A peaceful demonstration against the formation of new provinces in West Papua took place near the Internal Affairs Ministry in Jakarta on 11 March 2022. Police officers blocked the road to the ministry, forcefully dispersed the crowd and arrested 102 protesters. At least six among them were subjected to ill-treatment during the arrest. Except for a Papuan student named Mr Alfius Wenda, all protesters were released on the same day.
Detailed Case Data
Location: Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia
Region: Indonesia, Jakarta
Total number of victims: 102
#
Number of Victims
Name, Details
Gender
Age
Group Affiliation
Violations
1.
1
Ince
female
unknown
Activist
arbitrary detention, torture, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly
2.
1
Bob
male
unknown
Activist
arbitrary detention, torture, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly
3.
1
Samuel Purwaro
male
unknown
Activist
arbitrary detention, torture, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly
4.
1
Detris Murib
male
unknown
Activist
arbitrary detention, torture, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly
5.
1
Deten
male
unknown
Activist
arbitrary detention, torture, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly
6.
1
Gudel
male
unknown
Activist
arbitrary detention, torture, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly
7.
1
Alfius Wenda, student
male
unknown
Activist
arbitrary detention, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly
8.
95
unknown
unknown
unknown
Activist
arbitrary detention, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly
Perpetrator: Indonesian Police
Perpetrator details: unknown
Issues: security force violence, indigenous peoples