1) Pastor Shot Dead in Papua
2) Reverend women, were shot dead in Digoel
3) Suciwati Concerned over Lack of Tribute to Slain Papuan Rights Defender
4) Rate of New HIV Infections on Rise in Indonesia
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http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lawandorder/pastor-shot-dead-in-papua/557626
1) Pastor Shot Dead in PapuaFarouk Arnaz | November 22, 2012
A pastor was found dead on a street in Merauke, Papua, on Thursday morning with a gunshot wound to her head.
The victim was identified as Frederika Metalmeti, the pastor of the Bethlehem Pentecostal church in Boven Digoel district for the past 10 years.
“The victim is a resident of Tanah Merah,” National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Boy Rafli Amar said on Thursday. “Police officers investigating the crime scene found a 4.5-millimeter shell casing, helmet, bag and sandals owned by the victim.”
Boy said the perpetrator shot Frederika on her left forehead.
“The remains are being autopsied at Boven Digoel hospital,” he said.
Boy said police have yet to determine the motive of the shooting but they were in the process of questioning two witnesses.
Liputan6.com reported that a Merauke Military commander claimed Frederika was shot by a close friend who happens to be a member of the military.
The victim was identified as Frederika Metalmeti, the pastor of the Bethlehem Pentecostal church in Boven Digoel district for the past 10 years.
“The victim is a resident of Tanah Merah,” National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Boy Rafli Amar said on Thursday. “Police officers investigating the crime scene found a 4.5-millimeter shell casing, helmet, bag and sandals owned by the victim.”
Boy said the perpetrator shot Frederika on her left forehead.
“The remains are being autopsied at Boven Digoel hospital,” he said.
Boy said police have yet to determine the motive of the shooting but they were in the process of questioning two witnesses.
Liputan6.com reported that a Merauke Military commander claimed Frederika was shot by a close friend who happens to be a member of the military.
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A google translate of article in Jubi. Be-aware that google translate can be a bit erratic. Original bahasa below translation
2) Reverend women, were shot dead in Digoel
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Jayapura, (22/11)-Shooting civilians in Papua can not seem to stop. This time a female priest, the victim of the hot tin.
Frederika Metalmeti, a Pentecostal pastor of the Bethlehem district Digoel found dead in the Trans Papua, Merauke, Wednesday 22/11 morning. Precisely river Mak Mandobo district, Digoel District, Papua. Pastor woman was killed by two gunshot wounds in his right temple and right shoulder backward until translucent.
From the information gathered tabloidjubi.com, the shooter is still sought. From the scene, police reported to have secured a number of items of evidence, the 45 caliber bullet and the shell, helmets, bags and slippers were thought to belong to the victim. The bodies of the victims had been taken to hospital for autopsy Digoel.
Locals are calling tabloidjubi.com said police have not been able to determine the motive for the shooting but police are examining two witnesses. Residents also said a military commander in Merauke claimed Frederika was shot by a friend who happened to be members of the military as well.
While police were contacted tabloidjubi.com Papua, on Thursday (22/11) night, still waiting for a report from the police station Digoel.
"Yes sir. We are still waiting for a report from Digoel. "Said Papua Police Head of Public Relations, Chief Gede Sumerta Jaya, confirmed the shooting incident. However Kabidhumas Papua Police said when the victim is a citizen of Jalan Ampera, Tanah Merah, 38 years old and comes from Tanimbar. (Jubi / Arjuna Pademme)
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Pendeta perempuan, tewas ditembak di Boven Digoel
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Jayapura, (22/11)—Penembakan warga sipil di Papua sepertinya tak bisa berhenti. Kali ini seorang pendeta perempuan, jadi korban timah panas itu.
Frederika Metalmeti, seorang pendeta Gereja Betlehem Pantekosta di Kabupaten Boven Digoel ditemukan tewas di jalan Trans Papua, Merauke, Rabu 22/11 pagi. Tepatnya di dekat sungai Mak distrik Mandobo, Kabupaten Boven Digoel, Papua. Pendeta perempuan ini tewas dengan dua luka tembak di pelipis kanan dan di bahu kanan hingga tembus ke belakang.
Dari informasi yang dikumpulkan tabloidjubi.com, pelaku penembakan sampai saat ini masih dicari. Dari tempat kejadian, dilaporkan polisi telah mengamankan sejumlah barang bukti, yakni peluru kaliber 45 dan selongsongnya, helm, tas dan sandal yang diduga milik korban. Jasad korban telah dibawa ke RSUD Boven Digoel untuk diotopsi.
