2) RECOVERY FROM COVID-19 MUST NOT LEAVE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
3) Jayapura settles customary rights of land for PON Games roads
4) Papua's four endemic birds released into natural habitat: BKSDA
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1) The West Papuan People's Coalition and the Indonesian People's Front for West Papua, North Sulawesi, ask for an end to the military operation
Papua No. 1 News Portal | Jubi Jayapura, Jubi –
Reporter: Hengky Yeimo December 21, 2021 2:18 am
The West Papuan People's Coalition and the Indonesian People's Front for West Papua in North Sulawesi asked the government to immediately end military operations in Papua.
They also rejected the plan for the expansion of the province in Tanah Papua. This was conveyed by the People's Coalition of West Papua and the Indonesian People's Front for West Papua, North Sulawesi in a press statement in Manado on Sunday (12/19/2021). The press statement was held in response to the 60th anniversary of the declaration of Tri Komando Rakyat (Trikora) by President Soekarno on December 1, 1961.
The People's Coalition of West Papua and the Indonesian People's Front for West Papua, North Sulawesi, stated that the declaration of Trikora initiated illegal military operations in Papua. "Trikora is the initial expression of the Indonesian occupation of West Papua, which in fact was not the formation of the Dutch," said Field Coordinator Anselmus Kambu. Kambu said that the Trikora that Sukarno declared on December 19, 1961 initiated various violations of human rights (HAM) in the Land of Papua. “The cases included Bloody Biak on 6 July 1998, Bloody Wasior on 13 June 2001, Bloody Wamena on 4 April 2003, Bloody Uncen on 16 March 2006, Bloody Paniai on 8 December 2014, Bloody Deiyai on 1 August 2017.
Until now, Military operations are the most powerful tool of the Indonesian state to dispel the resistance of the West Papuan people who want to return to independence from Indonesia," he said.
Read also: West Baliem KNPB: Trikora is the start of military operations in Papua.
Kambu stated that various military operations carried out in Papua have caused terror, intimidation, violence, and even murder of the Papuan people. "In the decade from 1961 to 2021, the people of West Papua experienced terror, intimidation, bombings, shootings, murders, imprisonment, kidnappings, crimes against humanity and displacement in Nduga Regency, Intan Jaya, Puncak Jaya, Puncak, Maybrat, Bintang Mountains and Yahukimo," he said. Kambu emphasized that the West Papuan People's Coalition and the Indonesian People's Front for West Papua in North Sulawesi asked the government to immediately end military operations in Papua. "We firmly state our stance, immediately withdraw organic and non-organic military from West Papua.
Stop military operations in Nduga Regency, Intan Jaya, Puncak Jaya, Puncak, Maybrat, Bintang Mountains, and Yahukimo," he said.
The People's Coalition of West Papua and the Indonesian People's Front for West Papua in North Sulawesi also rejected all plans for the expansion of the province in Papua.
According to him, the formation of the New Autonomous Region in Papua is only used as a way to form a new territorial command for the security forces in Papua. "We reject all construction of the Kodim and Korem throughout the Land of Papua," he said.
The government was also asked to immediately stop PT Freeport Indonesia's mining activities in Mimika Regency and cancel the plan to exploit the Wabu Block in Intan Jaya, as well as open access for foreign journalists to cover the situation in Papua. In addition, the West Papuan People's Coalition and the Indonesian People's Front for West Papua in North Sulawesi also asked the United Nations to immediately intervene in the humanitarian crisis in Papua. "We support the call for 194 priests from all over Papua who have asked the United Nations to intervene in West Papua regarding the resolution of human rights violations in Papua," he said.
They also called for the establishment of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) to resolve cases of past gross human rights violations. "We ask the Papuan Police to immediately release Mr. Viktor Yeimo and other political prisoners. The United Nations Human Rights Council immediately intervenes in gross human rights violations in Papua, and grants the right to self-determination," said Kambu.
Read also: Gus Dur, Morning Star, Trikora, and America
Similar demands were made by the West Papua National Committee or West Baliem KNPB. The declaration of Trikora in Yogyakarta Square on December 19, 1961 was considered by the West Baliem KNPB as the beginning of a long series of Indonesian military operations in Papua.
Head of Diplomacy for West Baliem KNPB Lanny Jaya, Siram Padam Wenda said that Indonesia's military operations in Papua began after Sukarno announced Trikora. "The Trikora incident on December 19, 1961 was the beginning of the operational order issued by Soekarno to thwart the state of West Papua which was declared on December 1, 1961 in Holland [now called] Jayapura," he said when contacted by telephone on Monday (20/12/2021). ).
Wenda said the military operation was continuing until now, where TNI/Polri security forces were deployed throughout Papua. He stated that the military operation had caused many victims, especially among the indigenous Papuans. "Therefore, we, the people of Papua, urge the President of the Republic of Indonesia to withdraw non-organic troops who are committing gross human rights violations throughout the Land of Papua.
That's a peaceful and democratic solution, immediately give the people of Papua the right to self-determination," he said. (*) Editor: Aryo Wisanggeni G
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2) RECOVERY FROM COVID-19 MUST NOT LEAVE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
- News Desk
- December 20, 2021
- 5:19 pm
Jayapura, Jubi – The agenda on recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic must also favor the interests and needs of Indigenous Peoples, Ministry of Education and Culture’s director-general of Culture Hilmar Farid says.
According to him, Indigenous Peoples in the era of the COVID-19 faced even more difficult conditions as their access to social and health facilities was limited. Such a condition often goes unnoticed.
