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November 19, 2017

Asia Pacific Report - November 19, 2017

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has relinquished control over nine tracts of forest to the indigenous communities that have lived there for generations, President Joko "Jokowi" W

October 16, 2017

Asia Pacific Report - October 16, 2017

Dames Alexander Sinaga, Jakarta – A civil society group has urged the Indonesian government to revoke a presidential decree on the indigenous resettlement schemes in forest areas, which was issued

October 12, 2017

Jakarta Globe - October 12, 2017

Jakarta – A civil society group on Wednesday (11/10) urged the government to revoke a presidential decree on the resettlement schemes in forest areas, which was issued about a month ago.

September 28, 2017

Jakarta Post - September 28, 2017

N.Adri, Balikpapan, East Kalimantan – Local leaders attending the Governors' Climate and Forest Task Force (GCF) Forum in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, have agreed to protect the rights of indigenou

August 31, 2017

Philippine Daily Inquirer - August 31, 2017

Jerome Aning – As a young man, Abdon Nabadan loved nature-tripping – climbing mountains and trekking forests.

August 21, 2017

Asian Human Rights Commission Statement - August 21, 2017

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) condemns the unlawful deprivation of liberty of Papuans which has occurred frequently of late.

July 5, 2017

UCA News - July 5, 2017

Benny Mawel, Jayapura – A Papuan bishop has warned people that selling their land for money risks not only their future but also their cultural identity.

June 16, 2017

Agence France Presse - June 16, 2017

Kiki Siregar, Batang Hari, Jambi – Indonesian tribesman Muhammad Yusuf believes his conversion from animism to Islam in a government-supported program will eventually make his life easier.

June 14, 2017

Asian Human Rights Commission Urgent Appeal - June 14, 2017

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-055-2017

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March 20, 2017

Nikkei Asia Review - March 20, 2017

Peter Guest, Tangung Gusta, Indonesia – The image of Indonesian President Joko Widodo still gazes out from billboards along the dirt road that leads from the North Sumatran capital of Medan to Tanj

March 19, 2017

Jakarta Post - March 19, 2017

Apriadi Gunawan, Tanjung Gusta, North Sumatra – Participants of the fifth congress of the Indigenous People's Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN) on Saturday evaluated President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo

March 14, 2017

Eco-Business - March 14, 2017

Vaidehi Shah – West Papua's government has handed over more than 3,000 hectares of forest to indigenous communities, who say they intend to keep big agribusiness out, and instead harvest forest pro

January 10, 2017

UCA News - January 10, 2017

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – Indigenous communities in Indonesia have lauded a decision by President Joko Widodo granting nine indigenous groups thousands of hectares of customary land.

December 15, 2016

Awas MIFEE - December 15, 2016

A conference of indigenous Papuans affected by the forestry, plantation and mining industries was held in Sorong on 2nd and 3rd December 2014, a follow-up to a similar conference held in Waena, Jay

December 6, 2016

Jakarta Post - December 6, 2016

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Four indigenous communities from Jambi, South Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi and Banten are demanding that the government fulfill its pledge to grant custody of customary forests

December 2, 2016

New York Times - December 2, 2016

Jon Emont and Sergey Ponomarev, Dorougok, Indonesia – The older man wore just a loincloth, revealing taut muscles and leathery skin from decades of living deep in the rain forest.

November 14, 2016

Asian Human Rights Commission Urgent Appeal - November 14, 2016

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-144-2016

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October 28, 2016

Jakarta Post - October 28, 2016

Jakarta – The Constitutional Court declared on Thursday that several provisions within the 2014 Plantation Law were conditionally unconstitutional, as they did not provide legal certainty to farmer

October 1, 2016

Jakarta Post - October 1, 2016

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Tribal communities in Papua will finally have representatives at the regional legislative council, known as DPR Papua, following the nomination of 14 individuals by a

August 20, 2016

Jakarta Post - August 20, 2016

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – For decades, indigenous people have been denied their rights to manage their own lands by the government.

July 20, 2016

Asian Human Rights Commission Statement - July 20, 2016

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) condemns racism, insults and assaults against indigenous Papuan students in the Papuan students dormitory at the Kamasan I Jalan Kusumanegara, Yogyakarta pr

June 24, 2016

Jakarta Globe - June 24, 2016

Yeremia Sukoyo, Jakarta – Minister of Land and Spatial Planning Ferry Mursyidan Baldan has declared the government's recognition of communal rights of nine indigenous communities in Papua.

May 31, 2016

Jakarta Post - May 31, 2016

Jakarta – Several NGOs visited the Constitutional Court on Monday to demand the implementation of a court decree that recognized the rights of indigenous people to customary forests.

