ELSHAM

Human Rights Situation in West Papua since 1st December 2007

Submitted by rains on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 21:43
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From 1 December 2007 – 9 January 2008

Police arrest 36 people for flying the Morning Star Flag in Timika
On 1 December the police arrested at least 36 Papuans for flying the Morning Star flag in Kwamki Lama, district of Mimika Baru. Seven are due to be charged for the crime of makar (rebellion) at the district court.

Soldier tortures ELSHAM activist in Fakfak.
On 1 December a soldier named Ahmad Heremba, who is from the Babinsa command in Kramomonggo, 40 kms from Fakfak, is reported to have severely beaten Elias Kredenggo, 27 years old

RFK West Papua Report - Feb 2005

Submitted by FdN on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 12:34
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West PapuaThe following is the 12th in a series of regular reports prepared by the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights (CHR)-West Papua Advocacy Team providing updates on developments in West Papua. The CHR has monitored and reported on the human rights situation in West Papua since 1993 when Indonesian lawyer Bambang Widjojanto received the annual RFK Human Rights Award.
Summary/Contents

· New Facts Link Indonesian Military to "Terror Attack" on U.S. Citizens; U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice Certifies IMET for TNI Anyway

TWO PAPUAN INDEPENDENCE PRISONERS ARE ON HUNGER STRIKE

Submitted by FdN on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 09:35
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THEY HAVE REFUSED TO EAT AND TALK - "They accused the police of breaking their promises and treating the people brutally" Elsham news service - Jayapura, 4 December 2004 - Two prisoners (pro-independence activists), Philip Karma (47) and Yusak Pakage(26) who have been arrested since 2nd of December 2004 at 15.30 West Papua Time(WPT) are reported to have been on a hunger strike. They have refused to eat and talk to the police and whoever comes to visit them.

John Rumbiak, from West Papuan in Aotearoa -UPDATED

Submitted by FdN on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 16:24
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John Rumbiak, Chairman of International Affairs for the respected West Papua Human Rights organisation ELSHAM, tours New Zealand between September 20 and October 19. He is available for interview and comment during this time. John Rumbiak, who is currently a visiting Scholar at Columbia University's Centere for Human Rights Study, brings a clear challenge to New Zealanders to face up to the ongoing crisis in Indonesian controlled West Papua. Mr Rumbiak is West Papua's most influential human rights defender.