Ezra Sihite – A trip to Turkey and Denmark by members of the House of Representatives' Legislative Council to determine whether or not to change…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The Yogyakarta Police have been reported to the Indonesian Ombudsman (ORI) for their slow handling of the attack by…

Matthew Lee, Dili, East Timor – US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton praised East Timor on Thursday for holding fair elections this year,…

Andrew Quinn, Dili – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a short visit to East Timor on Thursday, throwing her considerable diplomatic…

Jakarta – A graft watchdog warned on Tuesday that the country's corruption court could face credibility issues, as at least 84 judges in 14 courts…

5 September 2012

Ms. Hillary Rodman Clinton
United States Secretary of State
Your Excellency,

La'o Hamutuk is a civil society…

On the eve of her visit to Timor-Leste, the East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) urged Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to…

Ezra Sihite, Febriamy Hutapea & Ismira Lutfia – Officials and rights activists have lashed out at National Police Chief Gen. Timur Pradopo for…

Jakarta – As many parts of the world face growing threats against religious tolerance from radical Muslims, the role of moderate Muslims is much…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – There have been more calls to reject the idea of relocating Shiites from their homes in Sampang, Madura, East…

Sue Ingram – On 8 August 2012 the Fifth Constitutional Government of Timor-Leste, formed following Parliamentary elections on 7 July and led by…

Richard Di Natale – Severe abuses of human and democratic rights continue in West Papua as the indigenous population struggles for the right to…

Hundreds of Indonesians are on the brink of being driven permanently from their homes by fellow citizens, sharing the fate of thousands before…

Aceh's Shariah Police continued their crackdown on punks on Tuesday, arresting five youths in a raid on an internet cafe in the…

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-164-2012

Dear friends,

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding…

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Monday on Indonesia to pursue dialogue and ensure autonomy for restive Papua but made it clear that…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The House of Representatives Commission I overseeing defense has established a working committee to…

Michael Bachelard, Indonesia – Hillary Clinton has defended the Obama administration's decision to provide air-to-surface missiles to the…

Farouk Arnaz – Six out of 25 members of the Free Papua Organization (OPM) who were arrested in a series of raids on Sunday and Monday…

Made Arya Kencana, Denpasar – Around 500 pregnant women are infected with HIV in Bali each year, the Bali branch of AIDS Prevention Commission has…

Jayapura – One of the leaders of the OPM, Danny Kogoya along with seven others were arrested on Sunday just before midnight, in a hotel in Entrop…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Hong Kong – Female migrant workers took to the streets of Hong Kong late last week to stage a protest in front of the…

Jakarta – Graft convict Nunun Nurbaeti testified at the trial of former central bank senior deputy governor Miranda S. Goeltom on Monday that the…

Iman Mahditama, Jakarta – National Police chief Gen. Timur Pradopo dismissed Insp. Gen. Djoko Susilo from his position as head of the National…

Deputy governor candidate Nachrowi Ramli urged voters to look on the bright side of Jakarta's choking traffic jams – congested roads mean that…

Jakarta – The National Police revealed on Monday that the terrorists who were arrested in Surakarta (Solo), Central Java, were motivated by…

Ezra Sihite – National Police Chief General Timur Pradopo's proposal to relocate a Shiite community that has sought shelter following an attack in…

Multa Fidrus, Tangerang – An airline employee at a ticket counter at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport reported a military officer to the…

An Indonesian army officer was allegedly paid about $A80,000 for his part in sending six asylum seeker boats to Australia, including one that sank…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Living up to its reputation as one of the government's least honest ministries, the Religious Affairs Ministry has…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – Papua Police on Sunday arrested 22 members of the Free Papua Organization (OPM), including its prominent leader Daniel…

Farouk Arnaz – The former head of Indonesia's elite anti-terrorism unit is set to become the new Papua Police chief, according to a copy of the…

A sociologist has proposed that the Ministry of Religious Affairs should issue certifications for Muslim clerics – also known as ulema – in order…

Jakarta – A human rights watchdog has called on the United States' Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to support the release of all Indonesian…

Indra Harsaputra and Apriadi Gunawan, Sampang/Medan/Jakarta – The Constitution guarantees all citizens the right to choose their place to live,…

Jakarta – The United States' Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should raise concerns about the safety of religious minorities with the Indonesia…

Indonesia has made progress in rebuilding its economy and strengthening democracy, but ethnic minorities in Papua and the Moluccas are still…

Robertus Wardi – Since being forced to leave the party, Yogyakarta's Sultan Hamengkubuwono X is now in a better position to "be approached by…

Australia categorically rejected Papuan independence Sunday saying it could not lead to a viable nation and would "completely rupture" ties with…

The two teenagers killed in a police shootout in Solo, Central Java, on Friday are part of new terrorist group targeting police for cracking down…

West Papua Advocacy Team
c/o PO Box 21873
Brooklyn, NY 11202-1873
wpat@igc.org
+1- 575-648-2078

The Honorable Hillary Rodham…

Ismira Lutfia – Four A-29 Super Tucano fighter planes arrived at East Jakarta's Halim Perdanakusuma Base on Saturday in the first wave of new "…

Ismira Lutfia & Ezra Sihite – Following an investigative report from Australian media alleging that the country's counterterrorism unit…

SP/Robertus Wardi & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The Golkar Party on Friday became the first major party to register with the General Elections…

Jakarta – Political parties are facilitating corruption in the country, with most politicians practicing money politics to get themselves elected…

Asvi Warman Adam, Jakarta – The recent publication of "The 1965-1966 Indonesian Killings Revisited" seminar results in Singapore in 2009, entitled…

Peter Alford, Jakarta – There was a characteristic absence in President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's response to Indonesia's latest outburst of…

Indra Harsaputra, Jakarta – The government's plan to relocate the Shia community from their homes in Sampang, Madura, East Java, has been rejected…

Jakarta – The National Police appear to have once again obstructed the investigation into the vehicle simulators graft case when a number of…

Jakarta – A survey has revealed that more than half of its respondents have no inclination toward or bond with the political parties that they…