2) ULMWP Chairman’s Christmas message to the people of West Papua
3) TNI, Freeport Sign MoU on Security
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1) One year Nduga refugee was neglected
December 29, 2019 12:26 am
Reporter: Islami Adisubrata
Nduga refugee children when returning to school in a makeshift school rebuilt by a team of volunteers in mid-August 2019 in the courtyard of the Weneroma Church. -Jubi / Islamic
By: Islami Adisubrata (End of year reflection in Lapago)
YEARS have happened or conflict in Nduga, starting from 4 December 2018 until 4 December 2019. Until now the people of Nduga who chose to flee out of their villages are still neglected.
The evacuation was triggered due to the killing of PT. Istaka Karya by the TPN-PB group on December 2, 2018 in the vicinity of Puncak Kabo, Yigi District, after the conflict, the conflict spread to 11 other districts.
As the incident happened, civilians who did not know anything had to become victims of the conflict, they had fled to evacuate outside Nduga, due to fear and trauma from military operations.
Evacuating is the only choice for the 11 districts in Nduga. They went outside areas such as Jayawijaya, Lanny Jaya, the capital city of Nduga, to Mimika.
Various problems also arose after the community chose to get out of their villages, ranging from the pain experienced by both adults and children to result in death.
The education of Nduga children also becomes a problem, where many displaced children must be accommodated in emergency schools created by volunteers, especially in Jayawijaya. Although initially going well, but entering the 2019-2020 school year emergency schools that were established were no longer in use because the conditions had begun to deteriorate.
Although on August 19, 2019 the volunteer team re-opened a school for Nduga children who sought refuge in the Kingmi Church yard of the Weneroma congregation, Ilekma, Jayawijaya Regency, but it did not last long due to the lack of support from the local government.
Even in early August 2019, the solidarity team cared for the Nduga conflict, which consisted of elements of the church and human rights observers and other institutions, released the latest data on civil society victims who died in the post-conflict conflict in Nduga since December 2018.
Theo Hesegem as a human rights observer and Executive Director of the Papua Justice and Human Integrity Foundation said that the victims died from 4 December 2018 until the end of July 2019 there were 182 people both adults and children.
"This data is from the Kingmi church classists in Nduga, MRP representatives from Nduga, Jayawijaya coordinator representatives, the Nduga humanitarian team and involved all refugees by verifying victim data," he said, while holding a press conference at the Kingmi Church yard in the Weneroma congregation, Ilekma, Regency Jayawijaya, Thursday (1/8/2019).
From the data, detailed female victims died 21 people, 69 male children, 21 female victims, 20 male children, 14 female toddlers, 12 male toddlers, 8 male babies people, 17 baby girls died with a total of 182 people.
"182 of these people died in the refugee data including those in Wamena, Timika, Paro, and other places. This data is accurate, because we also have evidence such as photographs, information from which village, which district, where to be buried, everything is clear. Except for those who died in the conflict area, there were indeed no photographs, but for those who died in the refugee camp there were some photos and others we will try to take back the photos, "said Theo Hesegem.
According to him, of the 182 people they died as a result of physical violence carried out by joint TNI-Polri apparatus, some were burned alive at home, died in the forest due to hunger, children were indicated to have died of cold, sickness and hunger.
The solidarity team concerned about the Nduga conflict expressed their concern for the 17 victims in Puncak Kabo, Yigi District, Nduga.
Representative of the Papua People's Assembly (MRP) in the Nduga region, Luis Maday, said that this matter needs to be considered and seen in a humanitarian manner. Data on the victims who died in the hands of the team are accurate and reliable data.
"The data on the victims in our hands with 182 people is accurate, we who are carrying out this data collection are ready to take responsibility," Maday said at the time.
Refugees feel forgotten
Although there were efforts and steps taken by the central government to the regions in handling the Nduga refugee problem, it was actually considered not to solve the problem, even there was a refusal from refugees in Jayawijaya for help from the central government.
On August 8, 2019, the Minister for Women's Empowerment and Child Protection, Yohana Yambise, had the opportunity to visit Nduga refugees in the Weneroma Church compound while bringing aid, but was refused by the community and they only requested that the president immediately withdraw the security forces or military from Nduga.
The Nduga refugee volunteer team, Wednesday (4/12/2019), also held a service at the Kingmi Church of the Weneroma congregation, Elekma, Jayawijaya, to commemorate the Nduga conflict year, 4 December 2018 - 4 December 2019.
Nduga refugee volunteer team, Dolia Ubruangge said, from the data known to the volunteer team there were 238 civilians who died due to three factors such as being hit by the authorities, being sick in the refugees to starvation while hiding in the middle of the wilderness.
"In fact not only 238 people, refugee victims are known to be more than that, because the victims who have data on us those who died in Wamena and Kuyawage, where it was obtained after residents reported to the volunteer team," Dolia Ubruangge said.
According to him, there were also some refugees who died and their families did not report to the volunteer team or the Nduga humanitarian team, so it was not included in the data.
Dolia Ubruangge said, a year of Nduga conflict Nduga refugees still felt ignored or felt forgotten by the central, provincial and district governments.
