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The absence of Liability Law on Murder of Yawan Wayeni

Submitted by TAKUGAMO on Sat, 04/24/2010 - 11:48
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Current Situation in West Papua:

1) The absence of Liability Law on Murder of Jawan Wayeni
2 )Political Prisoners Filep Karma in Jakarta Need Prostate Surgery

22 April 2010 (JAKARTA) - Contrast and Impartial intends to inform the two matters pertaining to the current situation from the Papuans, especially about the urgent humanitarian needs of the political prisoners Filep Karma and the absence of legal liability against the killing of JaWan Wayeni. We assess government and law enforcement authorities are still taking action disriminasi, stigmatisation against the parties allegedly involved in supporting the independence movement in Papua, including political prisoners. Settlement of the conflict in Papua could not be resolved by performing acts of violence, but must prioritise ways to a peaceful and comprehensive dialogue involving all elements of government and society.

First, we deplore the lack of legal accountability for the murder of the Yawan Wayeni, a political activist in Papua, which killed were shot on August 13, 2009 at Serui. We ask Polda Papua to conduct inquiries against arbitrary action shootings and torture that led to the killing of Yawan Wayeni. All of the perpetrators of this act must be legally processed.

West Papua Report - March 2010

Submitted by rains on Thu, 03/04/2010 - 15:18
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The West Papua Advocacy Team urges President Obama to use his March visit to Indonesia to call on the Indonesian Government to implement fundamental changes in West Papua where human rights violations and impunity for security force crimes persist. Reporting from the central highlands in West Papua indicate an increased presence of security force and abusive and corrupt behavior of these forces. Papuans have peacefully demonstrated in large numbers to press demands for the release of political prisoners, respect for human rights, investigation and prosecution of the killing of a peaceful demonstrator, and for demilitarization of West Papua. Papuans also have protested an Indonesian Government plan to seize vast tracts of land for "development" and displace many Papuans. The Indonesian government has failed to provide urgent health care for Filep Karma, a Papuan political prisoner. An Indonesian Minister has protested that Freeport McMoran, the giant U.S. mining operation, is operating illegally. Papuans have rejected plans by the Provincial government of West Java and the national government to send migrants to West Papua. It is feared that the transmigrants will use generous government subsidies to out-compete and marginalize local Papuans as has happened repeatedly in the past in West Papua.

Content:
* WPAT Letter to President Obama on The Eve of His Visit to Indonesia
* Indonesian Security Forces Ramping up Operations in Central Highlands
* Papuans Demonstrate to Peacefully Voice Demands
* Indonesian State Pursues "Land Grab" Targeting Papuans in Merauke Area
* Indonesian Government Fails to Provide Urgent Health Care to Incarcerated Prisoner of Conscience
* Freeport Operating Illegally According to Indonesian Minister
* Papuans Reject Plans for Expansion of "Transmigration"

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Let the bird of paradise go free

Submitted by rains on Thu, 11/12/2009 - 13:39
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The theft of West Papua's mineral wealth must end. The province's courageous resistance movement deserves nothing less

When General Suharto, the west's man, seized power in Indonesia in the mid-1960s, he offered "a gleam of light in Asia", rejoiced Time magazine. That he had killed up to a million "communists" was of no account in the acquisition of what Richard Nixon called "the richest hoard of natural resources, the greatest prize in South-east Asia".

In November 1967, the booty was handed out at an extraordinary conference in a lakeside hotel in Geneva. The participants included the most powerful capitalists in the world, the likes of David Rockefeller, and senior executives of the major oil companies and banks, General Motors, British American Tobacco, Imperial Chemical Industries, American Express, Siemens, Goodyear, US Steel. The president of Time Incorporated, James Linen, opened the proceedings with this prophetic description of globalisation: "We are trying to create a new climate in which private enterprise and developing countries work together for the greater profit of the free world. The world of international enterprise is more than governments . . . It is a seamless web, which has been shaping the global environment at revolutionary speed."

Al Jazeera Censors Film About Non-Violent Struggle in West Papua

Submitted by rains on Thu, 09/24/2009 - 14:39
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Recently, I watched "Pride of Warriors", a documentary about resistance in West Papua. The filmmaker, Jono Van Hest, had asked me to comment on the film's content as he prepared it for public broadcast on Al Jazeera's English language channel. Then, after an article about the film, which quoted Indonesian government sources, appeared in the Jakarta Post, "Pride of Warriors" was pulled from the broadcaster's schedule.

Van Hest's documentary was inspired by the arrival of 43 West Papuan refugees in Australia in January 2006. Faced with an Indonesian ban on foreign media, van Hest smuggled six video cameras into West Papua. The territory, which is located on the western rim of the Pacific and shares a land border with independent Papua New Guinea, has been controlled by Indonesia since a sham referendum in 1969. Since then, West Papuans have been working to enlarge the prospects of freedom.

