Tag: Komnas HAM
Indonesian military impunity, poor training condemned over torture of Papuans
Jubi/West Papua Daily
Repeated cases of Indonesian military (TNI) soldiers torturing civilians in Papua have been evident, as seen in the viral video depicting the...
Indigenous rights group highlights rise in land grabs under Jokowi’s watch
Indoleft News in Jakarta
The Nusantara Traditional Community Alliance (AMAN) and the Nusantara Traditional Community Defence Association (PPMAN) have highlighted the polemic over the forced...
Papuan lawyers call for impartial probe into woman killed over NZ...
Jubi News
The Human Rights Lawyers Association (PAHAM) Papua has demanded a "thorough and impartial" investigation into the death of Michelle Kurisi, a civilian involved...
Jakarta’s rights commission criticised for ‘failure’ over NZ pilot hostage case
By Singgih Wiryono in Jakarta
Indonesia's former National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) chairperson Ahmad Taufan Damanik says it is difficult to expect Komnas HAM...
Papuan students accused of ‘treason’ over raising Morning Star flags
Jubi News
The trial of three Papuan "free speech" students accused of treason has resumed at the Jayapura District Court this week.
The defendants -- Yoseph...
Papuan families’ lawyer criticises murder reconstruction, calls for independent probe
Tabloid Jubi in Jayapura
The lawyer of the families of the victims of the Mimika murder case has criticised the military reconstruction of the killings...
Rights commission discusses Papua peace talks with UN human rights commissioner
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Indonesia's National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) has discussed the plan to hold a peaceful dialogue to resolve the problems in...
OPM rejects Papuan peace talks with Jakarta unless mediated by UN
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Organisation (TPNPB-OPM) has rejected peace talks with the Indonesian government if it is only...
Papuan students in Medan demand sacking of academic over racist tweet
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
Scores of students from the Papuan Student Association (IMP) in Medan, North Sumatra, have held a protest action this week in...
Indigenous peoples in Indonesia still struggle for equality after 75 years
By Fidelis Eka Satriastanti, The Conversation
Indigenous people fought alongside youth movements in the creation of an Indonesian nation. But, in the historical writing of...
Lawmaker wants to dissolve ‘waste of money’ anti-graft, rights watchdogs
By Rizky Andwika in Jakarta
Indonesia's Coalition to Safeguard the National Human Rights Commission has conducted research on the track record of 60 National Human...
Komnas HAM to probe shutdown of World Press Day event in...
A trailer of the controversial documentary Pulau Buru Tanah Air Beta that tells the story of two political prisoners on Baru Island.
By Bambang Muryanto...
President Widodo ‘lying about 1965 mass killings’, says rights chief
By Abraham Utama in Jakarta
National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) Deputy Commissioner Dianto Bachriadi claims Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is lying about the...