He hopes that in the future the government can pay attention to the handling of these refugees, and the government should not only look at it from one side of its politics, but must look at it from its humanity side, where for one year there has been no handling from the government and assistance received only from churches or solidarity other society.
Another Nduga refugee volunteer team, Arim Tabuni, admitted that this service was held to remember the events in Nduga that had and had taken place, and for this year the people in 11 districts affected by the conflict had not returned to their respective villages.
He also mentioned President Joko Widodo's promise that military operations would only last for three months, but until now there are still military operations in the Nduga region.
On World Human Rights Day, 10 December 2019, a number of human rights observers in the Central Mountains of Papua warned him by lighting candles as a sign of mourning in front of the Wio Silimo Monument. They recalled cases of human rights violations in Papua specifically the events of 23 September 2019 in Wamena and the Nduga case.
According to activists, human rights violations are not only about murder cases, but public services that do not work well such as in education and health, including human rights violations.
"Let's now build Papua with a sense of humanity and by prioritizing the approach of cultural values, brotherhood, economics and most importantly the approach to political issues must be resolved politically as well," said Father Jhon Djonga, one of the human rights activists in Papua.
He also assessed the Nduga problem as allowed by the state, where the number of victims killed in the conflict when combined between Nduga's native civil society plus bridge and road workers killed, reached 255 people and that must be taken seriously. (*)
Editor: Kristianto Galuwo
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2) ULMWP Chairman’s Christmas message to the people of West Papua
December 24, 2019 in Statement
Twenty-nineteen has been the worst year on record for the people of West Papua. They cannot enjoy their Christmas this year. They are facing military operations in every corner of every village in West Papua, from Nduga to Puncak Jaya to Intan Jaya.
Rather than celebrate Christmas with our neighboring tribe or church like other countries in the region, West Papuans cannot move because of the military surrounding their villages and towns. During the West Papua Uprising this year Indonesia deployed 16,000 troops to crush our peaceful uprising, and more troops continue to be deployed. West Papua is becoming a 21st century war zone in the Asia-Pacific.
This Christmas, seven West Papuan political prisoners remain in prison in Kalimantan, where they were flown by Indonesia after being kidnapped for peacefully exercising their right to free expression, and are now on hunger strike. Buchtar Tabuni and Bazoka Logo, two of the political prisoners, are members of the ULMWP Bureaus. Indonesia is persecuting us and our organization whilst the ULMWP and Indonesia are both members of the Melanesian Spearhead Group. How can Indonesia claim to represent and protect Melanesians whilst they arrest and imprison us for demanding our rights? In Jakarta, Surya Anta and his friends are facing life sentence for peacefully supporting the West Papuan people’s rights to self-determination.
The West Papuan students who led an exodus from their universities in Indonesia due to the daily racism and discrimination they face are now being chased and harassed by the Indonesian military, police and intelligence. West Papuan people are not safe under the hand of Indonesia. When we try to hold prayer meetings during our independence anniversaries like December 1, or to celebrate Christmas with our communities, we are stopped by the violence and discrimination of Indonesian police and military operations.
I request that the Indonesian government immediately stop the military operations in Nduga, Puncak Jaya and Intan Jaya. The Indonesian government should allow the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights into these regions to observe and verify the situation on the ground, in accordance with a motion passed unanimously this month by the 79 sovereign states of the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP).
The issue of West Papua is not a secret anymore. From the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) to the 79 countries in the ACP, dozens of states are now starting to support West Papua. Both the ACP and the PIF have called for the High Commissioner to be allowed into West Papua, so Indonesia must agree to their request immediately.
To my people back home, you are not alone. Your voice has been heard by 79 countries now. I am confident that your day will come.
I would like to thank the people and government of Vanuatu and the 18 countries in the Pacific who passed a resolution of support for West Papua this year. To all the solidarity networks around the world, thank you for supporting us in 2019 – from sports players to musicians, lawyers to politicians – particularly those in the Pacific who have tirelessly supported our struggle. Please continue to support us next year, as we need you to be a voice for voiceless people more than ever. This year we have had great successes internationally whilst Indonesia has got more violent and repressive back home. These are difficult times, but you all continue to stand by and assist us: thank you.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all.
Benny Wenda
Chairman
ULMWP
Chairman
ULMWP
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3) TNI, Freeport Sign MoU on Security
27 December 2019 07:38 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian Military or TNI and PT Freeport Indonesia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the security of the mining giant in Timika, Papua.
The tie was signed by Commander Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto and the corporate CEO Clayton Allen Wenas at the TNI Headquarters, Cilangkap, East Jakarta, Thursday, December 26.
According to Hadi, the mining firm was categorized as a national vital strategic object located in a very remote, difficult area of the province.
"Besides, Armed Criminal Groups (KKB) and escalating, fluctuating security disturbances pose threats there. So, integrated security coordination and synergy are necessary," Hadi said in a written statement Thursday night.
To secure the mining giant, TNI can carry out independent or joint operations, for example, with the National Police. "As we know, TNI is a unit that is trained to carry out tasks in fields with characteristics such as the mining site of Freeport," he added.
With this MoU on the security, the TNI will be able to optimize its units closest to the location of the mining industry, including the newly formed Joint Regional Defense Command III, which also covers the operational area of PT Freeport Indonesia.
HENDARTYO HANGGI
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