April 8, 2016

Asian Human Rights Commission Statement - April 8, 2016

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) condemns the forced dispersal of peaceful protesters and their illegal arrest in Kampung Bhintuka-SP13 field in Mimika, Timika district, Papua on Tuesday, 5

March 26, 2016

March 17, 2016

Jakarta Post - March 17, 2016

Tama Salim and Margareth S.

December 3, 2015

Tabloid JUBI - December 3, 2015

Victor Mambor, Jayapura, Jubi/Asia New Zealand Foundation – Assisted by an Asia New Zealand Foundation media travel grant, Mauri Television's Native Affairs producer and cameraman Adria

October 29, 2015

Reuters - October 29, 2015

Aceh Singkil – When a mob of Muslims swooped on a little church deep in rural Aceh in Indonesia this month, the local police were nowhere to be seen, although they had received warnings of a possib

October 14, 2015

Asian Human Rights Commission Urgent Appeal - October 14, 2015

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-128-2015

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May 29, 2014

May 23, 2014

Jakarta Globe - May 23, 2014

Vita A.D.

Jakarta Globe - May 23, 2014

Jakarta – The Alliance of the Indigenous Peoples of the Archipelago (AMAN) on Friday officially announced that it would back Joko Widodo and Jusuf Kalla for the country's top posts, mar

May 16, 2014

December 4, 2013

IRIN News - December 4, 2013

Keerom – Indigenous people in Papua, Indonesia's easternmost province, struggle for employment because most jobs in the gold-rich region go to migrants despite government efforts to tac

September 25, 2013

Freedom Flotilla Press Release - September 25, 2013

Allegations raised in this release have been verified independently by WPM.

August 23, 2013

Bintang Papua - August 23, 2013

Jayapura – The second Deputy Chairperson of the MRP, Engelberta has urged leading politicians in Papua to show respect for indigenous Papuans in their ability to become heads of local a

July 5, 2013

Radio New Zealand International - July 5, 2013

The bid by the West Papua National Coalition for Liberation, or WPNCL, to join the Melanesian Spearhead Group has reignited debate about who represents the indigenous people of Indonesi

December 12, 2012

Antara News - December 12, 2012

Jayapura, Papua – The Police chief of Jayapura in Papua province, Adjunct Senior Commissioner Alfred Papare, has stated that Muslim youths will assist police personnel in ensuring secur

February 23, 2012

Antara News - February 23, 2012

Jayapura, Papua – Unable to compete in the acculturation process with other groups, the Sebo tribe in Kayu Pulau, Jayapura, Papua, has become extinct, and two other tribes – the Tampoto

July 1, 2011

Cultural Survival - Spring 2011

Fien Jarangga & Galuh Wandita – Papuan women have been suffering terrible violence both outside and inside their homes for the past 40 years, and for most of that time, they've suff

June 21, 2011

Asian Human Rights Commission Urgent Appeal - June 21, 2011

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-115-2011

Dear friends,

April 6, 2011

Tabloid JUBI - April 6, 2011

A priest in Nabire has described the special autonomy law, known as OTSUS, as being a move by the Indonesian government that was intended to accelerate the extermination of the indigeno

January 22, 2011

Jakarta Post - January 22, 2011

Jayapura – The Home Affairs Ministry has asked for alteration of the definition of "Indigenous Papuans" amid the ongoing election of new members for Papua People's Council (MRP).

December 10, 2010

Asian Human Rights Commission Urgent Appeal - December 10, 2010

AHRC-UAC-178-2010

Dear friends,

December 3, 2010

Asian Human Rights Commission Urgent Appeal - December 3, 2010

AHRC-UAC-176-2010

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October 17, 2010

Asian Human Rights Commission Press Release - October 17, 2010

AHRC-PRL-021-2010

May 19, 2010

Jakarta Post - May 19, 2010

Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Thousands of protestors in Jayapura, Papua, demanded on Tuesday that the government implement a decree that would require that candidates in Papua's regional el

December 23, 2009

Jakarta Globe - December 23, 2009

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Aceh's Religious Affairs Office has moved to distance itself from its controversial decision to prevent the barongsai, or Chinese lion dance, from being perfo

December 21, 2009

Jakarta Globe - December 21, 2009

Nurdin Hasan, Anita Rachman & Putri Prameshwari, Banda Aceh – Religious officials in Aceh have sparked yet another controversy, this time banning the barongsai, or traditional Chine

December 7, 2009

Asian Human Rights Commission Urgent Appeal - December 7, 2009

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-168-2009

Dear friends,