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Indonesian cash silenced Pacific Islands Support for West Papua
A few years ago President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia pledged $1 billion AUD to fight West Papuan efforts in the Pacific Islands. That promise is now a reality in 2022. In 2016, 16 countries used the UNGA to speak of the alarming number of human rights violations in West Papua. They called on the
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The impacts of colonialism “are far from over”- UNHR Commissioner
The UN Human Rights Commissioner reported that the ‘impacts’ of colonialism are “far from over.” This is based on a report compiled by the Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI) – a research organization within the Human Rights Council. The Pacific region is among the few places where foreign powers still have colonies – some are
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Indonesia urged to account for violence in Papua
RNI – There’s an apparent cover-up of the ongoing violence in West Papua by the Indonesian government, as tensions flared up between the Indonesian police and indigenous people over the murder and mutilation of four indigenous West Papuans by members of the Indonesian Elite Force. Relatives and the ‘Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of
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President Joko Widodo didn’t attend UNGA meetings in 7 years
An editorial from one of the leading news outlets in Jakarta, the JakarataPost (JP), questioned the absence of Indonesian President Joko Widodo from the UN General Assembly again. According to the JP, the president hasn’t been seen at the UNGA for seven straight years. That President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo opted to skip the United Nations
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