To:

Mr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
President, Republic of Indonesia

Mr. Andi Matalatta
Minister of Justice and Human Rights
Republic of Indonesia

Mr. Hendarman Supandji
Attorney General
Republic of Indonesia

Gen. Bambang Hendarso Danuri
Chief of National Police
Republic of Indonesia

Dear Friend of West Papua,

Jakarta – Unless the government shows goodwill in dealing with Papua and issues policies that touch the hearts of Papuans, conflict in the resource-rich province will never be resolved.

Subang, west java – The government's long-discussed plan to launch a massive food estate in Merauke, Papua in a bid to boost the nation's food production is facing uncertainty amid land acquisition problems, a top ministry official says.

Magelang, Central Java – Separatism of any kind in Indonesia must be stopped because it poses a serious threat to national integrity, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said in Magelang, Central Java, on Thursday.

In recent months, West Papua has come under an international spotlight over Indonesian military and police impunity for brutal assaults on civilians and non-violent activists.

Elections in Puncak Jaya district in Papua must be repeated in six villages in Mewoluk subdistrict after allegations of vote-rigging were upheld by the Constitutional Court on Friday.

Fresh votes in the villages of Glible, Gumbru, Kililumo, Lumo, Mewoluk and Mewud will be held to elect a district head and deputy.

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Three more people – one soldier and two civilians – were killed on Saturday in the latest bloody incident in Papua at a time when the authorities have been unable to identify the perpetrators behind the killings of three other men earlier this month.

Bung Wir, Bandung – Representatives of the Papuan people from the group National Papuan Solidarity (NAPAS) held a protest action at the Merdeka Building on Jl. Asia-Afrika in the West Java provincial capital of Bandung on Wednesday July 5.

A civilian was killed and another wounded on Wednesday by an unidentified group of people in Siepkosi village, Walelagama district, Jayawijaya regency.

Ahmad Zaini, a 35-year-old ojek (motorcycle taxi) driver, was fatally stabbed at about 10 a.m., while another ojek driver, Salahudin, 38, was injured in the indiscriminate attack.

Arientha Primanita – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has told Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard that Papua is an integral part of Indonesia as his administration continues to receive heavy criticism for its inability to resolve the violence plaguing its easternmost province.

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – A leader of the Free Papua Movement (OPM) admitted to having fired gunshots at a military motorcade but denied any role in the latest civilian death.

Banjir Ambarita, Made Arya Kencana & Farouk Arnaz – Armed resistance group the Free Papua Organization on Monday claimed responsibility for Sunday's ambush of soldiers who were trying to seize the banned Morning Star flag from protestors.

Jakarta – The Free Papua Movement (OPM) has announced its readiness to call a cease fire and end the violent conflict in the province if the Indonesian government holds an international meeting with the involvement of the United Nations.

Oktovianus Pogau, Jakarta – Scores of youths and students from the group Papuan National Solidarity (NAPAS) held a peaceful action in front of the Indonesian national police headquarters and the State Palace in Jakarta on the afternoon of Monday July 2 in protest against the spate of recent shootings in West Papua.

Jayapura – A village chief was shot dead in Indonesia's restive Papua province on Sunday, Indonesian military said, blaming separatists who are celebrating the founding of an independence movement.

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Papuan leaders have applauded President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's open-handed stance for dialogue over Papuan issues and urged him to put the statement into action.

Angela Dewan – A spate of shootings in Papua over the past month is fueling charges that trigger-happy Indonesian soldiers are only exacerbating unrest and pro-independence sentiment in the resource-rich region.

Arya Dipa, Bandung – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has reiterated that he will not pursue dialogue with any party intending to push for a referendum or plebiscite in Papua.

Banjir Ambarita, Papua – The Papua Council Presidium (PDP) threw its support behind a plan to bring Yogyakarta's Sri Sultan Hamengkubowono X to the restive province to mediate talks between Jakarta and an assembly of Papuan tribal, religious and independence leaders.

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – Tribal leaders in Papua urged residents not to fly the Morning Star flag in commemoration of the Free Papua Movement's July 1 anniversary, warning that the flag – which is banned in Indonesia – will only provoke further violence in the restive province.

The spread of HIV infections in Papua is alarming, with those in remote regions being deprived of transportation facilities reported to have contracted the disease.

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-113-2012

Dear friends,

Jakarta – The cycle of violence in Papua has deep roots back in the earliest days of Indonesia's history as a nation. The victims and witnesses of human rights abuses still feel the grief today.

