Indonesia's government says it's working with the office of the UN Human Rights Commissioner to arrange access to West Papua.

H. E. Joko Widodo
President of the Republic of Indonesia
Istana Merdeka
Jakarta Pusat 10110
Indonesia

18 September 2019

Vanuatu and Solomon Islands have raised the issue of human rights abuses against West Papuans at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

A group of UN human rights experts has urged the government of Indonesia to protect the rights of activists advocating for more freedom in the country's West Papua and allow unrestrict

Geneva – Indonesia must protect the rights of all people to peaceful protest, ensure access to the internet and protect the rights of human rights defender Veronica Koman and all other

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – Indonesia restated the progress it has made on human rights, especially in dealing with the security situation in Papua, during a meeting at the United Nations Of

Human Rights Watch is demanding Indonesia urgently investigate the deaths of Papuans killed during protests across the country.

The UN Human Rights Commissioner Michelle Bachelet says her office has so far been unable to secure a trip to Indonesia's West Papua.

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Indonesian representatives have approached the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva to clarify what they say is "distorte

Sydney – Indonesian authorities should impartially investigate the deaths of at least 10 Papuans during recent unrest in the easternmost provinces of Papua and West Papua, Human Rights

Dian Kurniati, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) is calling on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to rid his cabinet and administration of alle

The UN Human Rights Commissioner has urged Indonesian authorities to engage in dialogue with West Papuans about their aspirations.

Leader of the Australian Greens Dr Richard Di Natale today condemned the recent deaths of at least six West Papuans who were killed by the Indonesian military while peacefully protesti

An Australia-based human rights group has condemned the fatal shooting of West Papuan protesters by Indonesian security forces this week.

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – Papuan students across the country have allegedly experienced 33 human rights violations since 2018, according to Director of Legal Aid Institute (LBH)

Senator the Hon Marise Payne
Minister for Foreign Affairs
PO Box 6100
Senate, Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

23 August 2019

Along with thousands of Indonesians who have taken part in protests throughout the country this week condemning mistreatment and racial abuse against Papuan citizens, dozens of college

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Viral videos of soldiers and security officers racially abusing Papuan students have triggered a fresh wave of violence and revived calls for independence in I

Jakarta – The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has called once again for the United Nations to visit Papua and West Papua following the racial abuse that sparked wides

Jakarta (Antara) – The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) researcher on Papuan studies, Rosita Dewi, assessed the non-completion of several cases regarding human rights violations

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – House of Representatives (DPR) speaker Bambang Soesatyo touched on the incompletion of severe human rights violation cases during his opening speech at

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Human Rights Watch researcher Andreas Harsono expressed the organization's disappointment to President Jokowi on the human rights situation in Indonesia

Galuh Wandita – An older woman spoke haltingly into a microphone, her hands trembling from the memory: "They beat my whole body, my eyes and hands were tied.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil Law has done much to push the industry towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, specifically on human rights.

Fikri Arigi, Egi Adyatama and Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The recent speech delivered by president-elect Joko "Jokowi" Widodo entitled "Visi Indonesia" garnered a number of criticism from h

Veni Mahuze, Jayapura – After the death of co-founder Father Neles Tebay in April, the Papuan Peace Network (PPN) sought a replacement who would also be passionately committed to facil

Sheith Khidhir – Last Tuesday, an Indonesian military spokesman was reported as saying that any use of child soldiers by Papuan independence fighters would be a violation of human righ

The Indonesian police received quite a bit of praise for the restraint they showed during the riots that engulfed parts of Central Jakarta on May 21-23 – sparked by the announcement th

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Human rights group Amnesty International has claimed that personnel of the National Police's Brigade Mobile (Brimob) tortured at least five people dur

Benny Mawel, Jayapura, Jubi – Any forms of violence and human rights violations that continually occurred as well as the failure of the State to fulfil the economic, social and cultura

Haris Fadhil, Jakarta – One of the witnesses that was to be presented by the legal team representing the loosing 02 presidential ticket of Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno, Haris Azhar, h

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Upon his own personal request to be firmly criticized, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was urged by Adian Napitupulu, an Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – The families of people who died during the May 22 post-election rights in Jakarta went to the offices of the Victims and Witness Protection Agency (KPSK) in East

Stanley Widianto, Jakarta – Rights groups in Indonesia investigating charges of police brutality are complaining that police are operating with impunity against demonstrators after the

Dan McGarry, Port Vila – During his visit to Port Vila last weekend, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was confronted with questions about West Papua – but he waffled i

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – Both of his hands are permanently physically impaired, two of his earlobes damaged, his entire body holds visible burn scars.

Jakarta – The families of victims of the May 1998 riots in Jakarta have held a procession in which they scattered flowers and held joint prayers at the Klender Mall in East Jakarta on

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition representing the families of the victims of the May 1998 tragedy is calling on the president elect not to include cronies and alleged perpetrators

Devina Halim, Jakarta – Amnesty International (AI) Indonesia is urging the government to resolve the Trisakti tragedy through legal channels.

Farih Maulana S, Jakarta – The Trisakti University has commemorated 21 years since the tragedy which took place on May 12, 1998.

Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) has launched a report on an investigation into the human rights track record of the presidential and vice presidential candidates conte

Jakarta – National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) Commissioner Beka Ulung Hapsara says the prosecution of past cases of gross human rights (HAM) violations is being hindered by t

Jakarta – Political changes in post-Suharto Indonesia have triggered ethnic and religious violence across the country, says a book by Andreas Harsono, a veteran Indonesia researcher fo

Senator the Hon Marise Payne
Minister for Foreign Affairs
PO Box 6100
Senate, Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

4 April 2019

Dear Foreign Minister,

Both the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Nduga and worsening clampdown on freedom of expression and assembly in West Papua were significant issues raised during the recent convening of

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Military operations conducted by the Indonesian Military (TNI) in Nduga regency, Papua, in the past few months have led to various human rights violations,

Jakarta – An independent team called the Nduga Case Investigation Team has reported a number of alleged human rights violations (HAM) during the military operations conducted by the TN

The UN Human Rights Council has heard that at least 2000 Papuans have been displaced by escalating violence in Indonesia's Nduga regency.

A new US government report has found West Papuans continue to face violence, politically-motivated detentions and threats in Indonesia.

Tom Stayner – West Papuan Victor Yeimo has given testimony to the UN Human Rights Council alleging more than 2000 people have fled violence in his homelands.