“We are working with several communities in order to help accelerate vaccination [in remote areas]. However, it is noted that these services are still far from satisfactory. Therefore, having a roadmap will certainly help us a lot,” he said in the webinar on the Roadmap for the COVID-19 Recovery Action Plan on Friday, December 17, 2021.
Farid added that cultural resources rooted in Indigenous Peoples should be the basis for making more substantive economic policies.
Meanwhile, according to head of the Working Team for the Roadmap for COVID-19 Recovery Action Plan Poppy Ismalina, an important lesson from the experiences of Indonesia and other countries is that the health sector should be the first priority in dealing with the crisis. “Recovery requires a roadmap and real action, especially how to restore public health,” said Ismalina.
She further said that apart from prioritizing public health, no less important was synergizing it with the economic and social sectors. “Working together with all parties in preparing the community’s adaptive capacity and efforts to mitigate health, economic and social risks is very much needed,” she said.
Therefore, roadmaps and adaptation strategies for the health sector are only the first steps. This must be followed by the preparation of roadmaps and adaptation strategies dedicated to the interests of vulnerable groups such as farmers, micro and small businesses, indigenous communities, urban and rural poor, disabled communities, and women in the informal sector. (*)
Reporter: Alexander Loen
Editor: Aryo Wisanggeni G
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3) Jayapura settles customary rights of land for PON Games roads
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Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA) - The Jayapura district government has reached a compromise with customary communities regarding customary rights of around four hectares of land used as alternative access for the PON XX National Games in Nedali Village, Jayapura, Papua.
"We will continue to pay off our obligation, and we have affirmed to the residents that we will pay for customary lands used as alternative access from Yabaso to Nendali. We will disburse Rp1 billion (around US$70 thousand) for the first instalment of the payment today," Secretary of the Jayapura District Administration Hanna Hikoyabi said here on Tuesday.
Hikoyabi informed that the regional authority and communities holding the customary rights over the land had reached a compromise on the arrangement and inked the agreement on Monday (Dec 20, 2021).
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"The eight points on the agreement elucidated the payment arrangement. We are expressing gratitude for the customary communities' cooperation while also expressing apologies for any inconvenience that they have endured," the regional secretary affirmed.
Hikoyabi admitted that precarious negotiation with customary communities almost strained the process, with even one community filing a complaint with the local court to seek adjudication about the payment.
As a compromise on the payment arrangement was reached, the final 50-percent payment will be disbursed in the first quarter of 2022 following the first instalment that the authority will disburse today, he confirmed.
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Meanwhile, the customary community leader of Ifar Besar Village, Wiliam Yoku, stated that the community was satisfied with the ongoing payment process, and the 12 customary communities, whose land is affected by the road construction, have indicated their agreement to the compromise.
"Regarding payment for the customary lands, the customary communities have sealed the payment agreement with the regional government. The final instalment will be paid off next year," Yoku stated.
With around four hectares of land used for the new road construction work and three hectares of land for dock construction, both sides have agreed to seal the land price at Rp1.6 million (around US$112) per square meter of land, he stated.
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Moreover, Everly Taime, who earlier led a public protest in front of the Jayapura District Head Office on Monday, expressed hope that the authority would address any issue, particularly the customary land payment, promptly.
"We hope we need not remind the authority about our rights by protesting, as we are not accustomed to that way. What we are demanding is our customary rights. Hence, we expect the authority to abide by existing regulations," Taime said.
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"We will continue to pay off our obligation, and we have affirmed to the residents that we will pay for customary lands used as alternative access from Yabaso to Nendali. We will disburse Rp1 billion (around US$70 thousand) for the first instalment of the payment today," Secretary of the Jayapura District Administration Hanna Hikoyabi said here on Tuesday.
Hikoyabi informed that the regional authority and communities holding the customary rights over the land had reached a compromise on the arrangement and inked the agreement on Monday (Dec 20, 2021).
Related news: Realization of West Papua mangrove plantation target reaches 80%: BRGM
"The eight points on the agreement elucidated the payment arrangement. We are expressing gratitude for the customary communities' cooperation while also expressing apologies for any inconvenience that they have endured," the regional secretary affirmed.
Hikoyabi admitted that precarious negotiation with customary communities almost strained the process, with even one community filing a complaint with the local court to seek adjudication about the payment.
As a compromise on the payment arrangement was reached, the final 50-percent payment will be disbursed in the first quarter of 2022 following the first instalment that the authority will disburse today, he confirmed.
Related news: Village fund to help Merauke become national food barn: minister
Meanwhile, the customary community leader of Ifar Besar Village, Wiliam Yoku, stated that the community was satisfied with the ongoing payment process, and the 12 customary communities, whose land is affected by the road construction, have indicated their agreement to the compromise.
"Regarding payment for the customary lands, the customary communities have sealed the payment agreement with the regional government. The final instalment will be paid off next year," Yoku stated.
With around four hectares of land used for the new road construction work and three hectares of land for dock construction, both sides have agreed to seal the land price at Rp1.6 million (around US$112) per square meter of land, he stated.
Related news: Optimizing tourism potential of Papua's Japanese Cave
Moreover, Everly Taime, who earlier led a public protest in front of the Jayapura District Head Office on Monday, expressed hope that the authority would address any issue, particularly the customary land payment, promptly.
"We hope we need not remind the authority about our rights by protesting, as we are not accustomed to that way. What we are demanding is our customary rights. Hence, we expect the authority to abide by existing regulations," Taime said.
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