1) Papua-New-Guinea townspeople join rally for West Papua independence
2) Papuan serving 20 years dies in prison
3) Papuan women angry about failure to provide them with permanent market
4) Indonesia`s Democracy Index declines: Expert
5) Papua communities celebrate coral conservation Zone
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1) Papua-New-Guinea townspeople join rally for West Papua independence
1) Papua-New-Guinea townspeople join rally for West Papua independence
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From News Reports:
Wewak, December 12: The president of Papua New Guinea’s East Sepik province’s Women’s Council, Sophie Mangai, led a procession of about 1,000 people, including members of the West Papua community, in Wewak on Monday for the United Nations-sponsored International Human Rights Day.
Women vendors at Wewak town market reportedly joined the march.
They also donated money, food, drinks and various garden foods to West Papua asylum seekers.
“I am deeply saddened to say that our brothers and sisters in West Papua are currently subjected to all forms of violence – physical, sexual, torture and death,” the National newspaper quotes Sophie Mangai as saying.
“Why are we keeping silent when the Indonesians are abusing the rights of our brothers?” she asked of the Papua New Guinea government.
“West Papuans are our brothers and sisters; we are one people; one ancestor; and one Melanesia in the Pacific. So we must drive out Indonesia from the land of West Papua.”
West Papuan Abraham Kareni, who has sought refuge in Wewak on New Guinea’s northern coast, said a purpose of the procession was to gauge what help, if any, the Pacific countries would give to West Papua in its effort to become an observer at the Melanesian Spearhead Group.
The West Papua National Coalition for Liberation - an umbrella group for organisations seeking independence for West Papua, such as the Free Papua Movement – which was formed on December 20, 2005, has raised West Papua’s bid for independence in Oceania's regional organisations.
It is also seeking observer status for West Papua with the Melanesian Spearhead Group and has announced that it will ask the Papua New Guinean government to raise the question of West Papua at the Pacific Islands Forum and discuss their agenda for independence.
The Southeast Asian Times
Wewak, December 12: The president of Papua New Guinea’s East Sepik province’s Women’s Council, Sophie Mangai, led a procession of about 1,000 people, including members of the West Papua community, in Wewak on Monday for the United Nations-sponsored International Human Rights Day.
Women vendors at Wewak town market reportedly joined the march.
They also donated money, food, drinks and various garden foods to West Papua asylum seekers.
“I am deeply saddened to say that our brothers and sisters in West Papua are currently subjected to all forms of violence – physical, sexual, torture and death,” the National newspaper quotes Sophie Mangai as saying.
“Why are we keeping silent when the Indonesians are abusing the rights of our brothers?” she asked of the Papua New Guinea government.
“West Papuans are our brothers and sisters; we are one people; one ancestor; and one Melanesia in the Pacific. So we must drive out Indonesia from the land of West Papua.”
West Papuan Abraham Kareni, who has sought refuge in Wewak on New Guinea’s northern coast, said a purpose of the procession was to gauge what help, if any, the Pacific countries would give to West Papua in its effort to become an observer at the Melanesian Spearhead Group.
The West Papua National Coalition for Liberation - an umbrella group for organisations seeking independence for West Papua, such as the Free Papua Movement – which was formed on December 20, 2005, has raised West Papua’s bid for independence in Oceania's regional organisations.
It is also seeking observer status for West Papua with the Melanesian Spearhead Group and has announced that it will ask the Papua New Guinean government to raise the question of West Papua at the Pacific Islands Forum and discuss their agenda for independence.
The Southeast Asian Times
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From Tapol
2) Papuan serving 20 years dies in prison
This is to inform everyone who struggles consistently about the problem of human rights in the Land of Papua that one of the Papuan political prisoners, Kanius Murib, died on 10 December. He died at his family home in Hokilik Village, district of Wamena, Papua.
He had been suffering from 2010 up until December 2011. The prison authorities reached an agreement with his family that, in accordance with the family’s wishes, he would be able to stay with the family so as to ensure that he died surrounded by his family because of his physical condition as well as the fact that he had become mentally unstable.