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – A person claiming to speak for the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) says members of the pro-independence group will soon surrender themselves to Indonesian authorities as proof of their innocence in relation to the series of shootings that have rocked Jayapura in recent weeks.

Bandung – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) asserts there are will not space be open up for dialogue with any party who intends to push the referendum or poll in Papua.

Jakarta – In anticipation of the upcoming Free Papua Movement (OPM) anniversary, the National Police aim to increase security measures in the easternmost province.

National Police chief Gen. Timur Pradopo said the police had received information about a plan by OPM members to hold a flag-raising ceremony during the commemoration, which is scheduled for July 1.

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-110-2012

Dear friends,

The OPM's general coordinator, Lambert Pekikir has announced that three regions in Papua are ready to fly the Morning Star flag on 1 July, the anniversary of the OPM's military wing, the TPN.

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Three regions in Papua and one in West Papua are looking to become new provinces in the hope of reversing sluggish development under former and current administrations.

The petitioners have urged the Papuan Consultative Assembly (MRP) to issue a recommendation approving their formation.

Local police, military and government officials are developing a culturally-sensitive approach to addressing violence and unrest in Papua, the National Police said on Tuesday.

Philip Jacobson – A group of Papuans was in Jakarta on Tuesday to give their own account of the recent escalation of violence in their home region, which they say has been distorted by imbalanced media coverage and statements by authorities who assert that separatists are behind it.

Jayapura – Victor Yeimo, the international spokesperson of the KNPB, the National Committee of West Papua, has announced that members of the KNPB will soon be surrendering enmasse to the police in Papua.

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 conflicting accounts from eyewitnesses who identified with his cause and from the police officers who shot him dead.

Farouk Arnaz – Police in Papua have detained 25 people in relation to a violent, multi-day clash among residents of Kwamki Lama village in Timika, an officer said on Friday.

Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – The National Police say the shooting of a Papua Police Mobile Brigade Officer is not related to any recent shootings that have occurred in the easternmost province.

Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – National Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Boy Rafli Amar has confirmed that a Papua Police Mobile Brigade officer who was injured in a shooting incident was not hit by gunfire.

Misti P., Mojokerto – Scores of activists from the United Indonesian Labour Movement (PPBI) went to the 0815 Mojokerto District Military Command Headquarters in the East Java city of Mojokerto on June 21 to demand an immediate resolution to all the forms of violence and human rights violations that are taking place in West Papua.

Kontras Papua, SKPKC and BUK believe that there has been speculation about the killing of Mako Tabuni on 14 June.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The government says that it has been in talks with the separatist Free Papua Movement (OPM) since last year – months before the start of the latest wave of violence in Papua that has killed 17.

Farouk Arnaz & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The National Police denied on Monday that it was planning to send counterterrorism unit Densus 88 to Papua, saying the recent spate of deadly violence there qualified purely as criminal activity.

Michael Bachelard – Police in West Papua say the independence activist they killed in the streets last week was carrying the same gun used to shoot a German tourist last month.

But the police spokesman, Senior Commissioner Johannes Nugroho, confirmed the weapon was a police-issue Taurus.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – A Papuan pastor calling for justice and an end to the violence in the restive province told the Jakarta Globe on Tuesday that a dialogue between Papua and the Central government is urgently needed.

Nethy Dharma Somba and Margaretha Aritonang, Jayapura/Jakarta – Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Djoko Suyanto ruled out a military operation to tackle the escalating violence, which claimed another two lives in Mimika on Monday.

Banjir Ambarita, Arientha Primanita & Ismira Lutfia – The National Police have issued warrants for five people allegedly behind the recent series of shootings in Papua's provincial capital Jayapura, adding to three people that were earlier arrested and another who was shot dead in a raid last week.

AHRC-UAC-103-2012

Dear friends,

Margareth S. Aritonang and Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The government has rejected criticism that it lacks coherent policies to deal with the volatile situation in Papua, saying that bringing peace to the region had become the main objective of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's administration.

Sita W. Dewi, Jakarta – Following recent shootings and arson incidents in Papua, police are likely to intensify the role of its Densus 88 anti-terror squad in the province - a move that could provoke a negative reaction from local residents, the Indonesia Police Watch (IPW) says.

Jakarta – Government today sends team to investigate a series of shootings of civilians in Papua. The team, headed by Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Djoko Suyanto will depart this morning.

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 indications that he attempted to resist arrest when he was gunned down.

James Balowski, Jakarta – Riots erupted in the West Papuan provincial capital of Jayapura on June 14 after a leading pro-independence activist was shot dead during an arrest reportedly led by members of the Australian-funded counter-terrorism unit Detachment 88.