Tag: human rights
20 people wounded in Indonesian police crackdown on Papua protest
Asia Pacific Report
At least 20 people were wounded when police used batons, water cannon and tear gas to disperse hundreds of people who joined...
New documentary, human rights report allege Indonesian atrocities in West Papua
By David Robie
A new documentary and human rights report have documented savage attacks in 2021 by Indonesian security forces on a remote West Papuan...
Ailing suspended Papuan governor Enembe now in detention cell after army hospital
SPECIAL REPORT: By Yamin Kogoya
An Indonesian court has held a hearing to consider whether the ailing suspended Papua Governor, Lukas Enembe, is well enough...
Wenda slams ‘grave abuses’ against Papuan activists at MSG demos
RNZ Pacific
A West Papua pro-independence leader says Indonesia is ramping up its repression of peaceful activists while people mobilise in favour of the...
Nuclear-free campaigners warn against AUKUS raising Pacific tensions
By David Robie
Advocates and defenders of a nuclear-free Pacific have condemned the AUKUS military pact and warned New Zealand that the agreement would make...
Jakarta’s rights commission criticised for ‘failure’ over NZ pilot hostage case
By Singgih Wiryono in Jakarta
Indonesia’s former National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) chairperson Ahmad Taufan Damanik says it is difficult to expect Komnas HAM...