Kamis, 27 Desember 2012

Kerstmis-Nieuwjaar, duizenden van personeel in Papua Be Aware



Jayapura: Op het moment van de Kerst en Nieuwjaar, duizenden politieagenten in Papoea verlaagd. Regionale Politie (Police) 3.793 Papoea waarschuwen personeel verspreid over een aantal politiezones / steden in de regio.

Papua Politie Hoofd Public Relations, Chief Sumerta ik Gede Jaya zei: Operation Wax is gemaakt om het veiligstellen van de Kerstmis en Nieuwjaar in de regio begon gisteren zondag de 23e december 2012 tot aan de datum van 1 januari 2013.


"Voor de veiligheid van de Kerst en Nieuwjaar Kaarsen bestaande activiteiten, en is begonnen sinds gisteren tot 1 januari 2013," zei hij.


Voormalig politiechef Jayawijaya het ook zei dat het zou de circulatie Liquor en Vuurwerk vegen. Voor beide veroorzaken vaak ongemak voor het publiek.


"De boodschap van de Papoea-politiechef vader dat alle inwoners in Papoea wederzijdse veiligheid en orde in hun respectieve omgevingen te onderhouden. Omdat de openbare orde probleem is niet alleen de verantwoordelijkheid van de veiligheidstroepen alleen, maar is een verantwoordelijkheid voor alle burgers", zei hij.


Eerder op vrijdag de 21 december 2012, de Papoea politie een gezamenlijke bijeenkomst van de troepen Operatie Wax beveiliging geroepen om Kerst en Nieuwjaar 2013 PTC Entrop gebied, Zuidelijk District van Jayapura, Jayapura.


De krachten die betrokken zijn bij het veiligstellen van de eenheid gevolgd door alle veiligheidspolitie en de eenheid van de drie militaire, Ambtenarenzaken politie-eenheid (za Pol PP) en het Department of Transportation (Affair) en Diensten Prog.


Een totaal van 82.723 beveiligingspersoneel ingezet in 3793 bestond uit politiepersoneel, 15.024 militairen en agentschappen en andere communautaire componenten.


Papoea-politiechef inspecteur-generaal van politie Tito Karnavian ceremonie als inspecteur vroeg de veiligheidstroepen tot het verrichten van werkzaamheden op verantwoorde wijze door een gevoel van comfort aan elke burger die bestaan ​​in die regio, vooral voor de mensen die de dienst van de viering van Kerstmis en Nieuwjaar te doen.

 
bron: liputan6

Christmas celebration service combined gospel tabernacle church (Kingmi) in the Land of Papua Klasis Keerom



 KEEROM_Yekerek Labewa, Combined Christmas Celebration Klasis Keerom, gospel tabernacle church (Kingmi) in the land of Papua, which took place in the village Omega Jemat Wiantre Skanto Keerom District, with Rev. speaker. Peter Tenouye Sth, the Thema "Celebrate Christmas In New Welcomes Birth of the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9: 5-6) and Sub Themes Changed to be strong in Keerom sejahtra realize peace.

Pdt. Pertrus Tenouye Sth, In his homily to invite people to God's people in attendance in order to receive God the Savior who was born first at home to the lowly but now want to be ready born IA and are present in every human heart-his people, who are willing to open up and accept it as savior of the world.

Joint Christmas celebration church (Kingmi) Klasis Keerom goes well, pdt matias Wetipo sm.th Keerom chairman Rev. classist. Matias Wetipo sm.th, I was pleased and proud to see the people of God's people who come to attend Christmas celebrations gambungan this, it means I can say that people Kingmi Klasis Keerom was ready and willing to accept Jesus as Savior is present in every human heart gentlemen, he said. (W/T)

Minggu, 23 Desember 2012

Police spin on Papua under fire

( Ilusrtasi )

Concerns over an escalation of human rights abuses are growing as the National Police decided to use the antiterrorism law to deal with armed groups in the resource-rich province of Papua.

On Wednesday, National Police Criminal Investigation Division (Bareskrim) chief Comr. Gen. Sutarman said the police would use Antiterrorism Law No.15/2003 to deal with individuals or groups terrorizing people in Papua, including those attacking police stations.

