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Archive for the month “May, 2012”
Indigenous rights rising in tropical forests, but big gaps remain
Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com, May 31, 2012
In the last twenty years, rights for indigenous forest dwellers have expanded significantly, according to a new report by the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI). Covering nearly thirty tropical forest countries, the report finds that indigenous people now hold rights to 31 percent of the forest land in these countries, rising from 21 percent in 1992. However, landmark land rights for indigenous people remain imperiled by lack of enforcement, land-grabbing, government ambivalence, and industrial development. The report comes less than a month before the Rio+20 Summit on Sustainable Development, a meeting of global leaders that marks two decades since the Rio Earth Summit. Read more…
Papuans ‘should have their identity recognized by govt’
Margareth S. Aritonang, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Thu, 05/31/2012 7:45 AM
Papuan activists and scholars have called on the government to allow the use of the region’s traditional symbols and stop prosecuting locals who promote them. Read more…
Timika gateway for arms dealing
Wed, May 30 2012 17:24 | 251 Views
Timika, Papua (ANTARA News) – Timika District Military Commander Lt Col Inf Christian Tehuteru has suspected that the Mimika district town of Timika was a gateway for the distribution trade of firearms and ammunition. Read more…
Eni Awarded Indonesian Block
By: Zacks Equity Research
Italy’s oil and gas giant Eni SpA (E - Analyst Report) was awarded a 100% participating interest in the East Sepinggan block at the first Indonesian International Bid Round in 2012. Read more…
Teacher dead, German tourist hurt in Papua shootings
Nethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura | Wed, 05/30/2012 7:14 AM
The violence in Indonesia’s easternmost province appears to be spiralling out of control after an Indonesian and a foreigner were shot by unknown assailants in separate incidents on Tuesday.
A teacher was shot and killed dead in Puncak Jaya regency on Tuesday, while a German tourist was shot and wounded in Jayapura. Read more…
Preserving Papuas Culture Traditional Arts Papua
Jakarta, June (ANTARA News) – Indonesia`s easternmost province of Papua is blessed with an abundance of natural resources and unique culture and traditional arts. Read more…
BP Plc to Supply Gas from Papua’s Tangguh to PLN in 2013
Ayu | May 24, 2012, Jakarta Globe
BP Plc will supply 230 million cubic feet of gas per day (mmscfd) to state utility firm Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) from the Tangguh refinery in West Papua staring next year, a minister said on Wednesday. Read more…
Police and Military Chastised in UPR Recommendations
Friday, 25 May, 2012 | 13:27 WIB
TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:Deputy Executive Director of Human Rights Working Group Choirul Anam said that at the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) forum in the United Nations Human Rights Council assembly in Geneva, Indonesian Police were not spared the criticism or recommendations from Human Rights Council members. Read more…
Most Still Unaware of Indonesia’s Freedom of Information Law: Official
Antara
May 24, 2012
Gorontalo. An official with the information ministry said on Thursday
that the Freedom of Information Law, passed in 2008 and billed as a
major step forward for Indonesia’s democracy, was intended more for
civil society organizations than for journalists. Read more…
Congress and the U.S. Government rejects Papuan Independence
DEPUTY Speaker of the House Priyo Budi Santoso received U.S. Ambassador Scot Marciel in a courtesy call in the Parliament building, Wednesday, May 23. This visit was an affirmation of appreciation of the Government and the U.S. Congress after the visit of Indonesia-US diplomatic Caucus House of Representatives in Washington DC some time ago. Read more…
Vanuatu Government, Better relations with Indonesia will allow for direct dialogue on issue
Amid Concern, Vanuatu Government Clarifies West Papua Position Better relations with Indonesia will allow for direct dialogue on issue.
PORT VILA, Vanuatu (Vanuatu Daily Post, May 22, 2012) – The Prime Minister’s Office has stated through its First Political Advisor, Richard Kaltongga, that it sympathizes with the West Papua issue contrary to media reports and accusations. Read more…
Papua: A Post-colonial or Cold War Conflict?
Strategic Review (Jakarta)
May 22, 2012
by Calum Hyslop
Why, in 1621, did the Dutch East Indies Company (VOC) massacre 90 percent of the Indigenous Melanesian/Austronesian population of the Banda Islands due to a dispute over the price of nutmeg and mace? What is little known about the Great Age of European Discovery and the subsequent Age of Colonialism was that it was spurred on by newly formed European nations’ need to wrestle control of the Ancient Spice Trade from Venice and the Ottoman Turks. