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March 14, 2019

CNN Indonesia - March 14, 2019

Jakarta – National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) commissioner Choirul Anam says that the Attorney General's Office (AGO) could forcibly summon Agum Gumelar over his admission ab

CNN Indonesia - March 14, 2019

Jakarta – Dionysius Utomo Rahardjo, the father of pro-democracy activist Petrus Bima Anugrah who was abducted in 1998 for challenging Suharto's New Order regime, is pessimistic that Pr

Tempo - March 14, 2019

Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – The government is being asked to ascertain the fate of the activists who disappeared after being abducted in 1998.

Tempo - March 14, 2019

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Faisol Riza, a victim of the 1998 activist kidnapping, said that President Joko Widodo or Jokowi has responded to his letter on the 1998 activist kidnap

CNN Indonesia - March 14, 2019

Jakarta – The younger brother of missing radical street poet and labour activist Wiji Thukul, Wahyu Susilo, is urging presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto to go to the National Human

January 15, 2019

CNN Indonesia - January 15, 2019

Jakarta – Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) Central Leadership Board Chairperson Desmond J Mahesa is convinced that presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto will not shy away fr

September 18, 2018

Jakarta Post - September 18, 2018

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The Papua Police have denied allegations that they are responsible for the death of a Papuan fugitive who died shortly after his arrest.

July 18, 2018

Human Rights Watch News Release - July 18, 2018

Jakarta – Indonesia's government should promptly and impartially investigate a surge of killings of criminal suspects by the Jakarta police, Human Rights Watch said today.

July 6, 2018

Tabloid JUBI - July 6, 2018

Arjuna Pademme, Jayapura – Papua Police Chief, the Inspector General Boy Rafli Amar said the police and the Amnesty International (AI) have different perceptions over the report that sa

May 25, 2018

Asian Legal Resource Centre Press Release - May 25, 2018

ALRC-CWS-38-002-2018

[A Written Submission to the 38th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre.]

November 19, 2017

Sydney Morning Herald - November 19, 2017

Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa – The truth is, no one knows. Even the bare facts surrounding his disappearance are murky.

September 27, 2016

Amnesty International Urgent Action - September 27, 2016

UA: 218/16 Index: ASA 21/4893/2016 Indonesia Date: 27 September 2016

February 25, 2016

Asian Human Rights Commission Urgent Appeal - February 25, 2016

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAU-002-2016

Dear Friends,

September 8, 2015

Asian Human Rights Commission - September 8, 2015

Mr. Joko Widodo President of the Republic of Indonesia
Jl. Veteran No. 16,
Jakarta Pusat,
INDONESIA
Tel: +62 21 3458 595
Fax: +62 21 3484 4759

April 29, 2015

New Matilda - April 29, 2015

Amy McQuire – A West Papuan independence activist, who has been in exile for 12 years after escaping the Indonesian-controlled province, has called on the Australian government to look on "in [and]

December 16, 2014

Jakarta Post - December 16, 2014

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – Following the public outcry over the recent release of Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto, the convicted murderer of prominent rights campaigner Munir Said Thali

September 5, 2014

Amnesty International Public Statement - September 5, 2014

Index: ASA 21/024/2014

September 3, 2014

New Matilda - September 3, 2014

Amy McQuire – A West Papuan pro-independence activist has been found dead less than a week after he went missing in the lead-up to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's visit

August 29, 2014

Jakarta Post - August 29, 2014

Jayapura – The body of West Papua National Committee (KNPB) leader Marthinus Yohame, buried at the Sorong city cemetery on Aug. 27, reportedly did not undergo an autopsy.

August 27, 2014

Jakarta Post - August 27, 2014

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The Papua Police are preparing for an autopsy to be carried out to reveal the cause of death of Marthinus Yohame, 27, who was the head of the Sorong Raya

July 18, 2014

Al Jazeera - July 18, 2014

A leading candidate in the Indonesian presidential race has admitted he helped abduct activists during the rule of the country's former president, Suharto, saying he was under orders an

December 24, 2013

Radio New Zealand International - December 24, 2013

The Asian Human Rights Commission is adding its voice to concerns at the death of West Papua separatist militia leader, Danny Kogoya.

December 23, 2013

Asian Human Rights Commission Urgent Appeal - December 23, 2013

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-157-2013

Dear friends,

December 29, 2012

West Papua Media - December 29, 2012

Unconfirmed Reports have emerged from Biak that Indonesian armed police have disappeared local Papuan pro-democracy activist Anthon Kafiar.