“Armed individuals and groups have brought anxiety and terror into society. We won’t hesitate to use the law on those who kill innocent civilians,” Sutarman said in response to journalists’ queries on rising violence in the province.

The decision to use the law has nothing to do with the burgeoning separatist movement, according to Sutarman.

The decision by the National Police promptly raised criticism from human rights defenders, saying the police only seek justification for their abuse of suspects.

Speaking to The Jakarta Post on Friday, Catholic priest John Jonga said use of the Antiterrorism Law in Papua would send misleading messages to both Papuans and others with interest in the province. Security personnel would take it as license to use violence against Papuans in the name of counterterrorism.

“We, Papuans, are not terrorists. I regret the decision to even think of using that law to respond to local violence. Even without that law, the police already treat Papuans as terrorists. Can you imagine what they would do with more justification?” John said.

Mako Tabuni, deputy chairman of the National Committee for West Papua (KNPB), was killed in an ambush by the police in June this year. There are numerous examples of police abuse of Papuans accused of creating “discomfort” in the region.

John, who received the human rights Yap Thiam Hien award in 2009, emphasized that Papuans were struggling even for their most basic rights.

Separately, Poengky Indarti of human rights watchdog Imparsial suggested that the plan for the Antiterrorism Law in Papua, could only heighten the already tense atmosphere in the province.

“The law doesn’t provide a clear definition of terrorism. The police could interpret it subjectively and use it for their own interests,” Poengky said.

“The police must crack down on arms smuggling into Papua instead of imposing this law. Locals suspect security officers of supplying arms for business or power interests,” she added.

Responding to the criticism, Papua Police chief Insp. Gen. Tito Karnavian insisted that the law would strengthen police powers to deal with actions that spread insecurity among the people of Papua.

“There are cases of violence that meet the elements of terrorism as stipulated in the law. We need to use it carefully here, because of the highly politicized atmosphere. No matter what, I want to ensure that we have no cases of criminals hiding behind the [Papuan] freedom movement,” Tito told the Post.

He cited a criminal case that occurred two months ago. An armed group kidnapped and raped seven girls from Kebo District in Paniai Regency, and demanded a ransom of Rp 50 million (US$5200) from their parents.

“These criminals introduced themselves as freedom fighters in order to wheedle support from rights activists. Should we let such criminals go free after causing such a horrible situation in the region? This is a fact that many people have failed to recognized,” he said.

Tito is aware of the urgency of upholding human rights values while promoting security in Papua, particularly in dealing with groups struggling for independence.

“However, not all of these groups are purely promoting independence. These are the kind of groups that we need to anticipate,” he emphasized.

source: thejakartapost.com

UK Embassy Denies Fake Journalism In Bintang Papua Article

 

Article – West Papua Media Alerts

UK Embassy Denies Fake Journalism In Bintang Papua Article “UK ambassador visits Papua to counteract ‘false information’ spread by ‘certain groups’ in London”UK Embassy Denies Fake Journalism In Bintang Papua Article “UK ambassador visits Papua to counteract ‘false information’ spread by ‘certain groups’ in London”

West Papua Media EXCLUSIVE

December 18, 2012 An article – “UK ambassador visits Papua to counteract ‘false information’ spread by ‘certain groups’ in London” – that appeared in the usually accurate Bintang Papua outlet on December 14, contained much false reporting in the original Bahasa Indonesia version ( http://www.bintangpapua.com/headline/29676-kedubes-inggris-nilai-papua-aman-kondusif ), according to both Papuan journalists and the spokesperson for the British Embassy in Jakarta.

The Bintang Papua article reported that “The British Embassy to Indonesia has described the situation in Papua as ‘very peaceful and conducive’. It is quite different from the information being disseminated by certain groups to the British government.in London”.

However, according to the British embassy in Jakarta today, this statement was not made, nor was the staff officer identified in the article, Millie McDevitt able to speak with the press.

