Lupa Kata Sandi? Klik di Sini

atau Masuk melalui

Belum Memiliki Akun Daftar di Sini


atau Daftar melalui

Sudah Memiliki Akun Masuk di Sini

Konfirmasi Email

Kami telah mengirimkan link aktivasi melalui email ke rudihamdani@gmail.com.

Klik link aktivasi dan dapatkan akses membaca 2 artikel gratis non Laput di koran dan Majalah Tempo

Jika Anda tidak menerima email,
Kirimkan Lagi Sekarang

Lawyer Says U.S. Responsible for Dark History of Papua

Translator

Editor

13 December 2017 08:06 WIB

Tempo/Rezki Alvionitasari.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Human rights lawyer Veronica Koman said that the United States is also responsible for the dark history of Papua recorded in the U.S. declassified files.

“The United States knew about violations of the right to self-determination and war crimes in Papua, but it did nothing,” she said.

Veronica said that the U.S. failed to address the frauds in a referendum (Perpera) in 1969. Having brokered the New York Agreement on August 15, 1962, leading to the Pepera, the U.S. did not oversee its implementation.

Based on the New York Agreement that was agreed by the UN, the U.S., the Netherlands and Indonesia, the Pepera adopted the one man, one vote system. In reality, Veronica said, the referendum only involved 1,220 out of 800,000 then-Papua population. “They turned a blind eye,” she said.

Moreover, the U.S. also ignored the massacre of Papuans in 1967 as stated in the declassified files. The Indonesian military also allegedly committed gross human rights violations as retaliation for the attack against two of its personnel by Papuans.

The declassified U.S. files say that Papuans asked the U.S. favor to fund and arm them against the Indonesian military in mid-1960. The files also recorded Papuan grievances about clashes with Indonesian security forces. Papuan nationalists have caught the attention of the United Nations (UN).

As for Indonesia, Veronica considers the declassified US files on the history of the Papua independence struggle as a gift for Indonesia. The files reopened one of Indonesia’s dark pasts, especially regarding human rights violation. She argues that the issue is similar to the alleged human rights violation of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) massacre on September 30, 1965. “The files’ disclosure means that Indonesia has two historical issues that must be solved,” she said.

M YUSUF MANURUNG



Expert: TNI Commander's Initiative to Change Term KKB to OPM 'Meaningless'

3 hari lalu

Expert: TNI Commander's Initiative to Change Term KKB to OPM 'Meaningless'

TNI Commander issued an order to the military to use the term Free Papua Movement (OPM) to refer to the separatist group in Papua


Komnas HAM's Response to TNI Changing The Term KKB to OPM

7 hari lalu

Komnas HAM's Response to TNI Changing The Term KKB to OPM

Komnas HAM needs to study the implications of the government's policy by changing the designation from KKB to OPM.


TNI Changes the Term 'KKB', Soldiers Will Not Hesitate to Take Firm Action against OPM Members

7 hari lalu

TNI Changes the Term 'KKB', Soldiers Will Not Hesitate to Take Firm Action against OPM Members

Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) changes the term KKB to OPM to give confidence to soldiers to take firm action against Papuan resistance


UN Human Rights Committee Highlights Extrajudicial Killings in Papua

21 hari lalu

UN Human Rights Committee Highlights Extrajudicial Killings in Papua

The UN Human Rights Committee highlighted a pattern of extrajudicial killings of Papuans as human rights violation in Indonesia.


Free Papua Organization Denies Ties with Residents Tortured by TNI Soldiers

24 hari lalu

Free Papua Organization Denies Ties with Residents Tortured by TNI Soldiers

TPNPB-OPM denied the allegations that the Papua residents tortured by Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) soldiers were members of the organization.


YLBHI Condemns Alleged Torture of Papuan by TNI

24 hari lalu

YLBHI Condemns Alleged Torture of Papuan by TNI

The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) strongly condemned the torture of an indigenous Papuan man by soldiers of the Indonesian military (TNI).


Indonesian Military Claims New Zealand Hands Over Release Plan of Susi Air Pilot to Govt

24 hari lalu

Indonesian Military Claims New Zealand Hands Over Release Plan of Susi Air Pilot to Govt

Papua Military Commander said the New Zealand Ambassador has handed over the plan for the release of his citizen to the Indonesian government.


Indonesian Military Claims 8 Soldiers Detained Following Violence Against Papuan

24 hari lalu

Indonesian Military Claims 8 Soldiers Detained Following Violence Against Papuan

The incident of torture against a Papua resident occurred in Puncak Regency, Central Papua.


30 Brimob Rangers of Papua Police Deployed to Central Papua Following an Attack

26 hari lalu

30 Brimob Rangers of Papua Police Deployed to Central Papua Following an Attack

Papua Police deployed 30 rangers from its elite Mobile Brigade (Brimob) to the Ndeotadi 99 police post in Central Papua following an attack.


Pelni Readies 8 Ships to Serve Homecoming Travelers in Jayapura

26 hari lalu

Pelni Readies 8 Ships to Serve Homecoming Travelers in Jayapura

Pelni provides 8 ships to anticipate a surge in homecoming travelers during this year's Eid al-Fitr holiday season.