Urgent Action by ELSHAM Papua
URGENT ACTION
No.15/DIR-ELSHAM/UA/XI/2021
To
Marsekal TNI Hadi Tjahjanto
Panglima Tentara Nasional Indonesia
Mabes TNI Cilangkap Jakarta Timur 13870
Indonesia
Dear Chief Marsekal TNI Hadi Tjahjanto,
TPNPB
The Indonesian military and counter-terrorism: new business, same old ways
From the early 2000s, terrorism in Indonesia was regarded as a matter of ‘security and order’, and dealt with by the police and its militarized anti-terror unit, Densus 88. However, in 2018, legislation was amended which marked a shift in that the Indonesian military was again given a key role in countering terrorism. In 2021, this legal provision was brought into play as the main West Papuan armed resistance, the TPNPB was designated as a ‘terrorist’ organisation by the Government.
The Free Papua Organisation is Not a Terrorist Group
(London, 31 March 2021) TAPOL strongly denounces the proposal put forward by the Indonesian National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT/Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Terorisme) to categorise the Free Papua Organisation (OPM/Organisasi Papua Merdeka) as a terrorist organisation. Such a move will lead to more serious human rights abuses in West Papua.
Press Release Human Rights Solidarity for Nduga: Stop the Joint Operation in Nduga Regency, Papua Province
Facts Regarding the Joint Apparatus Operations
LP3BH calls on President Jokowi to immediately deal with conflict in West Papua
Yan Christian Warinussy, Executive-Director of LP3BH Manokwari, has called on President Jokowi to immediately take action with regard to the conflict now underway in the region of Tembagapura, West Papua.
LP3BH calls on President Jokowi to immediately deal with conflict in West Papua
As yet, there has been no response from the President to reports about an armed