West Papua Media has been in extensive contact today with the Media Unit at the UK Embassy in Jakarta to establish the veracity or otherwise of this reporting. A spokesperson for the UK Embassy in Jakarta told West Papua Media exclusively on Tuesday night: “Mrs Millie McDevitt, political officer at the British Embassy, visited Papua last week as part of the British Embassy’s regular programme of Provincial visits. While there, she met a range of political and security representatives as well as the NGO and religious communities.
This follows on from the Ambassador’s own visit to Papua in September, when he wasted no opportunity with government, local government, military and police interlocutors to emphasise our hope that Papua will soon enjoy the same peace and prosperity as other parts of Indonesia.”

The spokesperson also said that the article “was littered with inaccuracies”.

Sources for West Papua Media who declined to be identified have claimed that the article, appearing in an outlet that is usually known for accurate reportage, was allegedly written by an Indonesian journalist in the pay of the Indonesian police. West Papua Media has not yet been able to check the veracity of this particular claim, however there has been extensive prior reporting on the involvement and interference of Indonesian security and intelligence agencies in newsrooms in West Papua. (see http://westpapuamedia.info/2012/07/01/indonesian-colonial-media-meddling-inspires-independent-journalist-slamming-of-fake-journalism-in-papua/ )

Numerous Papuan journalists today have raised concerns that this level of misreporting could significantly harm relations between the UK and Papuan people.

West Papua Media

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[Note: It is quite evident that the British ambassador in Jakarta made a special trip to Papua in response to a demonstration in London at the end of October, to protest against the visit to London by the Indonesian president. The British government should pay attention to the voluminous information from a great variety of sources posted on the internet every day about the violence and atrocities perpetrated by the Indonesian police in Papua. How long did the ambassador spend in Papua? Why restrict her visit to Jayapura? Who else did she meet apart from the chief of police? Did she take the trouble to meet Papuan leaders and activists, who are the ones who suffer detention, arrest, beatings and torture on a regular basis at the hands of the security forces in Papua? TAPOL]

Bintang Papua, 14 December 2012

The British ambassador to Indonesia has described the situation in Papua as ‘very peaceful and conducive’. It is quite different from the information being disseminated by certain groups to the British government.in London, she said .

The ambassador, Millie McDevit made these comments during a visit to the chief of police in Jayapura, Police Inspector-General Tito Karnavian on 13 December. The ambassador said that she had made a special visit to the chief of police in order to get confirmation directly from him about information being spread by certain groups who allege that the situation in Papua is far from peaceful.

She went on to say that such information was being spread every time Papuans suffered discrimination by the Indonesian government, especially by the TNI – the army – and Polri, the police force.

She said that after visiting a number of places especially in Jayapura, she could see that things were very different indeed from what is being conveyed to the British government. ‘It is nothing like what I expected to find when I first set foot in Papua,’ she said.

‘When people visit Northern Ireland, you can be questioned anywhere, but in Papua you can go out late at night without being disturbed in any way.’

She said that security and development are proceeding very well in Papua and she expressed support for what the police in Papua are doing to combat corruption because combating corruption is the best way to improve people’s welfare.

The police chief Tito Karnavian said that they had provided plenty of information to the ambassador in order to contradict all the negative information being spread about the situation in Papua. ‘The ambassador decided to come to Papua to check the information,’ he said.

Karnavian also said that they had asked the British government to provide the police in Papua with special equipment to check people’s DNA. At present, the police have to identify people involved in violence and shootings by checking the evidence outside Papua. ‘If we have the equipment to check people’s DNA, this will help to enhance the ‘supremacy of law’ here in Papua,; he said.

[Translated by TAPOL]

source: pacific.scoop.co.nz

Sabtu, 22 Desember 2012

PAPUA NEW GUINEA: West Papuan refugees hope for citizenship

Donatus Karuri, a 57-year-old father-of-six, outside the Hohola refugee settlement — one of four settlements for West Papuan refugees — in the capital Port Moresby. There are close to 9,300 West Papuan refugees in the country. (IRIN Photo/David Swanson)
Donatus Karuri, a 57-year-old father-of-six, outside the Hohola refugee settlement — one of four settlements for West Papuan refugees — in the capital Port Moresby. There are close to 9,300 West Papuan refugees in the country. (IRIN Photo/David Swanson)

PORT MORESBY, 17 December 2012 - Access to citizenship could prove the best hope yet for thousands of West Papuan refugees living in Papua New Guinea (PNG).

