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1) JOURNALISTS EXPECTED TO REPORT PAPUA CONFLICTS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF VICTIMS AND HUMAN RIGHTS
News Desk November 24, 2021 2:40 pm
Jayapura, Jubi – The Alliance of Independence Journalist in Jayapura City (AJI Jayapura) said that journalists covering conflicts in Papua must have a perspective on human rights and report from the perspective of victims. Human interest stories, including stories of civilians directly affected by armed conflict, are considered rare and often missed by the media.
“It’s important to first understand the urgency of writing with a human rights perspective. When a journalist understands what human rights are and puts it in their writing, it [would be] much better. No less important is writing from the perspective of the victim. In human rights violation cases, there must be perpetrators and victims,” said AJI Jayapura chairman Lucky Ireeuw in a discussion titled “Violence in Papua from a Media Perspective” on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021.
A number of displaced people around the Office of Regent of the Intan Jaya receive food aid on Sunday (14/11/2021). – Dok. Bernadus Kobogau
Ireeuw admitted that writing from a victim’s perspective was difficult. “Because they become victims and sometimes they don’t want to open up. However, the media, especially journalists in Papua, must start from the perspective of the victim, to help these victims fulfill their rights,” said the chief editor of the Cenderawasih Pos.
The news about the Papua conflict continues to increase, especially in online media. However, Ireeuw said, most of them only highlighted events between the two conflicting parties, namely the Indonesian Military (TNI) and police and the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB). Meanwhile, the voices and cries of the civilians, who are always the victim of the conflict, are rarely covered by the media.
“Almost all of us media write about violent incidents, who shot who and how many victims. However, [journalists] forgot to see who the victims are and what are their stories, what were they doing at the time, how they took shelter, how they could sleep at night, how is the access to schools or hospitals, and most importantly, how do they get a sense of security and justice,” Ireeuw further told Jubi on Tuesday.
Frits Ramandey, head of the Papua Representative Office of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM), also emphasized that journalists and the media have a very important role in conveying facts to the public. He said it was important for all media professionals, from the media owners to the reporters, to have a victim and human rights perspective.
According to Ramandey, journalists were also considered humanitarian workers. “Considering the responsibility of having the perspective of human rights, journalists are qualified as human rights workers. The people voice their rights through journalists, the media is a medium to promote human rights,” said Ramandey.
AJI Jayapura and Komnas HAM Papua Representative will organize training for journalists to follow up the discussion.
“Conflict and violence in Papua continue to escalate, as shown by verbal and non-verbal violence, reports of shootings, reports of evacuations, and closing of the community health centers and hospitals. So, in the near future, we will conduct training to increase journalists’ capacity in reporting conflict with the perspective of victims and human rights,” said Ramandey. (*)
Reporter: Yuliana Lantipo
Editor: Aryo Wisanggeni G
Jayapura, Jubi – Deputy chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Alexander Marwata has called on regents and mayors in Papua to strengthen and practice good governance as it is important to prevent corruption.
“As part of the corruption prevention program, the KPK encourages the implementation of eight focus areas based on the corruption risk assessed from the commission’s experience of handling graft cases,” Marwata said during a meeting on the supervision of integrated corruption prevention in Jayapura City on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021.
He said that the key to preventing corruption was the strong commitment of regional leaders, namely the regional heads together with the Regional People’s Representative Council (DPRD). “There must be a strong commitment in preventing corruption,” he said.
Marwata also asked both the local administration and lawmakers in Papua to maintain integrity, and continue to strengthen integrated governance. He also urged regional heads to empower the Government Internal Supervisory Apparatus (APIP) so that they could carry out adequate supervision.
“They are the bodyguards of [regional heads] in running the government for five years. Its capacity must be strengthened by providing training, [increasing] the number of auditors and budget,” he said.
According to Marwata, every local government must address the problem of its assets controlled by other parties. He reminded that every asset of the local government must have a valid legal basis. “The KPK continues to encourage the acceleration of regional government asset certification to prevent state or regional financial losses,” he added. (*)
Reporter: Alexander Loen
Editor: Aryo Wisanggeni G
To this end, Enembe will maintain the budget for his administration's priority programs, particularly the Superior Papua Scholarship scheme, Darus said in a statement that ANTARAreceived here on Wednesday.
Governor Enembe's commitment to a continuous improvement in the quality of Papua's human capital through education shows his concern for native Papuan communities' self-esteem and welfare, he added.
Enembe believes education is a valuable asset for Papua's future generation for building the province, he said. Therefore, he does not want to see a decline in or reallocation of budget for his priority programs, he added.
"Whether Papua has a bright future or not relies on the quality of young Papuans who are currently pursuing their education," Darus quoted Governor Enembe as saying.
Enembe has urged the central government and all stakeholders in Papua to keep maintaining constructive and effective communication, he said.
Enembe has expressed the hope that the central government will remain attentive to the Papua administration's priority programs related to human resource development of native Papuans when it formulates policies on special autonomy, he said.
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Young Papuans who are currently receiving scholarships to study in reputable universities in Indonesia and abroad are keen to discuss policies related to Papua province with the central government, he added.
ANTARA has earlier reported how, despite receiving a significant chunk of central government funds, Papua and West Papua are still struggling to improve the quality of their human capital, as indicated by their scoring below the national average of 71.94 on Indonesia's 2020 Human Development Index.
According to Statistics Indonesia (BPS), Papua and West Papua scored 60.44 and 65.09, respectively, on the index. Their scores remained lower than Aceh province, which got 71.94 points.
BPS data released in February this year pegged poverty rates in Papua and West Papua at 26.8 percent and 21.7 percent, respectively.
Development outcomes also remain inequitable for native Papuan communities, as indicated by low income levels and lack of access to education and health services.
Amid this challenging reality, the government has hinted at its intention of extending the allocation of special autonomy funds to Papua and West Papua by two more decades to accelerate efforts to close the development gap and bring prosperity to all communities in the region.(
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Vice President's spokesman Masduki Baidlowi remarked that the message was conveyed directly by Ma'ruf Amin to Andika during their meeting at the Vice President's official residence here on Wednesday.
Amin also called on the former Army Chief of Staff to continue to monitor the situation in Papua and West Papua with regard to accelerating development in the provinces.
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"The vice president urged (Andika) to continue to monitor development of the national conditions, especially in Papua, as the vice president has the responsibility to improve the welfare of Papua," he expounded.
Earlier, on Tuesday (Nov 23), Andika Perkasa and the Indonesian Police (Polri) Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo discussed security handling measures in Papua.
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During the discussion at the National Police Headquarters, Andika spoke of his intent to soon visit Papua to deliver the strategy for handling the Papua issue.
"Later, hopefully, next week, I will go to Papua, and I will announce it there," Andika stated at the Jakarta Police Headquarters.
The meeting also discussed the security situation in Papua to avoid the overlapping of tasks between the TNI and Polri.
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