1) Uncen students organisation condemns the education situation in Papua
2) State must safeguard the health of political prisoners, says Parjal
3) Jayapura to Put Brakes on Vehicle Growth
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from tapol
1) Uncen students organisation condemns the education situation in Papua
The Executive Board of the Cenderawasih University students organisation, Uncen BEM, believes that the decline in education in Papua is evidence of the failure of the Indonesian government, in particular its Education Service.
BEM has called on the provincial administration to pay serious attention to this issue. It believes that manipulations have conceal the failings of the administration.
Nason Ngelia, the organisation's head of public relations, said: 'All the top-level personnel in the education sector throughout Papua should be sacked.'
He went on to say that in kampungs everywhere, the teachers cant be bothered to do any teaching. They even allow students who have not reached the right standard to pass the grade. 'Most government employees do nothing all day but they still receive their salaries. They dont do any teaching but keep busy organising projects,' said Leo Himan, a member of Uncen BEM.
'We have no confidence in the people working in the education service at the SMPTN unit at Uncen. There are two problems that we cannot accept. The national testing is not appropriate for Papuans because the education system here is different from that in the rest of Indonesia. The education system here needs to be overhauled,' said Yoan Alfredo Wambitman, chairman of the BEM branch at the Faculty of Technology.
In its press release, Uncen BEM appended the results of the Survey of Political and Economic Risk Consultants (PERC) which states that the quality of education in Indonesia is inferior to education elsewhere in Asia and is at the bottom of the list of the twelve countries in Asia; it is even worse that Vietnam. 'This relates to education in Java. If the situation in Java is that bad, how much worse it is in other places,' said Nason.
Recently, the Jayapura branch of the Alliance of Independent Journalists published the results of a two-week research project in eight districts in Papua. The heading of the section on education is 'It's the same old song which everyone keeps singing'. So who is to blame?'
BEM called on the candidate in the election for governor of Papua to give top priority to the question of education in this the land of Cenderawasih..
[Translated by TAPOL]
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2) State must safeguard the health of political prisoners, says Parjal
JUBI, 19 July 2012
[Comment: Just see how many Papuans are serving life sentences or twenty years. TAPOL]
Papuan Street Parliament says state must guarantee the heath of tapols
Jayapura, 19 July, 2012
The Papuan Street Parliament (Parjal) insists that it is the responsibility of the Indonesian government to safeguard the right to life of Papuans who are still behind bars.
Yusak Pakage, the spokesperson of Parjal, said that as a former political prisoner himself, he knows that prisoners suffer many difficulties as a result of the use of violence. 'The state should be responsible for medical treatment and for the prisoners' right to life,' he said.
The director of the district office of the Department of Law and Human Rights , Daniel Biantong announced last January that there were 23 Papuan political prisoners, of whom 16 were being held in Wamena prison, three were being held in Biak and two in Abepura. The two in Abepura were Philip Karma [usually spelt Filep] and Samuel Yaru.
Those being held in Biak are Numbuga Talenggu and Yafrai Murib who are both serving life sentences, while Kimanus Wenda and Linus Hiluka in Nabire prison have been sentenced to 20 years and in Biak, Apotnagolik E. Lokobal has been sentenced to 20 years.
Other tapols who are serving sentences of 20 years are Kanius Murib who is being held in Wamena, while Samuel Yanu who is being held in Abepura is serving a sentence of three years.
'Because I have myself spent time in prison in Wamena, I have a sense of solidarity with these political prisoners. It is the duty of the state to help them,' he said.
[Translated by TAPOL]
[Comment: Just see how many Papuans are serving life sentences or twenty years. TAPOL]
Papuan Street Parliament says state must guarantee the heath of tapols
Jayapura, 19 July, 2012
The Papuan Street Parliament (Parjal) insists that it is the responsibility of the Indonesian government to safeguard the right to life of Papuans who are still behind bars.
Yusak Pakage, the spokesperson of Parjal, said that as a former political prisoner himself, he knows that prisoners suffer many difficulties as a result of the use of violence. 'The state should be responsible for medical treatment and for the prisoners' right to life,' he said.
The director of the district office of the Department of Law and Human Rights , Daniel Biantong announced last January that there were 23 Papuan political prisoners, of whom 16 were being held in Wamena prison, three were being held in Biak and two in Abepura. The two in Abepura were Philip Karma [usually spelt Filep] and Samuel Yaru.
Those being held in Biak are Numbuga Talenggu and Yafrai Murib who are both serving life sentences, while Kimanus Wenda and Linus Hiluka in Nabire prison have been sentenced to 20 years and in Biak, Apotnagolik E. Lokobal has been sentenced to 20 years.
Other tapols who are serving sentences of 20 years are Kanius Murib who is being held in Wamena, while Samuel Yanu who is being held in Abepura is serving a sentence of three years.
'Because I have myself spent time in prison in Wamena, I have a sense of solidarity with these political prisoners. It is the duty of the state to help them,' he said.
[Translated by TAPOL]
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3) Jayapura to Put Brakes on Vehicle Growth
July 20, 2012
July 20, 2012
Jayapura. The Jayapura administration announced on Friday a plan to restrict the number of vehicles permitted in the Papuan capital in a move to curb the rapid growth of automobiles there.
The head of the Jayapura transportation agency, Andi Jitmau, did not mention the rate of that growth, but said the city’s roads were no longer able to accommodate the increasing number of vehicles.
“The roads don’t get longer, but the vehicles are booming. If we apply no restriction, then we will be facing a new problem: traffic jams,” Andi said in Jayapura on Friday.
“The Jayapura transportation agency, the authorized regulator of the number of vehicles, sees that there are already too many vehicles in this city,” he added.
Andi explained, however, that his agency had yet to decide on ways to restrict the number of vehicles other than by tightening the screening of public automobiles.
According to his office, there are currently 120,000 automobiles registered in Jayapura, including 2,108 public transportation vehicles.
“We’re currently studying the eligibility of the public automobiles to continue to operate. Existing regulations make it clear that they can only operate for 10 years, after that they have to undergo a test. If [the test proves] they’re no longer qualified, we will withdraw their operating licenses,” Andi said.
He added that many public minivans [angkots] still operate in Jayapura even though they have been on the road for more than 10 years.
Antara
The head of the Jayapura transportation agency, Andi Jitmau, did not mention the rate of that growth, but said the city’s roads were no longer able to accommodate the increasing number of vehicles.
“The roads don’t get longer, but the vehicles are booming. If we apply no restriction, then we will be facing a new problem: traffic jams,” Andi said in Jayapura on Friday.
“The Jayapura transportation agency, the authorized regulator of the number of vehicles, sees that there are already too many vehicles in this city,” he added.
Andi explained, however, that his agency had yet to decide on ways to restrict the number of vehicles other than by tightening the screening of public automobiles.
According to his office, there are currently 120,000 automobiles registered in Jayapura, including 2,108 public transportation vehicles.
“We’re currently studying the eligibility of the public automobiles to continue to operate. Existing regulations make it clear that they can only operate for 10 years, after that they have to undergo a test. If [the test proves] they’re no longer qualified, we will withdraw their operating licenses,” Andi said.
He added that many public minivans [angkots] still operate in Jayapura even though they have been on the road for more than 10 years.
Antara
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