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West Papua Report - September 2009

Submitted by rains on Fri, 09/04/2009 - 12:37
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Summary: There were Indonesian security force attacks on Papuan civilians in August with reports of continuing assaults in Puncak Jaya and a new report from Yapen island where security forces terrorized villagers following security force murder of a tribal leader and former political prisoner. Amnesty International-recognized prisoner of conscience Filep Karma has been hospitalized after a week's delay in medical attention at the notorious Abepura prison. The Australian Senate has called for a return of the International Committee of the Red Cross to West Papua after Indonesian officials closed its offices there in the wake of an ICRC visit to Abepura prison this Spring. Despite the jailing of several Papuans alleged to have been behind July attacks in the area of the Freeport mining concession, attacks continued in August. Amnesty International has issued a public statement decrying the lack of progress in the investigation of the murder of Papuan activist Opinus Tabuni. Officials of the Home Affairs Ministry have met with Papuans in a rare dialogue. The discussion falls far short of the senior-level, internationally mediated dialogue that Papuans have been seeking for several years. More than a dozen international organizations meeting in Dili have urged an end to impunity for Indonesian security forces operating in West Papua and for a positive Jakarta response to Papuan calls for dialogue. Senior Papuans, in a late August conference, have emphasized the failure of "special autonomy" to address Papuan needs. Conservation groups have joined together to create a protected region in the waters off West Papua's "bird's head" region.

Contents:
*Security Forces Burn Homes and Churches in Puncak Jaya Region and Terrorize Civilians in Yapen Island
*Inadequate Medical Response to Illness of Papuan Prisoner of Conscience
*Australian Government Voices Concern Over Banning of ICRC in West Papua
*Attacks on Freeport Vehicles Continue in August Despite July Arrests
*Amnesty International Statement Decries Lack of Progress in Investigation of Murdered Peaceful Papuan Protester
*Low-Level Dialogue Between Papuans and Indonesian Government Officials
*At Conference in Dili International Call for End to Impunity in West Papua
*Addressing the Moribund "Special Autonomy" Policy
*Prominent NGO's Join Forces to Protect "Bird's Head" Region

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West Papua Report September 2008

Submitted by rains on Thu, 09/04/2008 - 17:11
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This is the 52st in a series of monthly reports that focus on developments affecting Papuans This series is produced by the non-profit West Papua Advocacy Team (WPAT) drawing on media accounts, other NGO assessments and analysis and reporting from sources within West Papua. This report is co-published by the East Timor and Indonesian Action Network (ETAN) Back issues are posted online at http://etan.org/issues/wpapua/default.htm Questions regarding this report can be addressed to Edmund McWilliams at edmcw@msn.com.

Summary:
* 40 Members of US Congress Force Look at Justice in West Papua in the Cases of AI Prisoners of Conscience Filip Karma and Yusuf Pakage
* New Report Reveals Evidence of TNI Role in 2002 Murder of U. S. and Indonesian Civilians and US Government Cover-up
* Indicted War Criminal Removed from Post in West Papua... and Promoted
* Police Killing of Peaceful Papuan Protester Draws International Protest and Calls for Investigation
* Human Rights Victims' Families in West Papua Meet to Discuss Absence of Justice
* Papuan Tribal Chief to Sue Freeport over Environmental Pollution
* US Court Action Regarding Exxon-Mobil Collusion with TNI Could Expose Freeport to Court Action in U. S.
* UK Environmental Justice Urges UK Government to Press for Ecological Justice and Human Rights Protection in West Papua
* Local Papuan Community Points to Central Government's Violation of "Special Autonomy" in Awarding Mining Contracts

Indonesia targeting peaceful Papua protests - group

Submitted by FdN on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 20:48
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Wed, 02/21/2007 - 11:53 — Dewa Adat Biak, West Papua

Jakarta criticised on Papua rights - 2 reports

At least 18 people in Indonesia's Papua province are serving jail sentences for peacefully expressing political views, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says.

The rights group said several Papuans had been jailed in recent years for their peaceful support for self-determination for the province.

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

An official in Papua denied anyone had been jailed for peaceful protest.

SUPPORT WEST PAPUAN PRISONERS

Submitted by FdN on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 12:08
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URGENT: phone prisoners ASAP and especially on Tues 21st Dec when there will be a mass phone in...

TWO PAPUAN INDEPENDENCE PRISONERS ARE ON HUNGER STRIKE

Submitted by FdN on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 10:35
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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.

Statements: The anniversary of West Papua Independence Day Abepura Trikora field

Submitted by FdN on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 10:35
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1 December 2004. The anniversary of West Papua Independence Day, which was attended by students and the people of West Papua, was held at Abepura Trikora field [near Jayapura]. During the ceremony, a clash between military personnel and students left the following students wounded:
1. Name : Benny Edodi (injury /shot in the head) by M-16 weapon.
Occupation : Universitas Negeri Cenderawasih (UNCEN) student
Age : 22 .

2. Name : Marten Degei (injury/shot in his arm) by M-16 weapon.
Occupation : UNCEN student
Age : 23

3. Name : Yunus Kayame (Injury/shot in the head) by a Pistol.