Tag: Kontras

EDITORIAL: The Jakarta Post It happens again and again; indigenous Papuans fall victim to Indonesian soldiers. This time, we have photographic evidence for the brutality, with...

Asia Pacific Report A defendant in an Indonesian case of alleged defamation, Fatia Maulidiyanti, has hit back at a statement by Coordinating Minister for Maritime...

By Singgih Wiryono in Jakarta An Indonesian human rights researcher has cricitised his government's failure to negotiate with West Papuan rebels, saying security officials should...

RNZ Pacific A West Papua rights group claims Indonesian police and soldiers have carried out at least 72 extrajudicial killings over the past year. The report...

By Gita Irawan in Jakarta Indonesia's Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has criticised the appointment of Central Sulawesi State Intelligence Agency...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The criminalisation of activists -- including those in West Papua -- in 2019 and 2020 has been cited as one of...

By Ryan Aditya in Jakarta Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) coordinator Fatia Maulidiyanti has condemned the invitation to Myanmar coup leader...

By Nicholas Ryan Aditya in Jakarta Indonesia's Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has found 40 incidents of human rights violations in...

By Karina M. Tehusijarana in Jakarta Indonesia's Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has urged President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to take concrete...

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Critics have rebuked the Indonesian Military, or TNI,  for meddling in politics, as it celebrated its 72nd anniversary last week, reports...