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Speech by Senator Madigan on West Papua addressing Parliament of Australia on May, 14. |
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Written by Australian Government
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May 14, 2013 at 12:00 AM |
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"Then we go on to West Papua. What we are doing here today in
West Papua is clearly an act of complicity in the crimes committed against the
West Papuan people. We... give hundreds of millions of dollars to the Indonesian
government to support their madrasas —their schools. We give Hercules C130s to
them for minimal cost and we turn a blind eye to the atrocities being conducted
on our doorstep. In effect, we supply the means and the money for the children
of West Papua to be forcibly indoctrinated into the Islamic faith against the
will of their parents. Only a few years ago our government rightly apologised
for the mistakes that led to the Stolen Generations. How long will it be before
our government apologises for its complicity in the stolen generations of the
West Papuan people?
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Teken de petitie tegen toekenning award aan SBY |
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Written by ETAN
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May 10, 2013 at 07:32 AM |
Petition by East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN)
When
President Yudhoyono first took office, he promised that his
administration would promote human rights and tolerance. Nine years
later, the prospects for accountability for past rights violations have
receded; religious intolerance has grown. Indonesia’s security forces
have become increasingly abusive in West Papua. Police and soldiers who
violate human rights are rarely held accountable. Serious human rights
violations by members of the military are tried in military courts where
soldiers, if convicted, receive light sentences.
This record makes him unworthy of an award from a foundation which supports religious tolerance and human rights.
Beste Sobat de Consience Foundation wil de Indonesische president eren als
staatsman van het jaar. De Consience Foundation staat voor mensenrechten en zegt dat het werkt "voor
rekening van de godsdienstvrijheid en mensenrechten in de hele
wereld" en "bevordert vrede, verdraagzaamheid en etnische
conflicten." Dat is nu juist waar de Indonesische president niet voor staat. Kortom deze award is onterecht toegekend en daarom deze petitie. Bij voorbaat mijn dank als je hem wilt ondertekenen. Ga naar deze website voor de ondertekening van de petitie: Sign the petition today:http://s.shr.lc/19349F6 Write Comment (0 comments) |
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They're taking our children |
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Written by The Sydney Morning Herald
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May 04, 2013 at 12:00 AM |
 Michael Bachelard Indonesia correspondent for Fairfax Media
West Papua's youth are being removed to Islamic religious schools in Java for "re-education", writes Michael Bachelard.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/theyre-taking-our-children-20130429-2inhf.html#ixzz2Sx8hnGQr
Captive audience … Papuan boys at the Daarur Rasul Islamic boarding school, outside Jakarta, behind locked gates. Photo: Michael Bachelard
Johanes Lokobal sits on the grass that cushions the wooden floor of his little, one-room house. He warms his hands at a fire set in the centre. From time to time a pig, out of sight in an annex, squeals and slams itself thunderously against the adjoining wall.
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Freedom of expression suppressed in Papua as third peaceful protester dies |
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Written by Amnesty International
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May 09, 2013 at 12:00 AM |
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Possession
of the Morning Star flags, a symbol of Papuan independence, is
prohibited under a 2007 government regulation in Indonesia.
© Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images
The
death of an activist after she participated in a peaceful protest in
Papua, Indonesia, is a tragic reminder of the precarious state of
freedom of expression and assembly in the region, Amnesty International
said.
Salomina
Kalaibin died in hospital on 6 May due to gunshot wounds she received
six days earlier at a peaceful commemoration of the 50th anniversary of
the handover of Papua to the Indonesian government by the United Nations
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