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98 international and Pacific non-governmental organisations, academics, politicians and individuals have written to the leaders of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG), welcoming their leadership on the West Papua issue and adding their wholehearted support for the application of West Papua to join the MSG.
A delegation of Papuan human rights defenders this week met the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances in Geneva to follow up the case of Aristotelses Masoka. Mr Masoka has not been seen since the murder on 10 November 2001 of Papuan leader Theys Eluay for whom he was working as a driver. The Indonesian government has previously failed to respond to a request from the Working Group for information about the case.
The EU's Foreign Affairs Chief, Catherine Ashton, has expressed concern about the excessive use of force by security forces in West Papua and restrictions on access to the territory. Ms Ashton, was responding to a Parliamentary Question by Liberal Democrat MEP, Fiona Hall, which cited TAPOL’s report, 'No Political Prisoners?' and asked what action the EU intended to take to curb political arrests and support freedom of speech in West Papua.
Members of the House of Lords held a debate on West Papua on 24 July. They raised serious concerns about the human rights situation and called on the British government to take a stronger stand on issues such as the targeting of political activists, freedom of expression and access by foreign journalists and NGOs.
A year ago today, Indonesia’s National Commission on Human Rights published a landmark report on the 1965/66 mass killings. It found evidence of crimes against humanity, but none of its recommendations been acted upon. On the back of the heightened attention to the kilings generated by the award-winning film, THE ACT OF KILLING, TAPOL's Carmel Budiardjo reflects on what happened and who was to blame.
Jakarta-based Papua solidarity group NAPAS announces a solidarity action to highlight the continued silence over the Wamena and Wasior cases of gross human rights violations, which have never been resolved. Join them and show your support!