Warga setempat yang dihubungi tabloidjubi.com mengatakan polisi belum bisa menentukan motif penembakan tapi polisi sedang memeriksa dua saksi. Warga juga mengatakan seorang komandan militer di Merauke mengklaim Frederika ditembak oleh seorang temannya yang kebetulan anggota militer juga.
Sementara Polda Papua yang dihubungi tabloidjubi.com, pada Kamis (22/11) malam, masih menunggu laporan dari Polres Boven Digoel.
“Ya pak. Kami masih menunggu laporannya dari Boven Digoel.” kata Kabid Humas Polda Papua, AKBP I Gede Sumerta Jaya, membenarkan kejadian penembakan tersebut. Namun Kabidhumas Polda Papua ini mengatakan jika korban adalah warga Jalan Ampera, Tanah Merah, berusia 38 tahun dan berasal dari Tanimbar. (Jubi/Arjuna Pademme)
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http://talkarchipelago.com/suciwati-concerned-over-lack-of-tribute-to-slain-papuan-rights-defender/
20 Nov 2012
| By: Pantau Foundation / Angela Flassy |
A tombstone sits in the middle of Sentani in the outskirts of Jayapura, Papua just right out of the gate of Sentani Airport. Beneath it lies the remains of a renowned Papuan activist Dortheys Hiyo Eluay, better known as Theys Eluay.
11 years ago this November, Eluay was brutally murdered by members of the Indonesian Army’s Special Forces, Kopassus, There was supposed to be a commemoration to reflect his life struggle and his brutal murder and rights defender Suciwati was there for the occasion.
“No one has showed up yet?” Suciwati says while observing Eluay’s tomb. On top of the tombstone, sits two decaying bouquets of flower, the colors already fading. Suciwati sends a prayer for the late Papuan figure who chaired the Papuan Presidium Council (PDP) before he was murdered. Later Suciwati goes on her way continuing her journey to Jayapura.
“Our society is too forgiving, too easy to forget. We must change this. They can kill Munir, Theys for speaking out the truth but they can’t kill the truth itself,” Suciwati
Eluay died on November 10, 2001, just after he attended a Heroes Day celebration at the Kopassus headquarter in Jayapura. On his way home to Sentani, 45 kilometers west from the Papuan capital, his car was stopped and he was strangled while still inside his car. His body was disposed in Koya Tengah, 20 kilometers east of Jayapura.
The building which used to be the Kopassus headquarter still stands but the owner has changed. “The event was staged at night. Theys went home with his driver Aristoteles Masoka and he was stopped in Skyland [village]. Aris jumped out of his car and headed to [PDP] headquarter to report that Theys had been kidnapped. Since that day, Aris disappeared,” Suciwati is told by Baguma of the Papuan chapter of Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (Kontras), a human rights group founded by Suciwati’s late husband Munir Said Thalib who was also murdered in 2004.
After visiting the former headquarter, Suciwati and Baguma continued to Skyland, the spot where Eluay was kidnapped. Here stands a memorial to that faithful day. Suciwati is shocked knowing just how little the Papuan people remember what happened that tragic day or know the significance of Eluay’s struggle.
“Theys is an important figure defending justice for the Papuan people who has faced unimaginable oppression, just like my husband. That is why their death is worth remembering as champions for humanity,” Suciwati said at a press conference.
Munir’s death is celebrated every September 7, marked by street performances, private ceremonies and demonstrations demanding justice and prosecution of those behind the murder. She is expecting the same thing in Papua for the anniversary of Eluay’s death but is later disappointed.
“Papua should do the same [for Eluay]. We must show solidarity and unity for the sake of justice and human rights. If we stay silent, we will forever live under intimidation and threats of violence,” she said. “These human rights abusers are still protected by the state. This is not about Theys or Munir, this is our common problem and it must be stopped.”
A total of seven members of Kopassus were eventually brought to trial at a military tribunal and they all enjoyed lenient sentences which they only served partially. Tri Hartomo, the former commander of Kopassus Jayapura was supposed to be dishonorably discharged and serve three and half years in prison after the tribunal found him guilty of orchestrating Eluay’s murder. But he is now still an active military officer and was even promoted to head an Army academy in West Java.
Doni Hutabarat who was supposed to get two and half years for luring Eluay to attend the Heroes Day celebration so that his men can follow and ambushed him has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and now serves as commander of the Medan Infantry Command in North Sumatra.