1. Kanius Murib was serving a sentence of twenty years.
2. The government paid little attention to his state of health and just allowed his condition to linger on.
3. None of his children have been able to go to school.
The way he was treated is extremely unjust. This is the way all Papuans are being treated. The Indonesian government has ignored the recommendations made during the Universal Period Review, while the Co-ordinator Minister for Politics and Human Rights said while on a visit to Papua in 2012 that there are no political prisoners in Papua.
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3) Papuan women angry about failure to provide them with permanent market
Jayapura: The Rev Dora Baluban, co-ordinator of Solpap, Solidarity of Indigenous Papuan traders, said that their organisation is being treated like a ping pong ball by the provincial administration because of their failure for so many years to provide women traders - mama-mama - with a permanent market-place.
'We have made so many attempts to get a permanent market place for indigenous Papuan women but as yet, nothing has happened,' she told journalists.
Solpap has been trying to get a permanent market place for the women traders since 2004 but after six years, nothing has happened. Back in 2009, the government promised that they would make available land used by perum Damri but to this day, nothing has happened. ' It is apparent that Damri is not willing to vacant the land.
She said that they have had so many promises by the government but to no avail. She said that the government is treating Solpap like a ping pong ball, hitting us here, there and everywhere.
The government also promised to provide Rp 10 billion to build the market place but this has not yet happened either. One of the traders, Yuliana Pigai, said the government has made so many promises but has failed to do anything.
'This is our right and the government should keep its promises,' she said.
[Translated by TAPOL]
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4) Indonesia`s Democracy Index declines: Expert
Wed, December 12 2012 14:52 | 139 Views
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The value of Indonesia`s democracy has declined over the past few years blamed on the attitude of both the people and the government officials, an expert says.
"The value of the country`s democracy index declined from 67.30 points in 2009 to 63.17 points in 2010," Maswadi Rauf, an expert staff of the Indonesian Democracy Index (IDI)," said .
Violent demonstrations by the people and threats to crack down on protesters both caused a decline in the democratic value, Maswardi said here on Wednesday when launching a book on Indonesia Democratic Index 2010.
"Better implementation of democracy would increase the value of democracy," he said, adding , more violence would tarnish democracy.
Fluctuations are normal in the implementation of democracy, but the fluctuation should not be too sharp, he said.
Meanwhile Deputy Minister for National Development Planning Lukito Dinarsyah Tuwo said Indonesia`s real democracy is deeply rooted in the country culture of tolerance and mutual assistance.
Lukito said violent protests and illegal raids are not consistent with the country`s culture of great tolerance and mutual assistance.
He apparently referred to frequent illegal raids by the Islamic Defender Front such as on sellers of alcoholic drinks and night clubs , which they called against Islamic moral.
He said ID swerves as a yardstick for the democratic dynamics and practices in the community.
He said IDI 2009 served as benchmark for indicators of democratic practices in the future. (*)
"The value of the country`s democracy index declined from 67.30 points in 2009 to 63.17 points in 2010," Maswadi Rauf, an expert staff of the Indonesian Democracy Index (IDI)," said .
Violent demonstrations by the people and threats to crack down on protesters both caused a decline in the democratic value, Maswardi said here on Wednesday when launching a book on Indonesia Democratic Index 2010.
"Better implementation of democracy would increase the value of democracy," he said, adding , more violence would tarnish democracy.
Fluctuations are normal in the implementation of democracy, but the fluctuation should not be too sharp, he said.
Meanwhile Deputy Minister for National Development Planning Lukito Dinarsyah Tuwo said Indonesia`s real democracy is deeply rooted in the country culture of tolerance and mutual assistance.
Lukito said violent protests and illegal raids are not consistent with the country`s culture of great tolerance and mutual assistance.
He apparently referred to frequent illegal raids by the Islamic Defender Front such as on sellers of alcoholic drinks and night clubs , which they called against Islamic moral.
He said ID swerves as a yardstick for the democratic dynamics and practices in the community.
He said IDI 2009 served as benchmark for indicators of democratic practices in the future. (*)
Editor: Heru
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5) Papua communities celebrate coral conservation zone
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Dec. 12 - One of the world's richest coral ecosystems has been designated a protected area in a deal struck by local communities and conservation groups. Situated north of the Molucca Islands in Indonesia, the Southeast Misool Marine Protected Area is intended to protect both the reef and the livelihoods of fishing communites who depend on it. Rob Muir reports.
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