Violence is escalating in the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua, where meaningful and inclusive dialogue is urgently needed to address longstanding economic, social and political grievances, the UN human rights office said on Monday. “We are disturbed by escalating violence…
Recent tensions have been connected to Jakarta’s planned extension of the region’s Special Autonomy Law. By <spanitemprop=”name”>Sebastian Strangio</spanitemprop=”name”> The Diplomat The United Nations has once again voiced its consternation about the tense political situation in Indonesia’s Papua region, after months of…
Moch Faisal Karim, Assistant Professor, Binus University Over the past 20 years, Indonesia has developed its role as a country that fights for human rights and democracy at the regional level. In Southeast Asia, Indonesia – to some extent – advocates on…
Leaders of Pacific Islands Forum countries and territories want Indonesia to allow a team from the UN Human Rights Commissioner’s office to visit West Papua soon. At their annual summit in Tuvalu, Pacific leaders acknowledged the reported escalation in violence…
Jayapura, Jubi – Komunike Forum Kepulauan Pasifik (PIF) yang dirilis Kamis (15/8/2019) malam menegaskan kembali pernyataan negara-negara Kepulauan Pasifik yang mendesak Pemerintah Indonesia dan Komisaris Tinggi HAM PBB untuk memastikan waktu kunjungan ke Papua. Laporan dari kunjungan ini diharapkan selesai sebelum…
Jenewa – Fiji mengatakan mereka akan menggunakan posisinya di Dewan HAM PBB, untuk meneruskan perjuangannya dalam advokasi ketahanan terhadap perubahan iklim, dan memperjuangkan hak-hak anak dan kesetaraan gender di Pasifik. Awal bulan ini, Fiji resmi menjadi negara Pulau Pasifik pertama yang…
AQELA SUSU FIJI TIMESFiji Fiji OPPOSITION member of Parliament Parmod Chand has accused Government of trying to win a seat on the UN Human Rights Council by rushing to ratify two UN Conventions. He made the claim while speaking on a motion…
A group of United Nations human rights experts today urged the Government of Indonesia to review and repeal its blasphemy law following the recent conviction and imprisonment of the former governor of Jakarta, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama. “Criminal laws that penalize…
PacificNews – NESIA’S scathing attack on Vanuatu at the 34th UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session is an attempt to divert the international community’s attention away from the ongoing human rights violations taking place in West Papua. These sentiments were…
United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon and a group of UN rights experts today appealed to the Government of Indonesia to stop the reportedly imminent execution of a number of prisoners for alleged drug-related crimes. “Under international law, if the death…