“If a big person like Theys can be murdered what would happen to the rest of us? We don’t want our children to be future victims of such atrocity,”
“Our society is too forgiving, too easy to forget. We must change this. They can kill Munir, Theys for speaking out the truth but they can’t kill the truth itself,” Suciwati says
Eluay’s son, Boy, said Papua desperately needs support from activists in Jakarta and the world over saying that security officials in Papua always view human rights protests as separatist movements. Law enforcers “always have a stigma and when we do any activity related to human rights they come and attach that stigma,” he said. “Support from friends outside of Papua is needed for the state to put that stigma away.”
There is no memorial at the site where Eluay’s body was found and Suciwati has to travel back and forth to find the exact spot before eventually helped by some locals. “If a big person like Theys can be murdered what would happen to the rest of us? We don’t want our children to be future victims of such atrocity,” she said. “It is time for the victims’ families to do a more organized act for justice and human rights in Papua.”
| This story is translated and reprinted courtesy of the Pantau Foundation |
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4) Rate of New HIV Infections on Rise in IndonesiaCharlotte Greenfield | November 22, 2012
Indonesia was one of the nine nations with the highest increase in the number of new cases of HIV in the last decade, according to United Nations figures.
The Southeast Asian nation’s incidence of HIV infection increased by more than 25 percent in adults aged 15 to 49 from 2001 to 2011, according to the UNAIDS 2012 Global Report released on Wednesday. Other Asian nations in this category included the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS.
In Indonesia, 370,000 people were living with HIV last year, with certain high-risk groups particularly affected. While only 1.3 percent of the population suffers from HIV, the prevalence rate is almost 9 percent for sex workers and 36.4 percent among intravenous drug users.
Men who have sex with men are also more at risk of contracting HIV than the general population, at 8.47 percent. Indonesia has a population of around 240 million people.
Globally, the fight against HIV and AIDS is slowly making progress, with more than 700,000 fewer new infections of HIV across the world in 2011 than in 2001. In Asia, efforts to reduce the incidence of HIV have been less successful, with four million South and Southeast Asians living with HIV last year, compared to 3.7 million in 2001.
However, AIDS-related deaths have decreased in South and Southeast Asia to 250,000 in 2011, from 290,000 in 2005.
Resources needed to tackle HIV in low- and middle-income countries in 2015 is estimated at $24 billion, up from the current $16.8 billion.
Globally, 34 million people were living with HIV in 2011, up from 29.4 million in 2001, according to UNAIDS. Of 49 countries with available data, HIV prevalence was 22 times higher in people who used drugs than in the general population, the group said in a statement.
Still, 25 countries have witnessed a decline of 50 percent or more in new HIV infections since 2001. Among the countries with the greatest declines are Papua New Guinea, Thailand, India and Cambodia.
Among developed countries, the cases of new infections were stable in the United States and France.
The Southeast Asian nation’s incidence of HIV infection increased by more than 25 percent in adults aged 15 to 49 from 2001 to 2011, according to the UNAIDS 2012 Global Report released on Wednesday. Other Asian nations in this category included the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS.
In Indonesia, 370,000 people were living with HIV last year, with certain high-risk groups particularly affected. While only 1.3 percent of the population suffers from HIV, the prevalence rate is almost 9 percent for sex workers and 36.4 percent among intravenous drug users.
Men who have sex with men are also more at risk of contracting HIV than the general population, at 8.47 percent. Indonesia has a population of around 240 million people.
Globally, the fight against HIV and AIDS is slowly making progress, with more than 700,000 fewer new infections of HIV across the world in 2011 than in 2001. In Asia, efforts to reduce the incidence of HIV have been less successful, with four million South and Southeast Asians living with HIV last year, compared to 3.7 million in 2001.
However, AIDS-related deaths have decreased in South and Southeast Asia to 250,000 in 2011, from 290,000 in 2005.
Resources needed to tackle HIV in low- and middle-income countries in 2015 is estimated at $24 billion, up from the current $16.8 billion.
Globally, 34 million people were living with HIV in 2011, up from 29.4 million in 2001, according to UNAIDS. Of 49 countries with available data, HIV prevalence was 22 times higher in people who used drugs than in the general population, the group said in a statement.
Still, 25 countries have witnessed a decline of 50 percent or more in new HIV infections since 2001. Among the countries with the greatest declines are Papua New Guinea, Thailand, India and Cambodia.
Among developed countries, the cases of new infections were stable in the United States and France.
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