“I want citizenship. I’ve been here 28 years and want to get on with my life,” said Donatus Karuri, a 57-year-old father of six, outside the shelter he shares with five other families at the Hohola refugee settlement. It is one of four settlements for West Papuan refugees in the capital Port Moresby.

Like most West Papuan refugees, he is unable to work legally and has only limited access to public services.

According to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), there are more than 9,000 West Papuan refugees in PNG today, many of whom have been in the Pacific island nation for over three decades.

Others know no other home and can’t imagine living anywhere else.

“I was born here. This is the only country I know,” said Dan Hanasbey, 27, another refugee wanting citizenship.

Flight from Indonesia

Between 1984 and 1986, more than 11,000 West Papuans fled east into PNG from the western, Indonesian half of New Guinea Island to escape political turmoil and economic discontent; the area’s longstanding secessionist sentiments towards Jakarta continue to simmer today.

West Province, a former Dutch colony rich in natural resources, was later divided into two separate provinces - Papua and West Papua - however, indigenous West Papuans continue to refer to the entire Indonesian area as West Papua.

At the time the refugees arrived, the PNG government was not yet a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention. It granted the West Papuans prima facie refugee status shortly after accession to the convention in 1986 - but with seven reservations, including Article 34 on naturalization.

Of the close to 9,300 West Papuan refugees in PNG today, almost half live along the border area with Indonesia.

Another 2,435 live in urban areas, while 2,290 live in East Awin, the only officially sanctioned area for West Papuan refugees to settle. There, regular assistance is available and access to 6,000 hectares of government land is provided - about 120km away from the Indonesian border. The site was established in an effort to resettle the refugees away from the border areas to avoid possible political problems with the Indonesian government.

Those who resettle in the area for six months are provided permissive residency permits (PRPs), which allow them certain rights, including the right to work and travel internally (excluding border areas), and gives them access to health and education services.

Few refugees, however, wish to resettle in East Awin, preferring instead to stay close to the border area and their land and families on the other side. Others frown upon its remote jungle location and inaccessibility.

The government estimates only 40 percent of West Papuan refugees hold PRPs. As a result, most survive on subsistence farming - particularly in the border area. Those in urban settings live on private or government land, under constant risk of eviction, and often work illegally.


Photo: David Swanson/IRIN
Like many West Papuan refugees, Donatus Karuri would like to stay
The cost of citizenship
Despite these challenges, many West Papuans - who share a similar Melanesian ancestry to Papua New Guineans - have integrated well in this nation of 7.3 million and would like to stay.

“Local integration with the opportunity to be granted PNG citizenship is the best solution for many West Papuan refugees under the current circumstances,” Walpurga Englbrecht, UNHCR country representative for PNG, told IRIN.

“The problem, however, is the application fee is too high.”

Under PNG law, any foreigner - including refugees - wishing to apply to citizenship and who has fulfilled eight years of residency must pay a 10,000 kina (US$5,000) application fee.

“We can’t afford that. It’s impossible,” Freddy Warome, 58, a West Papuan community leader, complained.

Under Article 34 of the Refugee Convention, signatory states should facilitate the assimilation and naturalization of refugees, and make every effort to expedite naturalization and reduce the costs as far as possible.

To date, the PNG government appears mindful of this responsibility, but it remains unclear when they might act upon it.

Speaking at a 2011 ministerial meeting to mark the 60th anniversary of the Refugee Convention, Moses Manwau, PNG’s former vice minister for foreign affairs and immigration, confirmed the government’s commitment to withdrawing its earlier reservations to the Convention, and to waiving all fees or introducing nominal fees for refugees seeking naturalization.

“We are determined to give refugees the kind of life, liberty, peace and prosperity they deserve so that they can hold their own against any other citizens in Papua New Guinea,” he said.

UNHCR believes there should be a path to citizenship for those who desire it, while those West Papuans lacking PRPs who would like to remain in the country should be provided PRPs without having to relocate to East Awin, Englbrecht said.

ds/rz



source: irinnews.org
 

Otonomi khusus di Papua tidak pernah dievaluasi

Otonomi khusus di Papua tidak pernah dievaluasi
Demonstrasi menolak kekerasan di Papua. (merdeka.com/imam buhori)
Reporter : Islahudin
 
Dialog antara Jakarta dan Papua hingga kini belum tercapai. Pemerintah selalu curiga dialog berarti rakyat di sana minta merdeka.

