Jayapura, Jubi – Deputy chair II of the Papuan People’s Assembly (MRP) Debora Mote said that the state through its security forces should have protected indigenous Papuan women and children, not killed them.
Mote emphasized that members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) and police’s task was protecting the people including Indigenous Papuan women and children both in and outside conflict areas. The TNI and police, said Mote, must respect the guarantees for the protection of Papuan women and children as stipulated in Special Regional Regulation No. 1/2011 on the Restoration of the Rights of Papuan Women Victims of Violence and Human Rights Violations.
“There is the Special Regional Regulation No. 1/2011 on the Restoration of the Rights of Papuan Women Victims of Violence and Human Rights Violations. We hope that TNI and police are not allergic [to such a regulation]. The regulation gives a warning that instruments of the state are used to protect the people, not the other way around,” said Mote.
Mote said that various cases of violence done by the security forces against Papuan women and children should push the MRP and the Papuan Legislative Council to further encourage the implementation of the special regional regulation. Such an effort, she said, was important to ensure that violence against civilians in Papua did not recur.
She further stated that the protection of Indigenous Papuan women and children would determine future generations. “It is women, not men, who bear and give birth to the next generation. If there are children, then the children will carry on the ancestry, and inherit them,” said Mote.
Meanwhile, youth representative of the Evangelical Church in Indonesia (GIDI) Eneko Pahabol regretted the conflicts and violence that continued to occur in Papua and take a toll on Indigenous Papuan women and children. Pahabol wondered why it seemed like the conflict was allowed to happen.
“It’s as if one takes advantage of the armed conflict. I, as the next generation, who inherited the suffering of my parents, ask [the warring parties] to end the violent conflict completely and peacefully,” said Pahabol.
Reporter: Yance Wenda
Editor: Aryo Wisanggeni G
Jayapura, Jubi – National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) chair Andy Yentriyani said that cases of HIV/AIDS in women are strongly correlated with cases of violence against women.
“Women living with HIV/AIDS are vulnerable to violence. On the other hand, women who are victims of [sexual] violence are vulnerable to HIV infection,” Yentriyani said during a workshop held by the commission and the Papua People’s Assembly (MRP) in Jayapura City on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, which discussed protection for women living with HIV/AIDS in conflict areas.
According to the commission’s data, Papua was one of the regions in Indonesia with the highest HIV prevalence rate, as well as a high level of violence against women. “However, the level of violence against women is not recorded properly,” said Yentriyani.
She said services for women with HIV/AIDS must be carried out in an integrated manner to improve their quality of life. She emphasized that health services for people living with HIV/AIDS including women living with HIV/AIDS were very important and should never be interrupted.
Meanwhile, MRP chair Timotius Murib said that authorities in Papua must pay attention to the situation of women living with HIV/AIDS and maximize protection for women and children in conflict areas.
“This is a serious problem. All stakeholders must talk about the protection of women and children, especially in conflict areas, but also in non-conflict areas,” said Murib.
Murib wished the workshop encouraged the issuance of Provincial Regulations and Special Regional Regulations on the protection of women and children in Papua.
“In this era of Special Autonomy, we have the opportunity to create proper regulations. [Current regulations] have not yet favored protection of women and children of, especially, Indigenous Papuans,” said Murib.
Murib hoped that Komnas Perempuan will assist stakeholders in drafting Provincial Regulations and Special Regional Regulations on the protection of women and children in Papua. (*)
Reporter: Yance Wenda
Editor: Aryo Wisanggeni G
The injured employee, identified as Andi Rerung, sustained a gunshot wound on his right leg after the terrorists opened fire at several workers, who attempted to put out the fire emanating from a diesel fuel tank in their factory premises.
The incident occurred at PT Delarosa's basecamp in Kenyam Village, Nduga Sub-district, at about 5 a.m. local time, Papua Police spokesman Sen. Coms. A. M. Kamal noted in a statement that ANTARA quoted here, Thursday.
A witness, only identified by his initial as J, claimed to have seen a diesel fuel tank of the asphalt plant on fire at around 5 a.m. local time when he would cook a meal, Kamal noted.
The witness quickly informed other workers, who then rushed out of their basecamp to put out the fire that was torching the plant's premises located some 200 meters away from their basecamp, he stated.
While running some 65 meters in the direction of the asphalt plant, several armed Papuan terrorists, who might have hidden behind a pile of garbage, opened fire at Andi Rerung and JS. As a result, Rerung got injured, he revealed.
Rerung was taken to the basecamp by his workmate, while several other workers extinguished the fire. At around 8:50 a.m. local time, a team of Nduga police's personnel arrived at the plant's premises for investigation.
"The injured worker was evacuated to Timika, the capital of Mimika District, to receive medical treatment," Kamal added.
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Papua has borne witness to a spate of violence against civilians and security personnel in the past few years.
Intan Jaya recorded its bloodiest month in September 2020, with notorious armed groups launching a series of attacks that claimed the lives of two soldiers and two civilians and left two others injured.
Armed groups have continued their acts of terror this year, too.
On January 6, 2021, at least 10 armed Papuans vandalized and torched a Quest Kodiak aircraft belonging to the Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) at the Pagamba village airstrip.
Armed groups often employ hit-and-run tactics against Indonesian security personnel and unleash acts of terror against civilians to instill fear among the people.
On February 8, 2021, an armed rebel reportedly shot a 32-year-old man at close range in Bilogai Village, Sugapa Sub-district.
The victim, identified by his initials as RNR, sustained gunshot wounds on the face and right shoulder and was taken to the Timika Public Hospital in Mimika District on February 9.
On February 9, six armed Papuans fatally stabbed a motorcycle taxi (ojek) driver.
Thereafter, on the morning of September 13, several members of the Lamek Tablo-led separatist terrorist group reportedly torched several public facilities, including a public health center, and homes in Kiwirok.
The separatist terrorists reportedly assaulted and tortured several health workers from the Kiwirok Public Health Center. One health worker, identified as Gabriela Meilan, died, while four others sustained serious injuries in the attack.
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