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Komnas HAM - Papua condemns violence, makes recommendations
Tuesday, 23 August 2011, 10:21 am | West Papua Media Alerts
Jayapura: Komnas HAM, the National Human Rights Commission has condemned the brutal actions by unidentified people against innocent civilians as well as members of the security forces.that have occurred since June in the province of Papua. More >>
Statement by ALDP, Alliance for Democracy in Papua
Tuesday, 23 August 2011, 10:12 am | West Papua Media Alerts
Since the beginning of August 2011, Papuan people have been confronted by a series of violent actions, which have occurred one after the other. 17 August is the 66th anniversary of Indonesian independence. The red-and-white flag will be flying everywhere ... More >>
Indon military open fire on vehicles
Sunday, 21 August 2011, 12:32 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Indon military open fire on vehicles carrying KNPB activists, arrests ahead of Aug 20 gathering More >>
West Papua: Reports of shooting in Paniai
Friday, 19 August 2011, 10:33 am | West Papua Media Alerts
On 17 August, at 1.55 am, there was the sound of gunfire in Pagepota and Uwibutu, two kampungs that are not far from Madi, the capital of the district of Paniai. There were no reports of any casualties, however. More >>
Anatomy of an Occupation: Indonesian Military in West Papua
Tuesday, 16 August 2011, 2:56 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
This report deals with a series of Indonesian military documents that were passed to the West Papua Project (WPP) in early 2011. The documents provide remarkable insights into how the Indonesian military Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI), operates within ... More >>
West Papua: A Journey to Freedom
Tuesday, 16 August 2011, 12:53 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Before I travelled to New York I did not know what to expect, however, I believed that if God directed my friends and I to the safety of Australian shores when we escaped from West Papua, He would give me the same direction during my trip to New ... More >>
Indonesia Suspects Rebels' Weapons Purchase Foreign-Funded
Wednesday, 10 August 2011, 5:26 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Police suspect that foreigners have provided funds for the procurement of weapons of the Free Papua Organization (OPM). So far, the police are still hunting the perpetrators of the attacks on civilians and the helicopter shooting. More >>
Empty promises whitewash Freeport's rights, responsibility
Wednesday, 10 August 2011, 5:23 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
What does a mining company need to do to get a top score for “corporate social responsibility”? To judge by the recent “100 Best Corporate Citizens List”, all it takes to finesse a long and controversial record of human rights abuses is ... More >>
Bad Conditions in Keerom, West Papua
Tuesday, 9 August 2011, 3:15 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
The Coalition for Justice, the Rule of Law, Human Rights and Public Service (K2PH2P2) has expressed its concern about conditions in the district of Keerom during the first months of this year. More >>
AFP: TPN condemn attack at Nafri and deny involvement
Tuesday, 2 August 2011, 10:16 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
JAYAPURA, Indonesia, Aug 2 AFP - A rebel commander in the Indonesian province of Papua denies involvement in an ambush that killed four people, saying such incidents were the work of the military. More >>
KomnasHAM Papua calls for additional witness at murder trial
Tuesday, 2 August 2011, 1:42 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
The deputy chairman of the Papuan branch of the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) Matius Murib, has written to the military commander of the Cenderawasih military command, Major-General Erfi Triassunu, calling for an additional witness ... More >>
Report of Human Rights Violations in Papua since 1969
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 3:09 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
With the help of an NGO in the USA and the European Union, ELSHAM-Papua has drawn up a comprehensive report of cases of human rights violations that have occurred in West Papua during the period since it became part of the Republic of Indonesia. More >>
Komnas HAM calls for harshest possible punishment
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 3:08 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
In a statement issued today, 25 July, the Papuan branch of Komnas HAM, the National Human Rights Commission, has called on the authorities to mete out the harshest possible punishment for the member of the army who murdered the Rev. Ginderman Gire and wounded ... More >>
Komnas HAM meets military commander to discuss human rights
Thursday, 21 July 2011, 11:53 am | West Papua Media Alerts
Many human rights violations are now confronting the National Human Rights Commission - Komnas HAM in Papua. Commission deputy chairman Nurcholis paid a visit to the command centre of the Cenderawasih Military Command to discuss two important problems. The ... More >>
Freeport employees want human rights violator sacked
Thursday, 21 July 2011, 11:52 am | West Papua Media Alerts
Following the violation of human rights that were perpetrated by personnel working for Freeport Indonesia, there have been calls for the perpetrator, Nurcahyo to be sacked by the company. More >>
State Losing Rp 30 Trillion Because of Freeport
Thursday, 21 July 2011, 11:50 am | West Papua Media Alerts
Member of Commission IV of the Indonesian Parliament, Markus Nari, has reported that Indonesia has suffered the loss of Rp 30 trillion as a result of Freeport Indonesia’s failure to work on the basis of a licensing permit to operate within forestry areas ... More >>
Breaking News: Strike at Freeport's Grasberg Mine Ends
Wednesday, 13 July 2011, 12:41 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
A week-long strike that left Freeport Indonesia's Grasberg mine in Papua shuttered and paralyzed has come to an end. Freeport Indonesia's spokesman Ramdani Sirait confirmed at midnight that an agreement had been reached with the PT Freeport Indonesia union ... More >>
Troops seeking arrest of Bpk Terrianus Israel Yoku, WPNA
Wednesday, 13 July 2011, 12:41 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
July 11, 2011 - Information has just been received from credible sources in Serui, West Papua, that Indonesian Army (TNI) soldiers are occupying the village of Mantembu in preparation for the arrest of Reverend Terrianus Israel Yoku, the Chairman of ... More >>
Freeport should stop ignoring the Moni people
Wednesday, 13 July 2011, 12:39 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
At a time when thousands of workers at Freeport are taking part in demonstrations, demanding improvements in their conditions, the Moni people are calling on Freeport to acknowledge their rights. More >>
Papua: Decisions of Peace Conference still awaiting the OPM
Wednesday, 13 July 2011, 12:38 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Following the Papua Peace Conference which was held last week, Father Dr Neles Tebay, coordinator of the Papua Peace Network which was responsible for convening the conference, the results of the conference were not yet final. More >>
