The Democratic Alliance for Papua (AlDP) has conducted an investigation into the construction of a container port in Depapre, Jayapura Regency, Papua Province, as part of President Joko Widodo’s Sea Toll policy.
On 31 October 2023, investigators from the Jayapura Police in Papua Province took significant action by transferring Agus Kosay, Chairman of the West Papua National Coalition (KNPB), and Numbay Beny Murib, KNPB Secretary, to the Jayapura State Prosecutor’s Office.
The Indonesian government has announced its intention to designate the Merauke Food Estate in South Papua (Papua Selatan Province) as a Special Economic Zone (Kawasan Ekonomi Khusus (KEK)) to bolster food production and address potential food crises.
The meeting between Indonesian Vice President KH Ma’ruf Amin and a group of human rights defenders and Papuan businessmen in Papua on 10 October 2023, has drawn criticism for being one-sided and failing to address the root issues of human rights violations in the region.
The trial of the accused perpetrators of the attack in Kramongmongga District, Fakfak Regency, West Papua Province, is currently under preparation, with considerations for the trial to be held either in West Papua or in Makassar, South Sulawesi.
On 14 December 2022, a tragic incident occurred at Kilometer 2 Kepi in Mappi Regency, South Papua Province, where nine civilians fell victim to a shooting incident. Despite the passage of ten months, this incident has not received a thorough investigation from either the police or the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM).
Almost a year later the “bloody Mappi tragedy” still faces legal uncertainty Read More »
The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) is actively monitoring a series of cases that have unfolded in Idakebo village, North Kamuu district, Dogiyai Regency, Central Papua Province, on 13-14 July 2023.
Komnas HAM investigates series of human rights cases in Dogiyai Read More »
Former Papua Governor Lukas Enembe, who was recently sentenced to 8 years in prison for bribery and gratification charges, is facing a critical health condition that has prompted calls for his medical treatment in Singapore.
Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has received information from the Regent of Yahukimo, Papua, regarding reports of Yahukimo residents dying due to starvation. According to the Regent of Yahukimo, there have been no starvation-related deaths, but there is indeed a shortage of food in the region.
Food shortage in Yahukimo Regency – 17 people including eight children dead Read More »
The Indigenous Peoples Defence Association of the Archipelago (PPMAN) has taken legal action against the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) and President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).
Indonesian Indigenous Peoples Association files lawsuit against Parliament and President Read More »
HRM’s Papua Monitor Report for the third quarter of 2023 covers the events that happened from 1 July to 30 September 2023 in regard to the conflict situation and human rights violations in West Papua.
The Yahukimo Police are investigating the rape and murder of two Papuan women in a garden area near the Kampung Baru, Dekai District, Papua Pegunungan Province, on 11 October 2023. Both women belonged to an indigenous community of more than 500 people from the Kali Bonto Estuary, Dekai.
In May 2023, the police issued a Letter of Investigation Termination (SP3) for the case. The investigation did not bring any notable results. The perpetrator and the motive behind the attack remain unclear.
Investigation into bomb attack against Papuan journalist Victor Mambor officially closed Read More »
Five police officers have been sentenced to six months in prison for ill-treating and extorting Mr Ahmad Widodo in the town of Manokwar, Papua Barat Province.
Police officers accused of torture sentenced to six months in Manokwari Read More »
According to data compiled by human rights defenders in various regencies across West Papua, as of September 2023, a total of 76,228 people, most of them indigenous Papuans, remain internally displaced because of the armed conflict.
Indonesia is a multiparty democracy. In 2019 Joko Widodo (popularly known as Jokowi) won a second five-year term as president. Voters also elected new members of the House of Representatives and the Regional Representative Council, as well as provincial and local legislatures. Domestic and international observers deemed the elections to be free and fair.
US Govt releases new report on human rights situation in Indonesia in 2022 Read More »
The Papuan human rights defender and international spokesperson of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB), Mr Victor Yeimo, was released from the correctional facility in Abepura, Jayapura City, on 23 September 2023 after serving a sentence of one year
Victor Yeimo released from prison: thousands gather in Jayapura for gratitude worship Read More »
Security force personnel reportedly killed five suspects during two separate raids in the Kramongmongga District, Fakfak Regency, on 31 August and 9 September 2023
The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) has faced criticism for failing responsiveness in investigating allegations of human rights violations in the Dogiyai Regency, Papua Tengah Province.
NGOs in West Papua criticise Komnas HAM for lack of responsiveness Read More »
Three USTJ students were released from the Abepura Correctional Facility in Jayapura, Papua, on 7 September 2023 after serving a treason sentence of ten months imprisonment.
Trial update: Three USTJ students released from correctional facility Read More »
