Indonesia’s government has indicated that a visit by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to West Papua is on … Continue reading UN human rights commissioner visit to West Papua on track, says Indonesia
Melanesian countries are pushing Indonesia to facilitate a long-requested visit to West Papua by the United Nations High Commissioner for … Continue reading Melanesian countries to review Indonesia’s status at MSG if no action on West Papua visit
Papua New Guinea’s opposition leader says his country and Australia need to play a greater role in responding to human … Continue reading PNG opposition leader calls for “honest” take on Papua
Human rights specialists noted a deterioration in the security situation since the assassination of a high-ranking Indonesian intelligence officer last … Continue reading UN Experts Call Out ‘Shocking Abuses’ in Indonesia’s Papua Region
ABC News – By Catherine Graue on Pacific Beat Calls for the West Papua region to be granted independence continued … Continue reading Experts recommend military withdrawal from West Papua region
Makassar – Di Makassar, empat orang pemuda- tiga diantaranya mahasiswa- ditangkap dan diduga dipukuli aparat keamanan, pasca mengikuti acara panggung … Continue reading Lagi, polisi diduga intimidasi dan pukul peserta “Papua Darurat Kemanusiaan”.
There’s been condemnation from civil society of another series of mass arrests of West Papuans by Indonesian police. Two organisations … Continue reading Civil society condemns mass arrests of West Papuans
Vanuatu has raised the issue of a West Papuan and a Polish citizen charged with treason in Indonesia at the … Continue reading Vanuatu questions West Papua arrests at UN meeting
The Indonesian Government is grappling with a measles outbreak in the Papuan district of Asmat, where at least 65 children have … Continue reading Sensitivity as Indonesia grapples with a measles outbreak in Papua
By PMC Editor, September 29, 2017Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk West Papua has experienced a “significant aggravation” of the human rights … Continue reading Worse West Papua human rights, ‘shrinking space’, says new report
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