Pengungkapan kebenaran dan permohonan maaf publik secara resmi sangat penting bagi penyelesaian kasus 1965/1966
Luhut PanjaitanMenteri Koordinator Bidang Politik, Hukum, dan KeamananJl. Medan Merdeka Barat No. 15Jakarta Pusat 10110 - Indonesia Yang Terhormat Bapak Menteri,PENGUNGKAPAN KEBENARAN DAN PERMOHONAN MAAF PUBLIK RESMI SANGAT PENTING BAGI PENYELESAIAN KASUS 1965/1966 Amnesty International, ETAN (East Timor and Indonesia Action Network), TAPOL, dan Watch Indonesia! menuliskan surat ini untuk mendesak Anda untuk mengambil langkah-langkah penting yang diperlukan untuk memastikan bahwa simposium nasional tentang Tragedi 1965, diselenggarakan di Jakarta pada 18 dan 19 April, berujung pada...
Truth seeking and formal apology is essential for 1965/1966 resolution
Luhut PanjaitanCoordinating Minister for Politics, Law and Security AffairsJl. Medan Merdeka Barat No. 15Jakarta Pusat 10110 - Indonesia Dear Minister,TRUTH-SEEKING AND FORMAL PUBLIC APOLOGY IS ESSENTIAL FOR 1965/1966 RESOLUTIONAmnesty International, ETAN (East Timor and Indonesia Action Network), TAPOL and Watch Indonesia! are writing to urge you to take the important steps necessary to ensure that the national symposium on the 1965 tragedy, held in Jakarta on 18 and 19 April, leads to justice, truth and reparation for victims.This initiative must be followed with a full investigation into...
Seruan Mendesak – Indonesia: Pembunuhan, penyiksaan, penangkapan massa, dan penggunaan kekuatan yang berlebihan terhadap orang-orang Papua dalam peringatan 1 Desember
Mr Maina KiaiPelapor Khusus PBB untuk Kebebasan Berumpul Mr David KayePelapor Khusus PBB untuk Kebebasan Berekspresi cc. Mr Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, Komisaris Tinggi PBB untuk Hak Asasi ManusiaMr Juan Mendez, Pelapor Khusus PBB untuk Penyiksaan yang kejam dan lainnya , merendahkan atau perlakuan tidak manusiawi atau hukuman Ms. Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Pelapor Khusus PBB untuk Orang-Orang Adat AsliMr. Christof Heyns, Pelapor Khusus PBB untuk Eksekusi di luar hukum, ringkasan atau sewenang-wenang Mr. Laurent Meillan, Wakil Ketua, Kantor Regional OHCHR untuk Asia...
Surat Pernyataan SKP-HAM Papua: Satu Tahun Pemerintahan Jokowi – JK, Menambah Deretan Luka Rakyat Papua
Surat Pernyataan: “Satu Tahun Pemerintahan Jokowi – JK, Menambah Deretan Luka Rakyat Papua”Satu tahun sudah pemerintahan Jokowi – JK berlangsung, namun tidak ada hal – hal yang signifikan terkait dengan penyelesaian masalah konflik yang terjadi di Papua, masih maraknya aksi – aksi kekerasan yang dilakukan oleh aparat TNI/PORI mulai dari masih dilakukannya pendekatan keamanan serta penggunaan senjata api yang berlebihan atau sekedar dijadikan alasan pembelaan, matinya demokrasi ruang – ruang kebebasan berekspresi, serta penangkapan dan penahanan sewenang – wenang masih terjadi dan terus...
Statement from SKP-HAM Papua: A Year under Jokowi – JK’s leadership, Increases the wounds of the Papuan People of Papua
“A Year under Jokowi – JK’s leadership, Increases the wounds of the Papuan People” A Year under Jokowi – JK’s (Jusuf Kalla) leadership has passed, yet there have been no significant developments related to the resolution of conflicts that occur in Papua. There are still numerous incidents of violence by the National Army and the National Police, with the use of the security approach as well as the excessive use of firearms under the pretence of ‘defence’. This destroys democratic space – the space for freedom of expression. Arbitrary arrests and detentions still occur and continue to take...
