he World Council of Churches and Franciscans International, together with several partner organisations, convened a side event during the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council on 22 September, examining conditions one year into Indonesia’s current administration.
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The World Council of Churches will host a UN Human Rights Council side event, “Human Rights in Indonesia—One Year into the New Administration,” to be held in Geneva on 22 September.
In the early hours of 7 August 2025, Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) reportedly raided the Oholumu Village, Mewoluk District, Puncak Jaya Regency, resulting in the burning of civilian homes, the destruction of church facilities, and the shooting of a 13-year-old girl named Y. W.
Military operation in Puncak Jaya leaves 13-year-old girl wounded and village in ruins Read More »
On 10 August 2025, police officers from the Teluk Bintuni Police Department arbitrarily arrested two young women, Mrs Aksimina Muuk,20, and Mrs Derina Mosoum, 20, at Bintuni Bay Port, Papua Barat Province, along with a five-month-old infant and a five-year-old boy, Wene Husage.
Two mothers and two children arbitrarily arrested at Bintuni Bay Port Read More »
Between April and July 2025, Papuan students studying in Indonesian cities have faced an alarming escalation of coordinated intimidation campaigns across Gorontalo, Surabaya, and Yogyakarta.
The humanitarian crisis in West Papua continues. As of mid-August 2025, more than 100,313 people in West Papua remain internally displaced as a result of armed conflict between Indonesian security forces and the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB).
IDP update August‘25: Humanitarian crisis amidst ongoing military operations Read More »
President Prabowo Subianto’s decision to grant amnesty to six political prisoners from West Papua and Maluku ahead of Indonesia’s 80th Independence Day has drawn mixed reactions from human rights organisations, with advocates welcoming the releases while questioning the limited scope and timing of the presidential pardons.
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On 10 August 2025, Indonesian security forces opened fire on a group of indigenous Papuans, predominantly children, without prior warning in the Moanemani Airport area of Kamu District, Dogiyai Regency, Central Papua Province.
Security forces kill 14-year-old and injure two other minors in Dogiyai Read More »
This 10-page document outlines cases and developments, including human rights violations and their patterns, the escalation of armed conflict and its impact on civilians, significant political shifts in Indonesia affecting
Amnesty International Indonesia released a troubling report on 14 July 2025, documenting attacks against at least 104 human rights defenders across 54 separate cases during the first six months of the year.
On 17 July 2025, members of the Indonesian security forces, including the Beoga Police Chief and personnel from the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI), were captured on video engaging in the illegal collection of community funds from village heads in Beoga District, Puncak Regency, Central Papua Province
Security members recorded pressuring indigenous community in Beoga to pay social funds Read More »
On 3 July 2025, the Military Court III-19 Jayapura found Navy Officer Agung Suyono guilty (see photo on top: source: Suara Papua) of murdering Mrs Kesya Irene Yola Lestaluhu at the Saoka Beach, Sorong, Papua Barat Daya Province on 12 January 2025.
Navy officer sentenced to 20 years for murdering woman in Sorong Read More »
Indonesia is added to CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist amid widespread state intimidation, legal manipulation, and violent crackdowns on dissent, pushing civic space to a precarious point.
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Groundbreaking satellite data analysis and interactive mapping tools have revealed the unprecedented scale of deforestation and ecosystem destruction across West Papua, with the National Strategic Projects driving 24% of the forest loss in 2024
ndonesia’s parliament is fast-tracking controversial revisions to the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP) that civil society groups warn will strengthen state repression, legitimize arbitrary detention, and fundamentally undermine citizens’ rights in the criminal justice system. On 9 -10 July 2025, the Indonesian House of Representatives’ Commission III completed discussions on 1,676 problematic provisions of the Draft Criminal Procedure Code (RUU KUHAP) in just two days, drawing fierce criticism from legal experts, human rights organizations, and student groups who denounce the rushed process as reckless and anti-democratic.
On 26 July 2025, police officers arbitrarily detained Mr Stevanus Silak, Mr Eben Sobolim, and Mr Ami Sobolim at Nop Goliat Airport in Dekai, Yahukimo, Papua highland Province.
Police officers arbitrarily detain three Papuans at Dekai Airport, Yahukimo Read More »
Healthcare in West Papua remains in a state of structural emergency, marked by institutional decay, corruption, and impunity.
Allegations of corruption and systemic neglect undermine healthcare in West Papua Read More »
On the evening of 17 July 2025, members of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) reportedly tortured and executed Mr Obert Mirip, an 18-year-old student, inside the Titigi Military Post, Sugapa District, Intan Jaya Regency, Papua Tengah Province
On 6 July 2025, a 25-year-old Papuan Villager, Mr Yemau Kiwak Magai, was reportedly executed by security force members in Gilini Village, Omukia District, Puncak Regency, Papua Tengah Province.
A new documentary reveals the devastating impact of Indonesia’s National Strategic Project (PSN) in Merauke, Papua Selatan Province, exposing how large-scale agricultural expansion under the guise of national food security results in the systematic violation of indigenous rights and environmental degradation.