Padahal, menurut Adriana Elisabeth, peneliti politik Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia (LIPI) yang juga meneliti tentang Papua menilai kecurigaan pemerintah salah kaprah. Pekik merdeka bagi orang Papua adalah hal biasa, tidak perlu ditakutkan.

Dia menambahkan pemberian otonomi khusus terhadap Papua juga kebijakan keliru buat menyelesaikan konflik di Papua. Hasilnya, otonomi berjalan tidak sesuai harapan.

Berikut penjelasan Adriana saat ditemui Islahuddin dari merdeka.com di kantornya, Gedung Widya Graha LIPI Lantai 11, Kamis (20/12) sore.

Bukankah dialog itu sudah ada pada zaman Presiden B.J. Habibie?

Iya itu ada, tim 100 dari Papua dengan Presiden Habibie pada 1999. Waktu itu, tim 100 datang ke Jakarta untuk dialog dengan Presiden Habibie, tapi tiba-tiba salah satu dari tim 100 bilang ingin merdeka. Langsung Presiden Habibie bilang, "Silakan kembali ke Papua dan pikirkan." Setelah itu diberikan otonomi khusus. Padahal hal itu sudah biasa di Papua, selalu begitu. Kalau sekarang bicara begitu, besok akan lain, di belakang juga bisa lain, itu Papua. Tim LIPI sudah paham akan hal itu.

Misalnya kalau sekarang bilang merdeka, begitu keluar dari ruang dialog bisa lain omongannya. Contoh lainnya, kalau ditawarkan sesuatu jawabannya aka lain juga, "Oh itu bagus. Tapi bagus untuk ibu saja." Itu berarti mereka menolak. Ada bahasa-bahasa komunikasi harus kita pahami. Jadi jangan sok tahu tentang Papua. Bukan seperti itu.

Budaya Papua itu sangat tertutup. Jangan berharap kita akan tahu yang mereka pikirkan dan penilaiannya seperti apa. Dalam penelitian antropologi, bahkan ada peneliti mau menjadi istri kepala suku. Menurut saya, itu untuk tahu seperti apa kebudayaan mereka. Kita yang di luar sebaiknya jangan merasa tahu dengan Papua. Beri mereka ruang, beri apa maunya. Itu tidak cukup dipahami oleh pemerintah.

Kalau saya sekarang sudah biasa diperlakukan seperti itu. Pertama-tama saya kaget, seperti tidak pernah dipercaya. Teman-teman di sana memang begitu. Saya meneliti Papua sejak 2004. Meski begitu, saya masih menyadari sebagai orang luar. Jadi saya selalu pesan kepada mereka, "Silakan Anda putuskan, maunya apa, kalau memang butuh bantuan saya akan bantu." Dengan posisi seperti itu akan ada sesuatu yang tidak akan diungkapkan. Kalau sudah begitu jangan main paksa, mereka tidak akan pernah mau memberi tahu hal itu.

Kenapa otonomi khusus dinilai gagal?

Sebetulnya untuk tuduhan otonomi khusus gagal disebut Pendeta Socratez ini kedua kali. Sebelumnya pada sekitar 2005 kalau tidak salah, masyarakat adat Papua sudah pernah mengembalikan otonomi khusus ke Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat. Di Papua Road Map, tim LIPI juga menyebut kegagalan pembangunan. Kegagalan pembangunan bukan karena otonomi khusus, sebelumnya juga sudah gagal, karena salah membangunnya. Membangun untuk Papua dan membangun di Papua itu beda. Membuat pembangunan di Papua terus orang di Papua disingkirkan berbeda dengan membangun untuk orang Papua, orang Papua itu keinginannya apa, perlunya apa, apa masalah, dan sebagainya.

Kalau dibilang gagal, menurut saya bukan hanya otonomi khusus. Sebelumnya juga gagal, tapi dengan otonomi khusus itu memang tidak menjadi lebih baik. Saya memberi contoh tentang kesehatan.

