Jakarta – Rights activists have expressed disappointment over the Cenderawasih Regional Military Command (Kodam) military tribunal's verdict in…

A US-based Papuan journalist and academic, Octo Mote, says the Indonesian Army's Special Forces unit, Kopassus, operates only under…

Jakarta – US freelance journalist Allan Nairn claimed he got hold of a leaked document containing an intelligence report on the Indonesian Army's…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military chief has confirmed claims by a rights activist that the armed forces are actively…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Three enlisted soldiers were sentenced to five months in prison on Thursday for their involvement in assaulting…

Banjir Ambarita & Nivell Rayda, Jayapura – A military tribunal on Thursday sentenced four soldiers filmed beating unarmed civilians to between…

Documents leaked from the Indonesian Army's Special Forces unit, Kopassus, have revealed that the group targets churches in Papua and…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Three Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers on trial for allegedly torturing Papuan civilians have testified they…

Banjir Ambarita, Jakarta – Prosecutors at a military tribunal in Jayapura, Papua, on Tuesday sought three- to four-month prison terms for soldiers…

Freeport McMoRan copper and Gold should be closed down and the United States should be held responsible for crimes against humanity and against…

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Tom Allard, Jakarta – A military trial into abuses by soldiers in Papua, trumpeted by Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as evidence…

Jakarta – United States President Barack Obama must challenge Indonesia over its abuse and torture of Papuan civilians during his talks in Jakarta…

Jayapura – The trial of five Indonesian soldiers from an infantry battalion stationed in the Nabire Regency, West Papua, for allegedly "committing…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – The military has failed to say why it switched Friday's announced court-martial of five soldiers accused of…

The visit of United States President, Barack Hussein Obama in Indonesia must promote the problems of West Papua. President Obama might not regard…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Activists condemned the military's decision to hold a tribunal in Jayapura on Friday over an alleged torture video…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – Human Rights Watch has lashed out at the Indonesian military, which it said had promised the trial of soldiers…

Nethy Darma Somba, Jayapura, Papua – Four Army soldiers from an infantry battalion in the Papua regency of Nabire began their trial at the…

Tom Allard – A Papuan man depicted in a video being burnt, suffocated and hit by Indonesian troops says he was tortured for two days, according to…

Nethy Dharma Somba and Erwida Maulia, Jayapura/Jakarta – Four soldiers allegedly involved in recorded torture of Papuans, where two videos…

Nivell Rayda, Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Banjir Ambarita, Jakarta – Rights activists fear for the welfare of two Papuans tortured by soldiers…

Jayapura, Papua – Some 140 policemen from the Mobile Brigade (Brimob) police paramilitary unit in Jakarta assigned to Puncak Jaya…

Tom Allard – At the Cendrawasih military command in Jayapura, Papua, five Indonesian soldiers tomorrow will face justice for the abuse of two…

A former Vanuatu prime minister and leader of the Melanesian Progressive Party, Barak Sope, has called on the government to continue…

Jakarta – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Monday there was "no immunity" for members of the country's armed forces, after a…

The websites of several NGOs campaigning for human rights in West Papua have come under cyber attack this week, with commentators…

Amnesty International is concerned that there may be no independent probe into the recent video footage of Indonesian soldiers…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Papua lawmakers insisted Tuesday that government take stern action against security personnel involved in a…

Indonesia's National Human Rights Commission has rescheduled for today a meeting between four Papuan clans and copper-and-gold company…

The New Zealand foreign minister, Murray McCully, says he welcomes an announcement by the Indonesian government of a full…

The Australian Prime Minister will visit Indonesia on the 1 and 2 November to d iscuss ways to further strengthen the bilateral relationship and…

Erwida Maulia and Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ordered a "thorough investigation" of a controversial video of…

The New Zealand-based Indonesia Human Rights Committee is again questioning New Zealand's training of Indonesian police in Papua…

An international lawyers organisation says it hopes Indonesia will identify and punish those responsible for the torture of two Papuan…

Jerry Omona – The Papuan Caucus in the Indonesian Parliament has strongly condemned the burning down of dozens of houses and churches in the…

Karishma Vaswani, Jakarta – Indonesia has admitted that the men seen torturing Papuan villagers in a video uploaded on the internet earlier this…

Jo Adetunji – The Indonesian government today confirmed that a graphic video showing scenes of torture by Indonesian soldiers on native Papuans…

Sara Sidner, Jakarta – A thin man with graying hair lies on his back, completely naked on a dusty road. His legs and arms are bound and his body…

Jakarta – The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) says it will launch an investigation into reports of rights violations committed by…

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – A National Mandate Party (PAN) politician has urged for an immediate probe into torture allegedly…

The grotesque torture shown in this video demands an immediate and credible investigation, not the whitewash of an internal military…

Nivell Rayda, Armando Siahaan & Banjir Ambarita, Jakarta – Amid an international outcry over alleged human rights abuses in Papua by security…

Jakarta – Amnesty International on Wednesday demanded Indonesia investigate allegations of torture by security forces in restive Papua province.…

Tom Allard, Jakarta – The torture of a Papuan man by Indonesian security forces, depicted in a video that emerged this week, is not surprising and…

Nivell Rayda & Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – A volley of international criticism was unleashed at Indonesia on Monday over a video…

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The Indonesian government should initiate an independent investigation into reports of torture and other ill…

Ismira Lutfia & Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Minister of Justice and Human Rights Patrialis Akbar declined comment on an Internet video that…

Jakarta – Legislators and human rights activists have urged the government to verify the authenticity of a video that appears to show men in…

A new video shows the torture of helpless men in the Indonesian-ruled territory of West Papua. Monitoring groups are already describing the…