What about West Papua? It’s our Ukraine
04 March 2022, AMICHAEL KABUNI | Academia Nomad PORT MORESBY – It took less than a week for the world to … Continue reading What about West Papua? It’s our Ukraine
Tag: Human Rights Violations
UN Experts Call Out ‘Shocking Abuses’ in Indonesia’s Papua Region
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
Indonesia dismisses UN experts’ call to probe alleged abuses in Papua
Reuters Jakarta ● Wed, March 2, 2022 Indonesian has dismissed a call by United Nations human rights experts for independent investigations … Continue reading Indonesia dismisses UN experts’ call to probe alleged abuses in Papua
Ukraine’s war with Russia has been making world headlines — so why isn’t the conflict in West Papua?
International media has been facing scrutiny from indigenous groups in the Pacific, for the way it has been covering the … Continue reading Ukraine’s war with Russia has been making world headlines — so why isn’t the conflict in West Papua?
Indonesia: UN experts sound alarm on serious Papua abuses, call for urgent aid
GENEVA (1 March 2022) – UN human rights experts* today expressed serious concerns about the deteriorating human rights situation in … Continue reading Indonesia: UN experts sound alarm on serious Papua abuses, call for urgent aid
Punishment persists for Polish political prisoner in Papua
12:23 pm on 9 December 2021, RNZ Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific Journalist – johnny.blades@rnz.co.nz A Polish man imprisoned by an … Continue reading Punishment persists for Polish political prisoner in Papua
West Papua: Forgotten Pacific Nation threatened with genocide
Countries have done little to stop Indonesia’s decades-long war against the people of West Papua, which also exploits the region’s … Continue reading West Papua: Forgotten Pacific Nation threatened with genocide
Indonesia accused of burning down school and hospital in West Papua
INDONESIAN armed forces were accused of burning down a school and a hospital during military operations in the West Papuan … Continue reading Indonesia accused of burning down school and hospital in West Papua
African, Caribbean and Pacific seek UN Rights access to Papua
A major bloc of African, Caribbean and Pacific countries has written to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights … Continue reading African, Caribbean and Pacific seek UN Rights access to Papua
Inquiry needed into Australia’s silence on West Papuan massacre, human rights groups say
Revelations that Australia knew about atrocities by Indonesian military but did nothing are ‘deeply disturbing’, Human Rights Watch says Human … Continue reading Inquiry needed into Australia’s silence on West Papuan massacre, human rights groups say
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