Het maandelijkse WPAT rapport over Papua en West Papua is weer verschenen.
nr. 139 met nieuws over de branden in Papua, Filep Karma, het US Dept. of State, transmigratie, gezondheid, verschenen rapporten en meer.
CONTENTS
This edition's Perspective looks at the spread of fires in West Papua that are linked to the expansion of palm oil and other plantations.
Update notes the release of political prisoner Filep Karma and offers his perspective on the danger of division among Papuans arising from Indonesian government "divide and rule" policies. Police brutally broke up a large Papuan demonstration in Jakarta on December 1 and arrests in West Papua of those preparing a prayer service to commemorate the day. Senior U.S. State Department officials ignored the violations of Papuan human rights in testimony before the U.S. Congress.ÂÂÂ Young Papuans spoke out against transmigration. Four Papuan activists arrested in May have been sentenced to prison terms. A Papuan official acknowledged the continuing failure of the Indonesian government to provide health care for Papuans.
In Chronicle: New reports on human rights in West Papua from the International Coalition on Papua and Human Rights Watch. An article reviews Australia's failure to address human rights concerns in West Papua. A new book focuses on civil resistance in West Papua, and a recently released documentary looks at life in West Papua including human rights violations.
This is the 139th in a series of monthly reports that focus on developments affecting Papuans. This series is produced by the non-profit West Papua Advocacy Team (WPAT) drawing on media accounts, other assessments, and analysis and reporting from sources within West Papua. This report is co-published by the East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN). Back issues are posted online at http://www.etan.org/issues/wpapua/default.htm Questions regarding this report can be addressed to Edmund McWilliams at
The Report leads with PERSPECTIVE, an analysis piece; followed by UPDATE, a summary of some recent news and developments; and then CHRONICLE which includes analyses, statements, new resources, appeals and action alerts related to West Papua. Anyone interested in contributing a PERSPECTIVE or responding to one should write to edmcw @msn.com. We also welcome suggestions of resources and analysis for listing in the CHRONICLE section. The opinions expressed in Perspectives are the author's and not necessarily those of WPAT or ETAN. For on-going news on West Papua subscribe to the reg.westpapua listserv or visit its archive; the list is also available on Twitter: Follow @WestPapuaNews.
Link to this issue:Â Â http://etan.org/issues/wpapua/2015/15121wpap.htm.