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Papuans protested about the alleged abuses in Jakarta

Submitted by rains on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 21:00
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Tue, 07/17/2007 - Indonesian police have been accused of killing, raping and torturing civilians with impunity in the province of Papua.

The New York-based group Human Rights Watch (HRW) said the most serious abuses were being carried out during the hunt for separatists.

Opposition to Indonesian rule in the isolated province has simmered since Jakarta took over from Dutch colonial control in 1963.

Indonesian Police Chief General Sutanto denied any abuses were taking place.

Violence flares in West Papua - Daily Telegraph report

Submitted by FdN on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 09:25
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December 1, 2004 - VIOLENCE has flared in the capital of Indonesia's troubled province of West Papua as security forces moved to break up a flag-raising ceremony by independence supporters, a Sydney-based human rights monitor said today. Five people were shot and wounded and at least 18 people arrested as 100 police dispersed the gathering at Trikora soccer field in Adepura, a suburb of Jayapura, just before 4.00pm (AEST) today, John Rumbiak, international spokesman for the Papuan human rights group Elsham, said.

86 arrested members of Sengwer indigenous peoples released

Submitted by FdN on Sat, 03/29/2008 - 09:42
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The 86 members of Sengwer an ethnic minority hunter-gatherers arrested last Thursday were charged of felony by Kitale court on friday and each given bond of Kshs 2000. By Saturday in the afternoon only one person was still in the police cell in Kapenguria.