There was a significant increase in the intensity of the conflicts and violence in Papua between August 2011 and December 2012.

AWPA has written to Sen Bob Carr concerning the killing and arrest of members of the KNPB. Letter below.

Joe Collins
04077 857 97

The Australian Greens today called for Foreign Minister, Senator Bob Carr, to explain what Australia is doing to help put an end to violence and human rights abuses in West Papua.

[The following is a speech by ETAN's Chris Lundry at a Freeport protest in Phoenix, AZ, on December 14, 2012.]

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-201-2012

Dear friends,

AHRC-STM-256-2012

[A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on the occasion of the Human Rights Day 2012.]

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-197-2012

Dear friends,

UA: 336/12 Index: ASA 21/043/2012

AI Index: ASA 21/042/2012

Under the authoritarian rule of Suharto and during the transition period, Indonesia has experienced a range of conflicts marked by serious human rights violations.

Index: ASA 57/007/2012

The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) urged the United Nations, the US, and other governments to fulfill outstanding promises of justice for the many victims of Indonesia's

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-193-2012

Dear friends,

La'o Hamutuk recently gave the letter below to the UN Security Council, which is preparing for its final debate on Timor-Leste on 12 November; a PDF with footnotes can be downloaded fro

A demonstration by Survival International and dozens of human rights protesters has marred the start of Indonesia's first state visit to London in 33 years.

London – The State Visit to the UK of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has been beset by protests against his government's human rights abuses in West Papua, Aceh and the M

President's visit prompts fresh concerns about arms sales and training of anti-terror police.

AWPA has called on the Minister for Foreign Affairs Bob Carr to urgently raise concerns about the crackdown on peaceful activists in West Papua. Letter below.

Demonstrations planned for Wednesday, 31 October 2012

Index: ASA 21/041/2012

Dr Richard Di Natale
Greens Senator for Victoria

The Australian Greens have expressed serious concern about reports of further violence in West Papua.

London, UK – A week before Indonesia's president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's visit to the UK, Parliamentarians, Peers and civil society organisations gathered at the Houses of Parliament

The Commonwealth Attorney-General should push for a full, independent and public investigation into the alleged involvement of an Indonesian counter-terrorism unit in human rights abuse

Jakarta – Police today attacked a journalist covering a rally organised by the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) in Manokwari in West Papua.

Please share the following video footage via social media and please put pressure on the Indonesian government to withdraw all armed forces from West Papua:

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-185-2012

Dear friends,

London – A week after Indonesia's president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's visit to the UK, parliamentarians from around the world and local civil society organizations will gather at Westm

Reporters Without Borders deplores the beating that six journalists received from air force personnel when they tried to cover the crash of an air force fighter jet yesterday in Riau pr

Papuan political activists and human rights defenders are living in increasing fear as a result of an intensifying crackdown by Indonesian police, military and intelligence officers aga

AHRC-OLT-016-2012

A Joint Statement by KontraS, LBH Masyarakat, LeIP, YLBHI, Imparsial, LBH Jakarta, Mappi and the Asian Human Rights Commission

An Oral Statement to the 21st Session of the UN Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organization in general consultative status

Dear Friends of West Papua,

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is disturbed with the recent rejection of the Indonesian government to the findings by the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) claimin

To: The Australian Ambassador in The Netherlands.
His Excellency Mr. Neil Mules.
C/- Australian Embassy
Carnegielaan 4
2517 KH The Hague.

Dear friends,

Further information on UA: 109/12. Index: ASA 21/040/2012

IHRC is delighted that the NZ Superannuation Fund has decided to pull its investments from the Freeport McMoran mining giant.

UA: 273/12 Index: ASA 21/039/2012

Oral statement under item 6

AI Index: ASA 21/037/2012

Index: ASA 21/036/2012

AHRC-STM-182-2012

AHRC-STM-175-2012

Index: ASA 21/035/2012

The Australian Greens have today questioned the mixed messages the Australian Government is sending Indonesia about human rights in West Papua.

Brig. Gen. Tito Karnavian, of Densus 88 is to become the head of police in West Papua.

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 commit the United States to support justice

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-164-2012

Dear friends,

5 September 2012

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