Webinar: Human Rights in West Papua | Amnesty Australia

Webinar: Human Rights in West Papua

Human rights abuses have continued to be a serious issue in Indonesia's eastern provinces of Papua and West Papua. Amnesty International recorded at least 56 ...

Human rights violations remain a serious problem in the eastern provinces of Indonesia, Papua and West Papua. Amnesty International recorded at least 2019 cases of suspected unlawful killings by police, security forces and the military between February 2021 and August 56.

Unlawful killings are not the only human rights violations in Papua. Amnesty and other human rights groups have documented violations of freedom of expression and assembly, restrictions on the freedom of the media, the arrest of prisoners of conscience and the excessive use of force by the security forces.

Attend a panel of experts made up of lawyer and human rights defender Veronica Koman and Amnesty International Indonesia Director Usman Hamid to provide information on the situation in Papua and Australia's role in combating human rights abuses.

SPEAKER:
Usman Hamid - National Director of Amnesty International Indonesia
Veronica Koman - human rights defender and lawyer
Dr. Richard Chauvel - Asia Institute, University of Melbourne
Rosa Javiera - human rights defender in West Papua

Moderated by Tim O'Connor - Amnesty International Australia Campaign Manager

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