Tag: Indigenous Rights
West Papua: a hard choice, but a simple one
No matter how we slice and dice the issue of West Papuan independence, it always comes down to this: Do the indigenous peoples of a distinct and discrete land mass have the democratic right to self-determination or not?
23 June 2015 | Dan McGarry
No matter how we slice and dice...
Indonesian president looks to open up neglected Papua region
Indonesian President Joko Widodo wants to open up the remote and impoverished region of Papua after decades of conflict and neglect, but will first need the backing of the military, parliament and separatists.
June 11, 2015
JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo wants to open up the remote and impoverished region of...
AMAN reminds Jokowi about pledge to forest people
The NGO, called the Alliance of Indigenous People (AMAN), which has a network of around 2,253 indigenous groups across Indonesia who mostly live inside or around forests, said that indigenous people could not wait any longer to have their rights protected after being ignored for more than 70 years...
Minister Contradicts President; Says Papua Transmigration Will Continue
An Indonesian minister has countered President Joko Widodo’s declaration that the controversial transmigration program to Papua province will be stopped, saying instead that, if anything, it will be expanded.
By Jakarta Globe on 05:18 pm Jun 07, 2015
Jakarta. An Indonesian minister has countered President Joko Widodo’s declaration that the controversial...
PM’s Cabinet Refuses Khmer Krom Petition
A cabinet secretary for Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday refused to accept a petition from a Khmer Krom activist group because, he said, it was “not my job.”
By Sek Odom | June 4, 2015
A cabinet secretary for Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday refused to accept a petition...
The Daunting Task of Achieving a Lasting Peace in Muslim Mindanao: Right to Self-Determination and the BBL (Bangsamoro Basic Law)
The popular sentiments by separatist actors, generally speaking, perceived or real could be attributed to poverty, politics of exclusion, injustice, and discrimination. The repercussions brought about by separatism on the other hand, in general, include long protracted internal conflicts/civil-wars, loss of lives, displacement of people, destruction of properties, and...
Rights activists slam Indonesia’s security approach to Papua
Say police, government use false premises to justify gross abuses
Posted on May 8, 2015, 12:27 PM
Jakarta: The security situation cited by police to justify violent action in Papua is little more than a guise, rights activists warned this week, after calling on Indonesia’s government to rethink its policy.
“Their freedom...
Indonesia: End Media Restrictions on Papua
International Press Freedom Day is a golden opportunity for the Indonesian government to finally end its official chokehold on foreign media access to Papua. The broad restrictions on reporting from Papua encourage security force abuses and profoundly undermine the public’s right to know what’s happening there. Phelim Kine, deputy...
Peace talks postponed once again by Thai junta in Patani
Patani is one of the provinces of Thailand on the Malaysian border. Some 5 million Thai Muslim Malays live in the region. The majority of the population is Malay Muslim, making up 88 percent of the population. Thailand hosts the third largest ethnic Malay population after Malaysia and Indonesia,...
Rights Commission call on Paniai killings a ‘good first step’
An announcement by Indonesia's Human Rights Commission that it will recommend a pro-justicia inquiry into killings of four students in Papua last year has been described as a good first step.
Updated at 1:00 pm on 13 April 2015
An announcement by Indonesia's Human Rights Commission that it will recommend a...