Kondisi Papua tinggi, menanjak, bukit, dan sebagainya. Ada yang tinggal jauh di ujung perbukitan, dalam hutan, hingga lembah, mendatanginya susah. Dengan kondisi seperti itu, bagaimana menyediakan fasilitas kesehatan dengan baik. Mereka tidak ada tandu seperti di sini, tandu untuk membawa orang sakit itu mereka buat dari kayu dan ranting, kain, dengan peralatan sederhana. Jalannya juga sulit, untuk menuju Puskesmas atau klinik jaraknya jauh. Dengan otonomi khusus, tetap saja ada yang tidak tertolong. Akhirnya, sama saja sebelum ada otonomi khusus.

Kemudian untuk teknologi kedokteran digunakan juga jauh tertinggal dari daerah di luar Papua. Jadi bagaimana membayangkan peningkatan kesehatan orang Papua. Tidak bisa model Papua disamakan dengan daerah lain. Program pemerintah itu biasanya seragam, meniru program di daerah lain. Papua itu berbeda, bukannya mau dibedakan. Kondisi alam dan wilayahnya saja sudah berbeda. Jadi dengan otonomi khusus, bagaimana implementasinya untuk menjangkau penduduk tersebar itu.

Bayangkan yang tinggal di Yahukimo, itu sebuah lembah. Kalau mau keluar, jalannya naik turun perbukitan dan tebing terjal. Bayangkan bagaimana membuat pelayanan kesehatan untuk kondisi alam seperti itu. Jadi kalau dibilang gagal, saya juga sudah bilang ke Pak Socratez, kalau dari segi kekerasan saya setuju, tapi harus jelas parameternya. Gagal itu apa ukurannya? Kalau kondisi alam seperti itu dibilang gagal, yang gagal itu implementasinya atau undang-undangnya?

Pemerintah daerah Papua apa sih tugasnya? Saya contohkan lagi, di Papua masih banyak anak-anak tidak sekolah. Padahal tempat anak-anak tidak sekolah itu jaraknya tidak jauh dengan kantor bupati. Jadi apa yang dilakukan? Anak-anak tidak sekolah, lingkungan kumuh, tidak ada air bersih, sampah berserakan di mana-mana, apa yang mau kita harapkan? Itu tugasnya pemda untuk menyelesaikan semua. Pemdanya kemana?

Kalau mau tahu, semua bupati di Papua sudah dijabat oleh orang Papua sejak otonomi khusus atau Papuanisasi, tapi mereka melakukan apa? Sebagian bupati, kepala daerah di Papua lebih banyak menghabiskan waktu di luar Papua. Hanya satu bulan di Papua. Hanya ada satu bupati selama satu tahun hanya satu bulan keluar Papua jika diakumulasi. Saya lupa bupati kabupaten mana. Itu kejadian ekstrem. Memang itu juga terjadi di daerah lain, banyak pejabat sering berada di luar wilayahnya.

Tapi Papua ini dananya besar, apa dana itu digunakan untuk keluyuran. Artinya dana besar itu tidak digunakan untuk membangun sektor penting: kesehatan, pendidikan, ekonomi. Dana besar itu lebih banyak habis untuk operasional birokrasi, sekitar 70 persen. Jadi sisa 30 persen itu dibagi untuk membangun sektor penting itu.

Otonomi khusus sudah berjalan 11 tahun, masak, tidak ada evaluasi untuk perbaikan?

Sebetulnya dua tahun lalu ada dua institusi, Universitas Cenderawasih, Papua, dan Universitas Satya Wacana, Salatiga, Jawa Tengah. Tapi evaluasi itu tidak untuk dipublikasikan, mungkin karena tidak menyeluruh. Mestinya evaluasi itu dilakukan komprehensif. Dalam Undang-undang Otonomi Khusus evaluasinya itu harusnya tiga tahun sekali, tapi tidak pernah dilakukan.

Kementerian Dalam Negeri, Direktorat Otonomi Daerah menjanjikan 20 Desember 2012 ini akan mengeluarkan evaluasi menyeluruh implementasi Undang-undang Otonomi Khusus. Kira-kira seperti itu bahasanya. Dulu janjinya awal tahun 2012, tapi diundur akhir tahun ini, silakan Anda tanyakan dan cek di Kementerian Dalam Negeri.

