AWPA has written to Foreign Minister Julie Bishop concerning the intimidation of West Papuan representatives from the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) and other activists who atten

[The following statement is from the Movement Against the Occupation of the Timor Sea, a civil society coalition which has organized a peaceful march and vigil in Dili today, across the street from

A protest action will take place this morning outside the Australian Embassy in Dili, East Timor, calling for the establishment of permanent maritime boundaries along the 'median line' half way bet

The Timor Sea Justice Campaign will hold a protest action in Melbourne at 12:30pm on Thursday 24 March outside the Department of Foreign Affairs in solidarity with a series of protests taking place

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-009-2016

Dear Friends,

Indonesia's President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is back in the United States for the US-ASEAN Summit Meeting near Palm Springs, CA.

Dear Friends,

New York – Local Indonesian authorities have banned the activities of the Ahmadiyah religious community in the town of Subang in West Java province, Human Rights Watch said today.

Today during a National Press Club Address, the Shadow Foreign Minister, Tanya Plibersek, outlined the Australian Labor Party's recently amended policy position regarding the Timor Sea dispute.

Reject overbroad proposed restrictions on citizenship and speech

[This statement was originally published by SEAPA on 5 February 2016.]

Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's first year in office produced a mixed record on human rights that lacked major initiatives to tackle the worst abuses, Human Rights Watch said

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) condemns the suicide bombing and explosion that took place in Sarinah shopping center, Jakarta, Indonesia on 14 January 2016.

New York – The Indonesian government should immediately intervene to protect members of the Ahmadiyah religious community from intimidation and threats of expulsion by local authorities on Bangka I

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAU-001-2016

Dear Friends,

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the Indonesian government's refusal to let French journalist Cyril Payen visit Indonesia following the documentary he made about West Papua, the Indonesian

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-003-2016

Dear Friends,

Dear everyone,

Today, celebrating international human rights day, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) expresses its concern about various forms of human rights violations still occurring in Indon

Below is the text of a letter faxed to Hon Murray McCully today.

The Australia West Papua Association congratulates the West Papuan people on the 54th anniversary of their National Day or National flag day.

Forty years ago on this day, East Timor first declared its independence.

Washington, D.C. – Freedom Now is pleased to announce that Papuan activist Filep Samuel Karma was released from prison today, four years before the end of his 15 year sentence.

Filep Karma spent more than a decade of his life in jail when he shouldn't even have been jailed for a day. It was an outrageous travesty of justice.

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), a Hong Kong-based regional human rights organization, urges the Drafting Committee of the Parliament of Indonesia to review the draft billon th

Jakarta – Indonesian authorities continue to restrict access by foreign journalists and rights monitors to Indonesia's easternmost provinces of Papua, raising serious concerns about the

In its latest report, the ICP brings together the research of 25 organisations and experts from in

Hon Malcolm Turnbull
Prime Minister
House of Representatives
PO Box 6022
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

10 November 2015

Dear Prime Minister,

October 2015 marked one year of Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Vice President Jusuf Kalla's administration, since being sworn into office on 20 October 2014.

Half a century ago in Indonesia, following the events of October 1 1965, 500,000 to one million people accused of being members or supporters of the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) w

Indonesia's freedom of expression and critical thinking are under attack.

Authorities in the Indonesian region of Aceh must immediately repeal a controversial new bylaw which imposes harsh flogging sentences for consensual sex in some instances and could make

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-130-2015

Dear Friends,

Washington, DC – United States President Barack Obama and Indonesian President Joko Widodo should address increasing threats to women's rights and religious freedom in Indonesia when th

Reporters Without Borders is very disappointed by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's performance as regards freedom of information and media freedom during his first year in office.

Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Time: 9am-12noon PST
Where: Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA 94043.

The ITUC has strongly criticised the decision of the Indonesian Government to change the minimum wage fixing system, eliminating any role for unions in the process.

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) today, commemorate the 40th anniversary of the killing of the Bal

Death row prisoners in Indonesia are routinely denied access to lawyers and are coerced into "confessions" through severe beatings, while foreign nationals facing the death penalty had

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-128-2015

Dear Friends,

The AWPA has written to Foreign Minister Julie Bishop concerning the crackdown on the peaceful rally on the 8 October and on other incidents of human rights abuses abuses in West Papua

The arrest of two women in Aceh for everyday behavior is an outrageous abuse of police power that should be considered a threat to all Indonesians.

The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) today urged the US Senate to act quickly and pass Sen.

AWPA condemns the shooting of two high school students in Timika on Monday the 28 September by the Indonesian security forces. The incident occurred around 19.30hrs.

Indonesian authorities are abandoning millions of victims and their family members who suffered through one of the worst mass killings in modern times, Amnesty International said on the

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the prosecution of British journalists Rebecca Prosser and Neil Bonner, who were arrested by the Indonesia navy in the Malacca Strait on 28 May

On 30 September 2015, Indonesia will mark the 50th anniversary of the 1965 mass human rights violations, a dark stain in the country's history.

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-115-2015

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Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-111-2015

Dear Friends,

RNZI reported that New Zealand's Foreign Minister Murray McCully said (in relation to a call by civil society organisations for a fact finding mission to West Papua) that: