Tag: Civil rights
Australia and New Zealand’s ‘deafening silence’ on Pacific democracy and human...
ANALYSIS: By Biman Chand Prasad in Suva
The Pacific Islands Forum leaders’ meeting has ended and what is intriguing is the deafening silence on declining...
Critics warn Indonesian military link in food estates threatens Papua violations
By Arjuna Pademme in Jayapura
Advocates warn that the the involvement of the Indonesian military (TNI) in a food estate programme initiated by the government...
Criminalisation of activists blamed for Indonesia’s declining democracy
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The criminalisation of activists -- including those in West Papua -- in 2019 and 2020 has been cited as one of...
Human rights groups protest over 500 arrests of Papuan demonstrators
Jakarta-based based human rights watchdog Institute for Policy Research and Advocacy (Elsam) and its local partner in Papua, Elsham Papua, have condemned intimidation and...
Regional meeting eyes Pacific climate migration and displacement
By Debbie Singh in Suva
A regional meeting to consider key Pacific priorities and responsibilities for advancing commitments under international and regional policy frameworks on...
