West Papua at the UN Human Rights Mechanisms
In particular since the end of the Second World War, the United Nations as well as other bodies like the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has set standards on human rights, indigenous peoples rights and other norms. UN mechanisms also monitor the implementation of these rights. Treaty bodies, the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Human Rights Council (HRC) and the Special Procedures (SP) of the Human Rights Council are commonly cnsidered as the most important UN mechnisms.
An overview of their recent findings is compiled below.
Latest Updates: The ICP and local organisations contributed to the 3rd cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Indonesia in regard to the human rights situation in West Papua. The review took place on May 3rd, 2017. Many reports by local organisations and ICP member organisations can be downloaded in the section on the 3rd UPR cycle of Indonesia below.
Universal Periodic Review
- Recommendations of the 1st UPR cycle 2008: A/HRC/8/23
- Recommendations of the 2nd UPR cycle 2012: A/HRC/21/7
- Draft Report of Recommendations during the 3rd UPR cycle 2017: A/HRC/WG.6/27/L.5
- Documents to the 3rd UPR cycle 2017:
- National Report of Indonesia: A/HRC/WG.6/27/IDN/1
- Annexes to the National Report: Annex I , Annex II
- Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Indonesia: A/HRC/WG.6/27/ID
- Advance Questions to Indonesia: 1st Batch , 2nd Batch , 3rd Batch
- Summary of Stakeholders’ Submissions on Indonesia: A/HRC/WG.6/27/IDN/3
- Corrigendum to Summary of stakeholders’ submissions on Indonesia: A/HRC/WG.6/27/IDN/3/Corr.1
- NGO Submissions for the 3rd UPR cycle 2017:
- UPR Submission ICP
- UPR Submission WI, WPN, OMCT
- UPR Submission by Papaun NGO Coalition on CIPOL Rights
- UPR Submission by Papaun NGO Coalition on ECOSOC Rights
- UPR Submission by PASIFIKA, DAP, TAPOLNAPOL on the Right to Self-Determination
- UPR Submission by Papuan NGO Coalition on Situation of Women
- UPR Submission by PIANGO (Attachments: A, B, C, D, E, F)
- UPR Submission by The Coalition of Papua Itu Kita
- ICP Article about the 3rd cycle of Indonesia's UPR with a focus on West Papua
Treaty Body Reviews
- Concluding observations Committee for Economic Social and Cultural Rights in 2014: E/C.12/IDN/CO/1 (see also: summary records)
- Shadow reports to the CESCR Review of Indonesia:
- Submission by the Unrepresented Peoples Organisation (UNPO) to the review: UNPO-Schadow Report
- Submission by ICP, VIVAT international, FI & JPIC-GKI: TB-CESCR2014
- Concluding observations Human Rights Committee in 2013: CCPR/C/IDN/CO/1
- Reviews by the Committee against Torture
- List of Issues prior to 3rd CAT Review scheduled for 2011 (overdue): CAT/C/IDN/Q/3
- Concluding observations Committee against Torture in 2008: CAT/C/IDN/CO/2
- Concluding observations Committee against Torture in 2001: A/57/44(SUPP) paras. 36-46
- Reviews by the Committee for Elimination of Racial Discrimination:
- Concluding observations Committee for Elimination of Racial Discrimination in 2007: CERD/C/IDN/CO/3
- Early warning and urgent action procedure on West Papua by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: CERD/90th/EWUAP/GH/MJA/ks & CERD/91st/EWUAP/SW/ks
- GHR Early Warning Appeal regarding the situation in West Papua to the CERD
- Reviews by the Commitee for Elimination of Discrimination against Women
- Concluding observations Committee for Elimination of Discrimination against Women in 2012: CEDAW/C/IDN/CO/6-7
- Concluding observations Committee for Elimination of Discrimination against Women in 2007: CEDAW/C/IDN/CO/5
- Concluding observations Committee for Elimination of Discrimination against Women in 1998:
- A/53/38/REV.1(SUPP) paras. 262-311
- Reviews by the Committee for Rights of the Child
- Concluding observations Committee for Rights of the Child in 2014: CRC /C/IDN/CO/3-4
- Concluding observations Committee for Rights of the Child in 2004: CRC/C/15/Add.223
Statements by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
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Opening remarks by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, on 7 February 2018 during his visit to Indonesia
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UN High Commissioners Global Update of Human Rights Concerns (March 2018)
- UN High Commissioners Global Update of Human Rights Concerns (June 2018)
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Opening remarks by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, on 13 November 2012 during her visit to Indonesia
Statements and reports in relation to country visits by Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council
- SR on the Right to Food, Hilal Elver, Indonesia mission, 9-18 April 2018, Report
- SR on the Right to Food, Hilal Elver, Indonesia mission, 9-18 April 2018, End of Mission Statement
- Joint Report on the Right to Food situation In West Papua to the SR on the Right to Food in preparation to Indonesia mission
- SR on the Right of everyone of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, Dainus Puras, Indonesia mission, 22 March - 3 April 2017, Report
- SR on the Right of everyone of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, Dainus Puras, Indonesia mission, 22 March -3 April 2017, End of Mission Statement, Report: A/HRC/38/36/Add.1
- SR on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context, Raquel Rolnik, 31 May - 11 June 2013, Report: A/HRC/25/54/Add.1
- SR of the SG for Human Rights Defenders, Hina Jilani, 5-12 June 2007, Report: A/HRC/7/28/Add.2
- SR on Torture, Manfred Nowak, 10-23 November 2007, Report: A/HRC/7/3/Add.7
- SR on Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Dato’ Param Cumaraswamy, 15 - 24 July 2002, Report: E/CN.4/2003/65/Add.2
- SR on the Right to Education, Katarina Tomaševski, 1-7 July 2002, Report: E/CN.4/2003/9/Add.1
- Representative of the Secretary-General on internally displaced persons, 24 - 29 September 2001, Report: E/CN.4/2002/95/Add.2
- Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on its visit to Indonesia, 31 January-12 February 1999, Report: E/CN.4/2000/4/Add.2
Thematic Reports and Studies by Special Procedures
- Study on Fundamentalism of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association: A/HRC/32/36
Other UN documents and releases
- UNDP Country Program Indonesia: DP/DCP/IDN/3
- Press Releases
- Press briefing note (May 2015): Press briefing note on South Sudan, Yemen, Angola, Indonesia and Republic of Moldova
- Press briefing note (December 2014): Press briefing notes on Thailand / land rights defenders, Indonesia / Papua killings and Human Rights Day
- Press release in relation to initial CPR report of Indonesia (Juli 2013): Human Rights Committee considers Initial report of Indonesia
- Press briefing note (May 2015): Press briefing note on South Sudan, Yemen, Angola, Indonesia and Republic of Moldova
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues looking at Papua study
During its 12th session, the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues discussed a study on decolonisation of the Pacific region (E/C.19/2013/12). The study explains that "The indigenous peoples of West Papua are struggling to acquire their right to self-determination and independence. The urgent need to tackle their issue is heightened by reports of violence, as noted in the report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review in July 2012." In the study, Prof. Akihisa Matsuno, from the Osaka School of International Public Policy classified the abuses in West Papua as "a crime against humanity in terms of a systematic annihilation of the civilian population that was intentional, widespread and ongoing." The study calls on the UN General Assembly to support reinstatement of West Papua in the list of Non-Self-Governing Territories.