissioner of Komnas HAM, the National Human Rights Commission, Ridha Saleh. In an interview with Kompas, he said that the ... More >>
Indonesian police plan to break Freeport Workers Strike
Tuesday, 1 November 2011, 4:45 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
According to Mr Albar Sabang, the Secretary of the All Indonesian Workers Union (SPSI), Freeport Indonesia Division, “four panzers, one backhoe and one bulldozer are on the way to mile 27 of the Freeport area in Mimika”. They plan to break the strike ... More >>
Movement Against Freeport is set up by Students
Tuesday, 1 November 2011, 4:40 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
A number of UNCEN student organisations along with the KNPB, the National Committee for West Papua, have announced the establishment of a movement to oppose Freeport. They regard this company as having been the cause of many problems in Papua. The ... More >>
National Police Admit Receiving ‘Meal Money’ from Freeport
Tuesday, 1 November 2011, 4:39 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
The National Police chief Gen. Timur Pradopo admitted on Friday that police members who guarded the Freeport-McMoRan mining site at Papua received money from the US mining company, describing the fees paid to the police personnel as “meal money” ... More >>
Indonesia: Govt to Meet Amnesty International About Papua
Tuesday, 1 November 2011, 4:35 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
The government will meet with international human rights group Amnesty International about human rights issues in Papua, an official says. “We are looking for the right time to communicate with Amnesty International,” Coordinating Minister for Political, ... More >>
Indonesia:Independent Investigation Needed on Papua Violence
Tuesday, 1 November 2011, 4:34 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono should immediately establish an independent investigation into the deaths of at least three protesters and the ongoing violence in Papua, Human Rights Watch said today. More >>
