At a press conference in Jayapura, a coalition of human NGOs and Komnas HAM called for the Peace Conference now underway in Jayapura to include Freeport in its recommendations.

Although the Peace Conference has discussed a wide range of issues, a coalition of NGOs and Komnas HAM drew attention to the human rights violations committed by Freeport in economic and political affairs. The coalition includes ALDP, Father John Jongga, a religious leader, Mama Yosepha Alomang, human rights activist Mathius Murib of Komnas HAM-Papua, Olga Hamadi of Kontras Papua, Victor Mambor of the Alliance of Independent Journalists, and Abina Wasanggai of Papuan Women's Solidarity.

They said in a statement: "The problems caused by Freeport have been with us since the beginning of the company's operations in Papua. The contract with the company was first concluded in 1962 whereas Papua was not incorporated into Indonesia until 1969. The company has never shown any respect for the laws in Indonesia."

Furthermore, the company is not transparent in its dealings with the local communities. "As a result, there have been conflicts since the very start and up to the present day."

Olga Hamadi said that conflicts have occurred in almost all the mining projects. "This is because discussions about development have only involved the government and the businessmen or investors. The communities living close to the mining projects have not been involved at all."

According to Mathius Murib, human rights violations have occurred in Papua almost every year, yet Komnas HAM, the National Human Rights Commission has only be able to investigate three cases, the Wasior case on 13 June 2001, the Wamena case and the bloody Abeputa case on 7 December 2000. "The only case that that came before a court of law was the Abepura case."

She said that the legal processes have failed to inspire members of the Komnas HAM and has and has had a deleterious effect on the energies of the Komnas HAM.

She said that the only way to solve these problems would be for the government to speedily implement all the provisions contained in the special autonomy law, and in particular to set up the three institutions, the Commission for Truth and Reconciliation, the Human Rights Court and a Komnas HAM in Papua.