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Bahasa IndonesiaDozens of protestors today demanded the immediate release of political prisoners in West Papua at a peaceful rally outside Indonesia’s London Embassy, while similar rallies were held in Scotland, the Netherlands, West Papua, Australia and New Zealand.
Press Releases
15 Oct 2013
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.
26 Sep 2013
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.
11 Jul 2013
TAPOL highlights freedom of expression in West Papua at UN Human Rights Committee's review of Indonesia, but Government asserts the right is not absolute.
28 Jun 2013
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.
4 Jun 2013
The Indonesian government must respond to a statement made by the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression at the UN Human Rights Council on 3 June asking the government to agree the programme for his official visit.