Cases

On 15 July 2024, Mr Herik Gombo died under suspicious circumstances during custody at the Merauke Police. Mr Gombo and his colleague had been detained following a motorcycle accident earlier that day

On 29 September 2024, the five students Mr Josan, Mr Ando, Mr Joshua, Mr Cela, and Mr Emigay, all members of the ‘West Papuan Student Solidarity’, were intimidated after registering a peaceful assembly to commemorate the Rome Agreement of 30 September 1962 in Nabire, Papua Tengah Province.

Police officers arrested two indigenous Papuans, Mr Ripe Kerebea and Mr Eli Koranue, in the town of Kenyam, Nduga Regency, Papua Pegunungan Province, on 17 August 2024.

On 3 August 2024, members of the Sentani Regional KNPB (West Papua National Committee) and local community groups were forcibly dispersed by members of the Jayapura District Police in Sentani Town, Jayapura Regency, Papua province

On 13 August 2024, Indonesian military forces reportedly raided the Silatuga Village of Sugapa District, Intan Jaya Regency, searching residential houses in the area.

On 14 August 2024, members of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) in the Dekai District, Yahukimo Regency, Papua Pegunungan Province, experienced acts of intimidation and unauthorized search by members of the 1715 Kodim (military district command) and Brimob (mobile brigade corps).

On 12 August 2024, Police members arrested four members of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) without showing a warrant at the Central Karang Market in Nabire, Papua Tangah Province.

On 16 August 2024, police officers detained two members of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) without providing a warrant during a peaceful rally commemorating the fifth anniversary of the 2019 Papua Uprising in Jayapura City, Papua Province.

On 29 August 2024, Indonesian military arbitrarily arrested two indigenous Papuans in Sugapa District, Intan Jaya Regency, West Papua.

On 24 August 2024, a 17-year-old Papuan, Justa Kobak, was brutally beaten by members of the Mobile Police Brigade Corps (Brimob) during a night patrol in Dekai, Yahukimo Regency. The unprovoked assault occurred as Justa was walking home, leaving him severely injured and in need of urgent medical attention. He was initially treated at Dekai General Hospital but later transferred to a hospital in Jayapura for advanced care due to the severity of his injuries.

Following her testimony at the 53rd session of the Permanent People’s Tribunal (PPT) in London, Papuan human rights defenders Ms Tineke Rumkabu and her family experienced a series of acts of intimidation.