Mestinya dalam tiga tahun ada evaluasi, tapi itu tidak pernah ada. Dari situ saja bisa dilihat, jangankan bikin evaluasi per tiga tahun, sekarang saja belum ada. Mau tahu apa tentang implementasi otonomi khusus di Papua? Makanya saya bilang, kalau dari segi catatan kekerasan, semua sudah tahu. Buku Pak Socratez itu juga melengkapi catatan kekerasan terjadi di Papua. LIPI juga punya catatan kekerasan di Papua, tapi belum dipublikasi, baru selesai 70 persen. LIPI sudah siapkan draf buku putih catatan kekerasan di Papua.

Itu baru catatan kekerasan. Otonomi khusus itu meliputi semua aspek. Hak asasi manusia itu tidak hanya politik dan keamanan, tapi juga ekonomi, sosial, dan budaya mereka yang dilanggar hak-haknya. Jadi kalau otonomi khusus dibilang seperti itu, kita lihat saja SDM Papua sampai seperti saat ini, karena tidak sekolah, itu juga pelanggaran hak asasi manusia atas orang-orang Papua. Anggarannya sudah ada, kenapa setelah ada otonomi khusus sumber daya manusianya semakin menurun.

Kalau dicek, beberapa keberhasilan juga ada di bidang lain. Ada yang pernah bilang rumah sakit di Abepura katanya pelayanannya lebih baik dari sebelum otonomi khusus. Kisah sukses bagian-bagian kecil itu ada. Tapi Papua ini sudah diberikan otonomi luas juga dengan dana besar, masak keberhasilannya hanya di rumah sakit itu saja. Harusnya capaian juga spektakuler, jangan hanya yang kecil-kecil seperti itu.
[fas]
 
source:merdeka.com

Selasa, 18 Desember 2012

Indonesian police shot dead two West Papuan activists

ilustrasi

Indonesian police have shot dead two West Papuan activists and burned down a house in the provincial Papuan city of Wamena.

Hubertus Mabel and Natalis Alua, both members of the West Papua National Committee, or the KNBP, were shot outside a house in the village of Kurulu on Sunday morning.

The Age newspaper reports activists saying the house belonged to Mr Mabel’s family and he was there to celebrate Christmas.

The paper says the latest shootings mean that so far this year 22 KNPB members have been killed; three are missing; seven have been charged with various offences and more than 200 arrested but released within three months.

After the shootings three men burned down a small wooden police post in a Wamena marketplace, an act which apparently prompted police to go to the city’s Tribal Office, which is used for community meetings, and also burn it to the ground.

The paper says a police spokesman, Gede Sumerta Jaya, denies police had deliberately killed the two men but that they were shot during attempts to arrest lawbreakers.

Meanwhile, a member of the KNPB says Wamena is not the only part of Papua region currently gripped by security tensions.

Wamena continues to be the focus for Indonesia’s security forces in their hunt for members of the National Committee of West Papua.

However, Yoab Syatfle, a spokesman for the group which declared a Federated Republic of West Papua at last year’s Papuan People’s Congress, says such events are happening across Papua.
“You know in West Papua, the situation is very, very seriously dangerous because Indonesia has built up its military in West Papua. And it’s not only in Wamena where there’s a dangerous situation in West Papua.”
 source : rnzi.com

Sabtu, 15 Desember 2012

Australian media only tells half the story about West Papua

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There’s more to the West Papua story than men in Bambi suits. Kayt Davies

Last friday a picture story appeared on page three of The Age that was ostensibly about events in West Papua. The story was pitched as a quirky yarn, replete with a wacky Disney character, a kilt (always a bit funny) and some large weapons.

All these elements tick boxes on the newsworthiness checklist – but, as US journalist Charles Feldman told a gathering of the Journalism Education Association of Australia in Melbourne earlier last week, “there is a difference between news and journalism”.

The story was about Gerard Michael Little, who presents as a well meaning man dismayed at the death toll in Papua and who allegedly wanted to put his military and paramilitary training to good use in the form of an armed peace keeping force. He was arrested in Brisbane last week under a rarely used law that prohibits hostile activities by armed non-state actors, including planning and training.

