Civilian Killings & Political Violence

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December 2011

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – December 24 2011

Skull with gun: Palm oil rights!

Body: Human rights

October 2011

Cartoons/West Papua
Kompas – October 26, 2011

Bars on cage with Bird of Paradise read: Injustice, corruption, poverty, violence, vested interests.

News/West Papua
Tribunnews.com – October 10, 2011

Jakarta – The People’s Liberation Party (PPR) reports that a person was shot dead by security forces during a clash with thousands of PT Freeport Indonesia employees at the Gorong-Gorong bus terminal in Timika, West Papua, on the morning of Monday October 10.

June 2011

News/West Papua
Kompas – June 3, 2011

Jakarta – The government is still dealing with problems by military means (securitisation, use of extraordinary means in the name of security) in attempting to overcome problems in Papua. But instead of resolving the Papua problem, securitisation is instead the trigger for even more widespread human rights violations.

January 2011

News/West Papua
Kompas – January 6, 2011

Jakarta – Responding to the results of an investigation into acts of violence in Puncak Jaya, Papua province, which was carried out by the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM), Indonesian military (TNI) commander-in-chief Admiral Agus Suhartono says that it must be understood that there are still many armed groups in Papua.

News/West Papua
Kompas – January 5, 2011

Jakarta – The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) says human rights violations were committed in cases of torture and murder that took place in Puncak Jaya, Papua, although it is not recommending the formation of a human rights court.

News/West Papua
Detik.com – January 4, 2011

Adi Nugroho, Jakarta – The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) has concluded that serious human rights violations were committed by the Indonesian military (TNI) against people in Puncak Jaya, Papua.