A Papuan student wrote the following article about Papua’s special autonomy. West Papua Blog thinks that an honest expression by native Papuan intellectual is very important for the government and … Continue Reading Improving Papua’s special autonomy
Against armed criminal groups Jakarta (ANTARA) – Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Coordinating Minister Mahfud MD urged the Indonesian police, military, and state intelligence body to take swift, firm, and … Continue Reading Military, police should act firmly against armed criminal groups
Handling of armed criminal groups Jakarta (ANTARA) – The government ensures that the handling of armed criminal groups (KKB) in Papua does not ignore human rights values since the implementation … Continue Reading Handling of Free West Papua armed group in Papua strictly measured, upholds human rights
Killings of two Papuan teachers Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA) – A human rights defender in Papua denounced the killings of two teachers in Beoga Sub-district, Puncak District, calling such assaults on … Continue Reading Killings of two Papuan teachers are inhuman: human rights defender
UN General Assembly Papua Author Shintaloka Pradita Sicca | Editor Shintaloka Pradita Sicca GENEVA, KOMPAS.com – Indonesia’s representative diplomat, Silvany Austin Pasaribu, drew attention at the UN General Assembly when … Continue Reading Indonesia at the UN General Assembly: Vanuatu Do not Intervene in Papua Affairs
7 Free West Papua Propaganda Many people in Oxford, UK and several cities in Australia like Melbourne, Sydney and Perth have misperceptions about Free West Papua, and how to understand … Continue Reading 7 Free West Papua Propaganda Debunked
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Chairman of the Papua Special Committee (Pansus) DPD-RI Filep Wamafma said that there are four main issues in Papua so that a dialogical approach that prioritizes equality … Continue Reading Papua Special Committee DPD: a dialogical approach to promoting equality in Papua is needed
Mama Yosepha Alomang or Mama Yosepha is from the Indonesian province of Papua, a famous Amungme tribe figure and activist who active in defending Papuan women’s right. She was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in … Continue Reading Mama Yosepha Alomang: Papuan women must defend human rights
West Papuan Lives Matter, Papuan Lives Matter Hashtag #blacklivesmatter has been gone viral in social media. social media have become a common way for political groups and social movements to … Continue Reading #PapuanLivesMatter: A Question of Honesty
I wrote this article on Injustice in West Papua around 8 years ago. I want to share my personal feeling while writing articles in my blog. My first impression is … Continue Reading Rectifying injustice in West Papua
Prosperous West Papua The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Anelay of St Johns) (Con) My Lords, we raise our concerns about West Papua on a regular basis. … Continue Reading President Joko Widodo has committed to a peaceful and prosperous West Papua and taken steps to improve the situation there.
Human rights commission Kupang, E Nusa Tenggara (ANTARA News) – The National Commission of Human Rights (Komnas HAM) will open a branch in West Papua Province. “We had discussed a … Continue Reading Human rights commission to open branch in West Papua
Self appointed Papuan rebel leader in exile Benny Wenda accuses everybody else from profiting from the alleged exploitation of the natural resources of the Indonesian provinces of West Papua and … Continue Reading Also Benny Wenda profits from Freeport unrest
What is the use of sending a big delegation to UN Rights Meeting in Geneva next March? For Papuan it is a real good gesture from Indonesian government to include … Continue Reading UN Rights Meeting
Good News from West Papua delivered worldwide by Amnesty International: 29 January 2009 A prominent human rights lawyer in Indonesia has been cleared of charges relating to a text message … Continue Reading Human rights lawyer cleared in Indonesia
What are the human rights responsibilities of corporations? Christine Bader, BP’s manager of policy development currently on secondment to the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for business & human rights, provides … Continue Reading Human rights: business responsibility