Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment files lawsuit against human rights defenders
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- Published on Wednesday, 22 September 2021 05:30
The former military general and incumbent Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Panjaitan (see photo), filed a law suit against KontraS (Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence) coordinator, Fatia Maulidianti, and executive director of human rights NGO Lokataru, Haris Azhar, on 22 September 2021. The human rights activists discussed the findings of a joint research about possible relations between security force deployments and economic interests behind gold mining operations in the Papuan regency Intan Jaya in a video that was uploaded on Azhar’s YouTube Channel on 20 August 2021. Previously, Panjaitan had twice sent a subpoena to the activists, asking them to publicly apologize for the allegations raised against him.
UN Special Rapporteur calls upon Indo Govt to provide sufficient medical treatment to Victor Yeimo
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- Published on Monday, 20 September 2021 05:18
Indonesia: Life of jailed West Papuan activist in danger without urgent medical care – UN expert
GENEVA (20 September 2021) – Indonesia must provide West Papuan human rights defender Victor Yeimo (see photo below) with proper medical care to keep him from dying in prison, a UN human rights expert said today.
Despite repeated requests from his lawyers for a delay on medical grounds, Mr. Yeimo went on trial in a Jayapura court at the end of August on charges of treason and incitement related to his peaceful involvement in anti-racism and self-determination protests in 2019.
Series of arbitrary arrests in response armed clashed throughout September 2021
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- Published on Monday, 20 September 2021 05:11
Media outlets and human rights defenders have documented the arrest of 29 persons in the Papuan regencies Yahukimo and Sorong throughout September 2021. Among them were seven children between 7 and 12 years and four other minors. In most of the cases, the police officers conducted the arrests without showing a warrant. The series of arrests is believed to be part of counter measures in response to multiple attacks by the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPN PB) against military posts in the regencies Yahukimo and Maybrat.
Armed conflict in West Papua spreads across new regencies - Indo Govt still rejects peace dialogue
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- Published on Sunday, 19 September 2021 08:34
The armed conflict in West Papua has continuously aggravated since December 2018. In the past months, the conflict has spread to the Papuan regencies Yahukimo and Pegunungan Bintang. An armed attack on a military post was also reported from the Maybrat Regency in the Papua Barat Province, which has been almost unaffected by such attacks. Multiple new incidents involving civilian casualties indicate that the armed conflict in the three regencies will deteriorate in the coming weeks. First indications for the spreading of the armed conflict to Yahukimo, Pegunungan Bintang and Maybrat were already observed in May 2021.
18 September 2021 marks end of palm oil moratorium in Indonesia – NGOs demand extension
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- Published on Sunday, 19 September 2021 08:29
On 19 September 2018, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) signed presidential instruction No 8/2018 concerning Suspension and Evaluation of Oil Palm Plantation Permits and Increase of Oil Palm Plantation Productivity, also known as the “Oil Palm Moratorium”. The moratorium officially ended on 18 September 2021. Environmental observers and NGOs have called upon President Jokowi to extend the moratorium, arguing that the Government has yet achieved the given targets stipulated in the moratorium. The Palm Oil Moratorium Coalition has launched a petition for the extension of the Oil Palm Moratorium on Change.org.
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School in Jayawijaya alleged of receiving government funds despite not operating for 5 years
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- Published on Thursday, 16 September 2021 08:32
The Papuan media outlet Suara Papua has revealed another example of alleged misappropriation of education funds. The Taela Primary School in the Tealarek District of Jayawijaya Regency (see photo, source: Suara Papua), Papua Province, has not been operational since 2016. According to local observers, the school continues to receive government education funds. Multiple attempts to report the alleged misappropriation to the education department in Jayawijaya have failed.
New TAPOL Report available - West Papua 2020: online and offline attacks against freedom of expression and assembly in the region
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- Published on Wednesday, 15 September 2021 07:07
Press Release
London, 16th September 2021
Peaceful demonstrators, student activists, West Papuan and Indonesian political activist groups, human rights lawyers and defenders and individual civilians experienced extreme repression for their involvement in peaceful demonstrations and meetings in 2020 in West Papua and outside West Papua.
Human rights coalition publishes report about situation of IDPs in Maybrat – at least 2,086 internally displaced
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- Published on Monday, 13 September 2021 10:08
A human rights coalition consisting of Papuan faith-based organisations and NGOs has published a new report about internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Maybrat regency. They have fled their homes in response to a widespread security force operation. According to the report, at least 2,086 indigenous Papuans from more than 36 villages (see photo) in the districts Aifat Selatan, Aifat Timur Selatan, Aifat Timur Tengah, Aifat Timur and Aifat have been internally displaced. Sixty-nine IDPs were reported to be below the age of five. Eleven IDPs became sick and stayed in refugee shelters without healthcare services (see table below).
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