HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
Call to Action
West Papua is currently facing serious increased violence, and brutal attacks on civil society. In the last 24 hours hundreds of people have been arrested in West Papua for coming out on the street rejecting Indonesia’s occupation.
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Mass Arrests and Arbitrary Detention
Nine days after the December 1st arrests, on International Human Rights Day, thousands of West Papuans marched in peaceful demonstrations across every area of the region. On a day that was supposed to be about honouring the UN's adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, West Papuans ironically has several of those rights violated by the Indonesian oppressors.
According to an initial reports 90 participants were arrested. In the Timka and Merauke regions police confiscated megaphones, pamphlets, and mobile phones. Among those arrested were two children, both only one years old.
This situation comes at a time of increased violence in West Papua, including suspected extra judicial killings in the region. Urgent issues of concern also include increased military presence, the killing of civilians caught in crossfire in the mountain regions, and armed civilian movements of Papuans protecting their villages. The urgent situation happening in Nduga has gained international attention.
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