AWPA has written to the PNG Prime Minister asking that the West Papuan people who have been apprehended during Operation Sunset Merona along the PNG/West Papuan border not be handed ove

Jakarta – The people of Papua has several times expressed the attitude that, of Act No 21 of 2001 regarding Special Autonomy (Autonomy Act) for Papua Province has failed.

The Australian Greens have called for the Government to cut all military ties with Indonesia in response to light jail terms handed down yesterday to Indonesian soldiers who tortured tw

The West Papua Advocacy Team (WPAT), East and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) and TAPOL condemn the Indonesian government's failure to hold Indonesian military personnel responsible for

Amnesty International has criticised the trial and sentences handed to Indonesian soldiers who were filmed abusing Papuan prisoners.

The International Lawyers for West Papua (ILWP) wishes to remind the Indonesian government that special autonomy for West Papua (now divided into West Papua and Papua) is illegal under

UA: 7/11 Index: ASA 21/001/2011

The recently released cables by WikiLeaks in relation to West Papuan human rights confirm what NGOs have been telling their governments and the media for years – that it is the Indonesi

Dili/Brussels – The size of the policing contingent of the UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) should be sharply reduced to prepare for the peace operation's eventual

The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) and the West Papua Advocacy Team (WPAT) urge the Indonesian Government to respect the rights of and end the persecution of internation

AHRC-UAC-178-2010

Dear friends,

AHRC-STM-248-2010 – A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on the occasion of the Human Rights Day

The Australian Greens have criticised the Government for failing to take action in response to allegations an Indonesian unit supported by Australian authorities has used torture agains

Indonesia Human Rights Committee
Box 68-419
Auckland

IHRC has written to Minister of Foreign Affairs, Murray McCully, and to Minister of Defence Hon Wayne Mapp to urge them to act over the West Papua torture scandal, a high profile issue

AHRC-UAC-176-2010

Dear friends,

These two laws deny people's right to make their own decisions about who they meet and what they wear. The laws, and their selective enforcement, are an invitation to abuse.

Once again, the authorities are sitting on their hands rather than fulfilling their obligations and proactively identifying and prosecuting the soldiers responsible.

AI Index: PRE01/386/2010

AWPA is calling on Julia Gillard to raise the threat to human rights defenders in West Papua with President Yudhoyono.

Amnesty International today called on the Indonesian government to block discriminatory efforts to institute pregnancy and virginity tests for high school girls.

AHRC-OLT-014-2010

President Obama,
White House
Washington D.C.
USA

For the attention of President Barack Obama,

Freeport McMoRan copper and Gold should be closed down and the United States should be held responsible for crimes against humanity and against the environment in Papua.

ARM members coordinating relief efforts in one of the shelters

Indonesia has made some good progress over the last decade, but that doesn't mean President Obama should ignore other serious human rights problems.

The visit of United States President, Barack Hussein Obama in Indonesia must promote the problems of West Papua.

Indonesian laws need to be reformed to help overcome discriminatory practices

New York – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono should uphold freedom of religion in Indonesia and repudiate statements by his religious affairs minister calling for the banning of the Ah

AHRC-PRL-025-2010

Zely Ariane – If there was an easier way to struggle for their rights, the workers from the PT.

Jakarta/Sydney – Prime Minister Julia Gillard will be in Indonesia from 1st until 2nd November 2010 to meet the Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the Prime Minister will di

Prime Minister Gillard should demand that recent cases of torture by Indonesian security forces are credibly investigated, not swept under the carpet.

The Honorable Barack Obama
President of the United States
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

Dear Mr. President:

The Australian Prime Minister will visit Indonesia on the 1 and 2 November to d iscuss ways to further strengthen the bilateral relationship and increase cooperation across a number of

The grotesque torture shown in this video demands an immediate and credible investigation, not the whitewash of an internal military investigation.

AI Index: PRE01/350/2010

IHRC has sent an urgent fax communication to Minister of Foreign Affairs, Murray McCully, urging him to respond to the leaked video evidence of shocking torture in West Papua.

A new video shows the torture of helpless men in the Indonesian-ruled territory of West Papua.

19 October, 2010

The Right Hon. William Hague, MP
Foreign Secretary,
Foreign and Commonwealth Office,
King Charles Street,
London SW1A 1AA

The newly-formed union SPK-PPBI (Security Workers Union, aligned with the United Movement of Labour Indonesia) is calling for solidarity from unions and individuals.

AHRC-PRL-021-2010

Dear President Yudhoyono,

Indonesia's signing of the disappearances convention means it recognizes the seriousness of the crime and its obligation to investigate ongoing disappearances.

Tonight Ms.

AWPA (Sydney) has written to Prime Minister Julia Gillard urging that as Australia is one of the best resourced countries in the region we should offer assistance to the Indonesian Gove

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-162-2010

Dear friends,

In the past week, two local newspapers in Jayapura have published reports claiming that a number of countries have expressed their support for a referendum to be held in West Papua.

A joint press release from Indonesian rights groups for the 2010 Anniversary of the Indonesian military