December 28, 2012

Bintang Papua - December 28, 2012

Seven Papuan fisherman were shot by members of the TNI (Indonesian army) near Pulau Papan district, Misol Perairan Raja Apat, West Papua.

September 15, 2012

Jakarta Post - September 15, 2012

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – As many as 31 regions in Papua have demanded autonomy status, 29 as new regencies and three as new provinces.

September 7, 2012

Amnesty International Public Statement - September 7, 2012

Index: ASA 21/035/2012

A Statement from the Asian Human Rights Commission - September 7, 2012

AHRC-STM-175-2012

August 30, 2012

August 30, 2012

30 August 2012

H.E. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
President, Republic of Indonesia

Your Excellency,

August 27, 2012

ABC 7.30 Report - August 27, 2012

Hayden Cooper and Lisa Main – An elite counter-terrorism unit trained and supplied by Australia is being accused of acting as a death squad in Indonesia's troubled West Papua region.

June 24, 2012

Berita Satu - June 24, 2012

Supporters of slain Papuan rights activist Mako Tabuni convened in Jayapura on Thursday night to express their sorrow and frustration over his death, which has been muddied by conflicti

June 17, 2012

Jakarta Globe - June 17, 2012

Ezra Sihite & Ismira Lutfia – A major human rights group has refuted the police account of Thursday's killing of Papuan activist Mako Tabuni in Jayapura, saying there were no indica

June 15, 2012

Agence France Presse - June 15, 2012

Jayapura – Human rights activists on Friday slammed Indonesian police for the killing of a prominent Papuan independence leader who was allegedly involved in a series of mysterious shoo

June 14, 2012

Jakarta Post - June 14, 2012

Margareth S. Aritonang and Sita W.

West Papua Media - June 14, 2012

Angry scenes have reportedly erupted in Jayapura and across West Papua after officers from the Australian- funded and trained Detachment 88 counter-terror troops shot dead the secretary

Bintang Papua - June 14, 2012

Following the assassination of Mako Tabuni, the deputy chairman of the KNPB (National Committee of West Papua), the police are now alleging that the man they murdered was responsible fo

June 13, 2012

Kompas - June 13, 2012

Puji Utami, Semarang – Scores of Papuan students from National Papua Solidarity (Nasional Papua Solidaritas, Napas) held a protest action in front of the regional police headquarters (M

December 22, 2011

Jakarta Post - December 22, 2011

Jakarta – Pollycarpus Budihari Prijanto, the convicted murderer of human rights activist Munir Said Thalib, will receive remission of 45 days to coincide with the upcoming Christmas hol

November 3, 2011

Statement by the KontraS and IKOHI - November 3, 2011

"I cannot answer and confused when people ask about the status of my child who was involuntary disappeared...." (Paian Siahaan, Father of Ucok Munandar Siahaan)

October 4, 2011

Amnesty International Public Statement - October 4, 2011

Index: ASA 21/030/2011

September 10, 2011

Jakarta Globe - September 10, 2011

Jakarta – Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) coordinator, Haris Azhar, has criticized Attorney General Basrief Arief for "giving up", after he pronounced t

September 6, 2011

August 26, 2011

New York Times - August 26, 2011

Aubrey Belford, Jakarta – It is a seemingly unending conflict in a part of the world famous for both its awesome remoteness and the incredible wealth on and beneath the ground.

March 31, 2011

Jakarta Globe - March 31, 2011

Netherlands officials have announced plans to immortalize assassinated Indonesian human rights activist Munir Said Thalib by naming a street in The Hague after him.

October 12, 2010

Human Rights Watch News Release - October 12, 2010

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

September 30, 2010

Asian Human Rights Commission Statement - September 30, 2010

On September 28, 2009 the House of Representatives issued several recommendations to the President to bring the perpetrators of the infamous student disappearances of 1998 to justice.

September 8, 2010

Kompas - September 8, 2010

Jakarta – Hundreds of people from various groups including as human rights activists, victims of human rights violations and students demonstrated in front of the State Palace in Jakart

September 7, 2010

Tempo Interactive - September 7, 2010

Rosalina, Jakarta – A number of organisations that are part of the group Friends of Munir held a protest action in Jakarta on September 7 demanding a full resolution to the death of hum

Jakarta Post - September 7, 2010

Jakarta – Six years have passed since Munir Said Thalib was fatally poisoned on a flight to Amsterdam on Sept. 7, 2004.