Written by SOPHIE CHAO
Inside Indonesia 140: Apr-Jun 2020
Published: Jun 17, 2020

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A movement seeking justice, healing, and freedom for Black people has become a powerful rallying call for Indigenous West Papuans

Sophie Chao

The brutal murder of 46-year-old Minneapolis resident George Floyd on 25 May 2020 has triggered an unprecedented spate of protests against racism and police violence across the United States. This event has in turn prompted social uprisings denouncing systemic racial discrimination and state abuse of power in over fifty countries across the Global North and South, including Australia, the United Kingdom, and parts of Africa. In Indonesia, ‘Black Lives Matter‘ – a movement that seeks to bring justice, healing, and freedom for Black people - has become a particularly powerful rallying call for Indigenous West Papuans in the context of their ongoing experiences of marginalisation and oppression.

Nederlands Dagblad – door Ruth van der Kolk – 25 juni 2020
https://www.nd.nl/nieuws/buitenland/979480/mensenrechtenadvocaat-gustaf-kawer-indonesi-krikt-eigen-imago-op

Mensenrechtenadvocaat: ‘Indonesië verandert houding ten opzichte van Papoea’s niet, maar krikt eigen imago op’

Gesterkt door Black Lives Matter spreken mensen zich openlijk uit over racisme in West-Papoea. Internationale druk op Indonesië leidde tot lagere straffen voor antiracismedemonstranten. ‘Die zet was de regering te doen om haar imago, niet omwille van de positie van Papoea’s’, zegt mensenrechtenadvocaat Gustaf Kawer.


Afgelopen maand riepen Papoease studenten in Java Indonesië op demonstranten vrij te laten.(beeld Juni Kriswanto / afp)

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