UA: Targeted killing of indigenous Papuan youth in Papua, Indonesia
Dear Mr Christof HeynsDear Ms Victoria Tauli-CorpuzRe: Targeted killing of indigenous Papuan youth in Papua, IndonesiaFranciscans International with the endorsement of 14 local, national and international NGOs would like to submit an urgent appeal case regarding the arbitrary execution on the September 28th, 2015, in Timika, Papua Provinces of Indonesia allegedly committed by members of the Indonesian Police Force. One student was shot dead and another student was wounded and is currently in a critical condition in the Regional Public Hospital in Mimika, Timika District, Papua Province. ...
Justice, Truth and Reparations for Victims of the Aceh Conflict, Ten Years On
Luhut PanjaitanCoordinating Minister for Politics, Law and Security AffairsCoordinating Ministry for Politics, Law and Security AffairsJl. Medan Merdeka Barat No. 15Jakarta Pusat 10110Indonesia 13 August 2015 Dear Coordinating MinisterJUSTICE, TRUTH AND REPARATIONS FOR VICTIMS OF THE ACEH CONFLICT, TEN YEARS ONOn 15 August 2015, the people of Aceh will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 2005 Helsinki Peace Agreement which was signed by the Indonesian government and the armed pro-independence movement, the Free Aceh Movement (Gerakan Aceh Merdeka, GAM) to end the 29 year conflict in...
UA: West Papuan Human Rights Defender under ongoing threat and intimidation by local Police
Mr. Michel Fors, Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders4 August 2015I am writing to you on behalf of TAPOL, a UK-based human rights organisation, regarding the ongoing threats faced by prominent human rights defender, Mr Theo Hesegem, in Jayawijaya, West Papua. Mr Theo Hesegem, is the head of the Advocacy Network for Upholding Law and Human Rights of Papua Central Highlands (Jaringan Advokasi Penegakan Hukum dan HAM Pegunungan Tengah Papua, JAPHAM) and the chair of the Coalition Team for Justice, Law and Human Rights of the Central Highlands of Papua (Tim...
Tolikara: A Love Letter for Humanity
A STATEMENT OF CONCERN FROM PAPUA DIVERSITY NETWORKS PAPUA Friday morning, 17 July 2015, when Muslims all around the world were celebrating the victory of Ramadhan, suddenly we were shocked by sad news regarding the violence suffered by the Muslim community who were performing Eid al-Fitr prayers in Karubaga, Tolikara Regency, Papua. Not surprisingly, our memory was brought back to tragic events of 15 years ago, when tensions in Ambon and Poso were simmering.Assisted by the media, from mainstream media to social media, this tragic news thundered and spread quickly, triggering the anger of...
Are Jokowi’s Papua moves merely savvy media stunts?
Dozens remain imprisoned and media access to Papua remains restrictedLondon, 14 May 2015 – In his visit to Papua last weekend, Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo granted clemency to five Papuan political prisoners and announced that foreign journalists were no longer restricted from entering Papua. While these are steps in the right direction, they must be followed with concrete policies to end the criminalisation of free speech, said UK-based human rights group TAPOL.“While we welcome these moves, they are totally meaningless if free speech is still brutally repressed in Papua. Jokowi’s first...
Statement calls on Jokowi for free and Open access to Papua
Dear Mr President,I am writing to you on behalf of TAPOL and the undersigned organisations, all of whom are deeply concerned about the absence of free and open access to the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua (henceforth: Papua) for international journalists, humanitarian organisations and human rights observers. The media blackout in Papua denies the Papuan people the right to have their voices heard and allows human rights violations such as killings, torture and arbitrary arrests to continue with impunity.For more than 50 years, access for foreign journalists seeking to report on...
Press Release: 12 Years After Wamena 4 April 2003
On 4 April 2003, a crime against humanity was committed which is known as the 'Bloody Wamena' incident. On that day, Papuan people in the vicinity were celebrating Easter. They were shocked when sweepings began against 25 kampungs in Wamena Town, Napua, Okilik, Walesi , Hoele, Pyramid, Tiom, Kwiyawage and several other kampungs nearby, Laurem, Wupaga, Negeyagin, Geneya, Mume and Timine. This occurred following an incident when the ammunitions dump of Kodim 1702 was attacked and ammunition was seized. The security forces responded by mobilising joint forces from the TNI (Army) and Polri (...
