Jakarta – Forest and land fires (karhutla) continue to burn in various regions of Indonesia, while law enforcement efforts against the parties responsible have not shown results comparable with the scale of the ecological disaster that is occurring.
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In response to the use of excessive force and violence by security personnel against protesters demonstrating over forest and land fires (karhutla) in various locations, Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid said:
During the first two years of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka's administration, the government posted a red report card in promoting and protecting human rights.
Jayapura – The arrival of the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres in Jakarta, Indonesia, on October 17-19 is a moment that deserves serious attention from the people of West Papua and the international community.
Jayapura – In response to diplomatic developments in the Pacific region, a coalition of Papuan civil society organisations has issued a joint statement urging the Indonesian government to immediately grant independent, safe and unconditional access for international monitoring in the Land of Papua.
Jayapura – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) together with the Papua Legal Aid Foundation (LBH), the Papua Merauke LBH and the LBH Papua Sorong Post is urging the president, governors, regents and mayors across the Land of Papua to immediately declare a state o
Reiner Brabar, Jayapura – The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) Central Executive Board has declared that Papua is in a situation that they term a military and humanitarian emergency.
Reiner Brabar, Jayapura – Sixty-four years have passed, yet the question of who determined Papua's future remains unresolved.
Jannus TH Siahaan – The passing of the Agrarian Reform Law by the House of Representatives' (DPR) during a plenary session on September 22 has been hailed as marking a new chapter in national land law.
Febryan Kevin Candra Kurniawan, Danu Damarjati, Jakarta – Human Rights Minister Natalius Pigai has explained the battle of narratives unfolding between the Indonesian government and the separatist West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Movement (TPNPB-OPM).
Six years have passed since the incident that claimed the life of Pastor Yeremia Zanambani in Intan Jaya Regency, Central Papua. Yet to this day, the shadow of injustice still envelopes the land of Papua.
Jayapura – The Papua Law Enforcement and Human Rights Coalition (KPHHP) is urged the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, to immediately order the National Police Chief (Kapolri) to thoroughly investigate the Molotov cocktail attack on the Papua Representative Office of the National Commission on Hu
Yohanes Gobai, Jayapura – West Papua National Committee (KNPB) International Spokesperson Victor Yeimo has questioned the certainty of the planned visit by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to Papua following the Indonesian government's statement that t
Following protests organised by United Pati Community Alliance (AMPB) on Thursday August 27, which demanded the ratification of the Asset Confiscation Bill and the death sentence for corrupt government officials, it was the turn of students to demonstrate at the House of Representatives (DPR) buil
Jayapura – Leaders of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) and representatives of the Vanuatu government gathered again in Port Villa, Vanuatu, on August 22. During the meeting, the parties agreed to reconcile and reunite within the ULMWP in November 2026 in Vanuatu.
Jayapura – A peaceful demonstration by Papuan people and students mediated by the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) at Sentani Post 7 and the Waena State Housing Company (Perumnas) III on Saturday August 15 was forcibly dispersed by security forces from the Jayapura and Sentani Municipal Pol
Aida Ulim, Jayapura – The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) and the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) have declared their political stance against the New York Agreement signed by the Indonesian and Dutch governments 64 years ago, on August
Reiner Brabar, Jayapura --- The presence of the Republic of Indonesia in the Land of Papua is considered to have caused the indigenous Papuan people to continue to experience suffering on their own ancestral land.
Reiner Brabar, Sorong – A documentary film about South Papua has received recognition from the world press.
Jayapura – The size of the indigenous population in the land of Papua is steadily declining. There are many reasons for this drop in the population.