To make the charges stick, the prosecutor will have to prove that he was armed and intending to take offensive action.

The story’s first appearance was on Wednesday December 5 when The Australian, ABC Local, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Herald Sun and APN’s Toowoomba Chronicle reported that Little had been arrested. The Jakarta Globe followed up the next day as news emerged from his court appearance.

The articles were all accounts of the bare facts of the court case, in turn highlighting Little’s Victorian and Toowoomba connections, paramilitary training in the Ukraine, disability pension and grandfather status. Reporting a day later, The Age’s Justice Editor Dan Oakes did commendable research on the man and wrote up what he found.

But what was omitted was the context. What is happening in West Papua, in general and in particular this week, goes some way towards explaining Little’s actions.

Having arrived in Melbourne a day ahead of a gathering of journalism educators, I was in town for the December 1 West Papuan flag day celebrations in front of the State Library. West Papuan foreign minister in exile Jacob Rumbiak told the crowd he’d spent a decade in prison for raising a flag in Papua, and that he had many colleagues behind bars for exercising their right to peacefully express their opinion. A young Papuan activist read an open letter to Julia Gillard calling for Australia to take responsibility for the actions of the troops it is training and the atrocities they are committing on Papuan soil.

While Melbourne was sunny and bright, the cloud that passed over the gathering in its final moment at Federation Square was news that Victor Yeimo, the chairman of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) had been arrested. His crime was to lead a peaceful protest march.

The Melbourne West Papuan community waited for news, as international human rights monitors made enquiries about Yeimo’s status and whereabouts. The next day police announced he had been released, leading to concern that he may have “disappeared”.

But Yeimo surfaced, and filed a report that quoted Jayapura police captain Kiki Kurnia saying, “We are ready to wreak havoc and clash with all of you”. Yeimo called on the international community to take action.

Other positive news that didn’t attract the interest of News Ltd, Fairfax or the ABC: an announcement that the Indonesian Law and Human Rights Ministry had agreed to give sentence remissions to around 20 Papuan political prisoners. This announcement must be backed by vigilant international watchdog journalism to ensure that it delivers the due judicial process it appears to promise.

Tempering the optimism of this announcement was the sad news that political prisoner Timotius Napirem Ap was shot dead – in the feet, neck and back – by police.

This is just one week in the rolling saga of the civil resistance movement in West Papua. It’s a story that involves villagers who live in grass huts in jungles, students who live in dorms in the urban heart of Jayapura, Australian mining executives, and the protesters who gathered in Melbourne.

For them, the flurry of news attention given to Little’s arrest must seem odd. That events like these would prompt a military-trained man to step in and try to do something about the void of international neglect and media disinterest is not surprising. But he’s a symptom, not the cause, and his story is just a quirky tangent to a real story that is mostly ignored by Australia’s mainstream media.

source: theconversation.edu.au

Rabu, 12 Desember 2012

West Papua na Palestine Freedom


 West Papua campaign organised at the Lush shop in Melbourne on Swanston Street and all across the country.

Olgeta kantri blong wold i bin makim International Human Rights Day, long Mande December 10 na ol West Papua pipal tu ibin tingim despla bikpla dei.

Long Wewak taun, long East Sepik Provins blong Papua New Guinea, wanpela bikpela lain komuniti blong West Papua ibin stap long wanpela protes march long autim wari blong ol na makim human raits dei.

Long mun igo pinis, samting olsem 138 ol kantri ibin vout long United Nations General Assembly long sapotim Palestine long kamap olsem wanpla  non-member observer state insaet long United Nations.

Ol pipal blong West Papua iwok long askim United Nations na fait hard nau moa long 60pla yia blong bruk lusim Indonesia husat ibin kisim nating West Papua long ol yiar 1960's.

Herman Wainggai, wanpela West Papua activist long Australia tasol long dispela taim, em i stadi long America, long School for Conflict Analysis na Resolution long George Mason University, i tokim mipela isu blong West Papua i kamap olsem heve na wari blong ol Palestinian pipol long Middle East.

source: radioaustralia.net.au