On 5 May 2023, Five Special Procedures of the United Nations Human Rights Council wrote to the Indonesian government regarding cases of violence including extrajudicial killings in West Papua. We …
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LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA NUMBER 2 YEAR 2021 ON SECOND AMENDMENT TO LAW NUMBER 21 YEAR 2001 ON SPECIAL AUTONOMY FOR PAPUA PROVINCE BY THE GRACE OF …
This is a comprehensive compilation of recommendations and observations made by international mechanisms of the United Nations, the European Union and other bodies regarding the conflict and human rights situation …
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On 14 November 2022, the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) published in a press release the success of a joint humanitarian pause in certain areas of Papua. The …
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CAT provides a definition of torture and prohibits and form of it. The treaty prescribes the measures states have to undertake to ensure accountability of perpetrators.
The ICESCR is one of the two main international human rights treaties. It establishes the rights of all people in the domain of economics, society and culture such as the right to education or adequate health care.
As one of the two main international human rights treaties the ICCPR establishes the rights and freedoms for civil and political engagement such as the freedom of expression and assembly, prohibition of torture, extra-judicial killings or discrimination based on colour, sex or social origin.
