A coalition of groups in Timor-Leste is urging the United Nations Security Council "to take concrete, effective actions to end impunity for those who directed and committed crimes again

8 February 2011

Excellencies, Members of the United Nations Security Council
United Nations, New York, New York, 10017 USA

Dessy Sagita & AFP – Although the sentences handed down to soldiers found guilty of torturing indigenous Papuans have been roundly criticized for being too light, observers are now

Mathew Pennington, Washington – The US military is concerned over the light jail sentences given to Indonesian troops caught on video torturing men in the restive eastern region of Papu

AHRC-STM-023-2011 - Joint Statement by the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS) in Indonesia and the Asian Human Rights Commission.

The Indonesian government has come under renewed criticism over alleged torture in West Papua after a military tribunal sentencing three soldiers to between eight and ten months prison

Washington – The US says Indonesia must hold its armed forces accountable for rights violations after three soldiers accused of torture received only 8 to 10 month jail terms.

The West Papua Advocacy Team (WPAT), East and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) and TAPOL condemn the Indonesian government's failure to hold Indonesian military personnel responsible for

Tom Allard, Jakarta – Three soldiers who tortured two Papuan men were yesterday handed prison sentences of less than a year and will be allowed to continue their careers, despite assura

Nethy Dharma Somba and Bagus BT Saragih, Jayapura/Jakarta – In what one rights activist called a "miscarriage of justice", a military tribunal sentenced three soldiers to eight to 10 mo

Banjir Ambarita, Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Nivell Rayda, Indonesia – A military tribunal in Papua that handed light sentences to three soldiers involved in torturing two civilians

The Australian Greens have called for the Government to cut all military ties with Indonesia in response to light jail terms handed down yesterday to Indonesian soldiers who tortured tw

Peter Alford, Jakarta – Three Indonesian soldiers have been sentenced to short prison terms over the torture of two Papuans, bringing an unsatisfactory close to another discreditable ep

Amnesty International has criticised the trial and sentences handed to Indonesian soldiers who were filmed abusing Papuan prisoners.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Activists have lambasted "lenient" sentences sought for three soldiers accused of torturing two Papuan men, but the military has urged the public to reserve j

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The light sentences sought for soldiers who tortured two Papuans, coupled with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's dismissal of the torture as "a minor incident"

Armando Siahaan & Nivell Rayda – Human rights activists criticized President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for playing down human rights violations in the country, saying it was counterp

Jakarta – Human rights activists in Papua deem the president's claim that no gross human rights violations occurred in Papua under his administration as a complete farce.

In a statement that may hurt his image as a champion of democracy, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Friday that a vicious torture incident in Papua that triggered global outrage

Indonesian prosecutors have demanded jail terms of up to 12 months for three soldiers accused of disobedience after they filmed themselves torturing Papuan civilians.

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Three soldiers of the Cendrawasih Military Command in Jayapura, Papua, could face nine months to one year in a military prison for alleged involvement in

Andi Saputra, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) says that human rights violations in Papua are still high.

Jakarta – The Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) received 153 protection requests in 2010, up from 74 in 2009 and 10 in 2008, agency chairman Abdul Haris Semendawai told a pres

Indonesia – Six poor farmers remained in hospital on Sunday after they were allegedly shot by members if the National Police's notorious Mobile Brigade (Brimob) in Jambi province on Sat

Indonesian soldiers on trial for the alleged brutal abuse of two Papuans should be charged with torture rather than the minor offence of disobeying orders, Amnesty International said on

Jakarta - Three members of the 753 Battalion are being tried by the Jayapura III-9 Military Court in the case of the torture of Papuans that was uploaded on the YouTube website.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military says it welcomes the United States governments pledge to closely monitor the trials of three Indonesian soldiers accused of t

Washington – The United States is closely monitoring the trial of three Indonesian soldiers accused of torturing two Papuans, State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said on Thursday.

Banjir Ambarita, Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Nivell Rayda, Jayapura – Three soldiers faced a military court here on Thursday over the torture of two Papuan men that was captured on v

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police said they were not yet capable of solving the violent cases involving an alleged assault on Tama S.

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Ulma Haryanto, Zaky Pawas & Farouk Arnaz - A raft of cases of torture at the hands of Indonesian police are reported to humanitarian watchdogs every year, but two stand out in the m

Jakarta – Law enforcement throughout 2010 has been corrupt and discriminatory.

Dicky Christanto and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Papua Customary Council (PCC) blasted the National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM) probe into a string of cases of torture in th

Jakarta – The National Human Rights Commission's (Komnas HAM) recommendations on the torture of Papuans by Indonesian military (TNI) personnel is indecisive and wishy-washy.

Ismira Lutfia – Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa said on Friday that Indonesia expected to see significant progress in the work of the Asean human rights body during its chairm

Jakarta – Indonesia's top human rights body on Thursday urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to take action against "serious" rights violations by security forces in eastern Papua r

Armando Siahaan, Ismira Lutfia & AFP – The chief of Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) Adm.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Military or TNI said on Wednesday said they would forward alleged torture cases against Papuans to the military tribunal.

Jakarta – The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) says human rights violations were committed in cases of torture and murder that took place in Puncak Jaya, Papua, although it

Ina Parlina – The National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM) on Tuesday urged the government to conduct a through evaluation of its security operations in Papua following the eme

In this year of 2011, violations of civil and political rights [will] still continue to occur in Papua, with such incidents as demonstrations, shootings, torture, hostage-taking, killin

Adi Nugroho, Jakarta – The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) has concluded that serious human rights violations were committed by the Indonesian military (TNI) against peopl

Imung Yuniardi, Semarang – Thousands of low-income people in Central Java have been deprived of their right to legal aid, according to an NGO.

Jakarta – The extent of torture perpetrated on suspects and convicts by law enforcement officials has drawn demands to implement stronger regulations to punish perpetrators.

Nivell Rayda – Human rights advocates had reason to rejoice this year as the much contested 1963 Law on Securing Printed Materials was annulled in October.

Jakarta – The protection of human rights in Indonesia has further deteriorated over 2010.

Jakarta – The government's commitment to upholding justice and human rights has declined, a recent report issued by the Jakarta-based LBH (Legal Aid Institute) says.