Komnas HAM has condemned the use of public facilities such as schools, district offices, and churches as security posts by the Indonesian military (TNI) and police in West Papua
Komnas HAM condemns the use of public facilities by Indonesian military in West Papua Read More »
Protests by Papuan students in the cities of Yogyakarta, Java Tengah Province, and Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan Province) were forcefully dispersed by police officers on 1 and 2 December 2024
On 1 November 2024, the Supreme Court of Indonesia rejected the cassation appeal filed by Mr Hendrikus Franky Woro, an environmental advocate and member of the indigenous Awyu tribe, regarding the environmental feasibility permit granted to PT Indo Asiana Lestari (IAL).
Supreme Court decision threatens Awyu Tribe’s customary forest Read More »
As of December 2024, more than 85,295 people in West Papua [1] remain internally displaced as a result of armed conflict between Indonesian security forces and the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB). Between October and December 2024, new internal displacements reportedly occurred in the regencies of Tambrauw and Pegunungan Bintang.
On 15 November 2024, thousands of Papuans went to the streets after the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) called for peaceful Papua-wide demonstrations against the central Government’s plan to relaunch the transmigration program, with West Papua being one of the target areas.
Military members are accused of involvement in a series of torture and extra-judicial killings of indigenous Papuans in the Intan Jaya Regency, West Papua
The Permanent People’s Tribunal Judgement on State and Environmental Violence in West Papua was presented on 1st October at the 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council.
Permanent People’s Tribunal Judgement on West Papua presented at UN side event in Geneva Read More »
Instead of pursuing legal justice for th ekilling of thre Papuan men in Puncak Jaya, the local government settled the case by paying a compensation payment of 7.5 billion rupiah (about € 1.569.500) from the communal budget.
On 24 September 2024, the Indonesian Supreme Court delivered a significant victory for civil liberties by upholding the acquittal of human rights activists Haris Azhar and Fatia Maulidiyanti.
On 21 September 2024, the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) released Captain Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a pilot from New Zealand, into the hands of former Nduga Regent, Mr Edison Gwijangge.
TPNPB releases NZ pilot after being captured for 19 months in Papuan highlands Read More »
Human Rights Watch publshed a new report about racial discrimination against indiegnous Papuans in Indonesia.
As of September 2024, more than 79,867 people in West Papua remain internally displaced as a result of armed conflict between Indonesian security forces and the West Papua National and armed resistance.
On 10 September 2024, the Wamena District Court acquitted Melianus Baye and Benny Elopore (see photos on top and below, source: Paham Papua), two minors who had been arrested in the regency of Yahukimo, Papua Pegunungan Province, on 22 February 2024.
Two Papuan minors alleged of involvement in aircraft shooting acquitted in court Read More »
On 10 September 2024, relatives and supporters conducted a peaceful protest in Dekai to raise awareness about the case and demand justice
Relatives demand justice for extra-judicial execution of Tobias Silak in Yahukimo Read More »
On 15 August 2024, 222 protesters were arrested and 41 injured as police dispersed the crowd with batons, teargas, and rubber ammunition in West Papua.
A contentious legal dispute has emerged in the Sorong Regency, Papua Barat Daya Province, involving PT Mancaraya Agro Mandiri (MAM), a subsidiary of the Manca Group, and the Indigenous Peoples Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN) Malamoi.
Silencing Indigenous Voices? PT MAM’s Subpoena Raises Human Rights Concerns in Sorong Read More »
The new Papua Special Autonomy Law (Otsus II) has been challenged again through a judicial review at the Indonesian Constitutional Court on 15 July 2024.
n this reflection, the characteristics of the social situation in Papua at the end of 2022 are being described. The current situation is the result of the ‘security approach strategy’ pattern that has been implemented by the Indonesian government for the past 3 ½ years.
Scientific article on the conflict in West Papua Read More »
he Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal (PPT), established in 1979 on the basis of the Universal Declaration of Peoples’ Rights, and in compliance with its Statute, has opened a procedure to investigate the environmental impacts of development in West Papua and the human rights violations linked to those practices.
On 25 June 2024, the internally displaced persons (IDPs) from the districts of Bibida and Paniai Timur were allowed to return home
IDPs from Bibida and Paniai Timur return home Read More »
