Jlia Gillard (SS) |
Jayapura, (8/11)—Australia West Papua
Association AWPA (AWPA) is calling on Julia Gillard to raise the security
crackdown on peaceful activists in West Papua with the Indonesian President at
the Bali Democracy Forum (BDF).
“Prime Minister Gillard is one of the co-chairs
at the BDF and she should use the opportunity to press Indonesia into
addressing concerns of the ongoing violence in West Papua.” said Joe Collins,
AWPA’s spokeperson.
AWPA is also encouraged that the PNG Prime
Minister Peter O’Neill said he would be bringing the issue of West Papua to the
attention of the Indonesian President at the BDF and we encourage PM Gillard to
support the PNG Prime Minister in raising the human rights issue in the
territory.
Prime Minister Gillard has praised Dr Yudhoyono’s
efforts in promoting democracy, saying his country’s “remarkable democratic
transition” should be a lesson for others around the world”. However, Joe
Collins of AWPA said ” there are credible reports of excessive use of force by
the Indonesian security forces in West Papua, particularly in the last month with
a security crackdown on peaceful activists from the West Papua National
Committee (KNPB). It would appear that the Indonesian Government is allowing
the security forces to operate with impunity in West Papua”.
Joe Collins of AWPA said
“given Australia’s close
relationship with Indonesia, the fact that it is providing training to the
Indonesian security forces , the Prime Minister should raise the human rights
situation in West Papua with the Indonesian President as a priority”.
“We also note that the UN High Commissioner
for Human Rights Navi Pillay will attend the BDF and hope she will also raise
concerns about the human rights situation with the Indonesian President.” Joe
Collins added. (Victor Mambor/Jubi)
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