UPDATE: Cease criminal proceedings against Papuan lawyer Gustav Kawer
Dear ______, UPDATE: Cease criminal proceedings against Papuan lawyer Gustav Kawer The International Coalition for Papua (ICP) and TAPOL are writing to update you on the criminal investigation against Mr. Gustaf Kawer, a prominent Papuan human rights lawyer. Following the preliminary summons addressed to him last month and the formal summons addressed to him via his bar association, a second summons has now been issued, showing that police still have no intention of dropping the investigation. After receiving the formal summons via his bar association, Mr. Kawer relocated to avoid the...
Urgent Appeal: French journalists & indigenous leader at risk of prosecution in Papua
Dear friends,The International Coalition for Papua (ICP) is writing to inform you of an ongoing criminal investigation against two French journalists, Mr. Thomas Dandois and Ms. Valentine Bourrat in West Papua. The journalists are charged with articles concerning treason under the Penal Code and immigration crime under the Immigration Law. In addition to the journalist, the police hold an investigation against an indigenous leader in Lanny, Mr. Areki Wanimbo, whom the journalists met during their trip in West Papua. A human rights defender who has been seen with the journalists, Mr. Theo...
Papuan prisoner protest highlights Indonesia’s secret shame
Dozens of protestors today demanded the immediate release of political prisoners in West Papua at a peaceful rally outside Indonesia’s London Embassy organised by TAPOL, Survival International and Amnesty International UK. Similar rallies were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, the Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand.In West Papua at around 10:00 Eastern Indonesia time today, police fired shots at peaceful demonstrators demanding the release of prisoners, reportedly called the indigenous demonstrators ‘monkeys’ and made two arrests. Early reports indicate that the two detainees have been...
The Pacific/MSG Delegation Visit to Papua: Full of Contradictions
Port Numbay, 23 January 2014To Mr. Leader of Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) and Leader of FNLSK.On behalf of Indigenous Papuan Women and women victims of violence and human rights abuses in Papua, I felt obliged to write this field report findings to you so that you get a true statement.Thank you.Fientje Salomina JaranggaCc: To Leader of WPNCL. The Pacific/MSG Delegation Visit to Papua: Full of Contradictions(By: Fientje Salomina Jarangga). The delegation of foreign ministries from members of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) arrived at Sentani Airport, Jayapura at around 6am on 13...
Papua Customary Council: Indonesia must recognise forgotten genocide
As the representative and in the name of the indigenous people of Baliem La Pago, we would like to express our utmost gratitude to the Asian Commission on Human Rights in Hong Kong for reminding the world of the crimes committed by the State, which has long been kept secret.The massacre and indiscriminate killings perpetrated by the State took place in the indigenous territory of Balim in 1977-1978. The trauma of this crime has left a lasting impression for generations.The data produced by the Asian Human Rights Commission in Hong Kong is the most accurate and reliable as the accounts are...
Where is Aristoteles Masoka? Papuans call on UN to take action
Press release by Elsham Papua, IKOHI and TAPOLYesterday (25/9) a delegation of Papuan human rights defenders met with the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (UNWGEID) in Geneva to follow-up the case of Aristoteles Masoka, who disappeared on 10 November 2001. The disappearance of Aristotles Masoka was reported to the Working Group in 2004[1] and the UN body asked the Indonesian government for clarification on 2005. However, the government did not respond to the clarification request from the WGEID.Personal driver to Papuan leader, Theys Hiyo Eluay, Aristoteles...
Indonesia affirms restrictions on free expression in Papua to UN
Joint Press Release by Franciscans International, Human Rights and Peace for Papua (ICP), Imparsial, KontraS, Tapol and the West Papua Network(July 11, 2013, Geneva) On July 10 and 11, 2013 the UN Human Rights Committee reviewed the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, one of the most important human rights treaties Indonesia has ratified and has the obligation to implement to ensure protection of these rights in Indonesia.The Committee highlighted the ongoing violence in Papua and deplored the excessive use of force by the Indonesian security...
"Say Sorry for ‘65" campaign launches on TAPOL’s 40th anniversary
London - The 40th anniversary of the human rights organisation TAPOL is being marked today by the launch of Say Sorry for ’65, a campaign calling on President Yudhoyono to acknowledge the truth about the 1965 mass killings in Indonesia. The campaign launches at the opening-night screening of the multi award-winning film THE ACT OF KILLING at the Ritzy cinema in Brixton.The powerful documentary is having a major impact around the world and helping to raise awareness of the horrific crimes against humanity committed during General Suharto’s rise to power in 1965-66. Up to a million Indonesians...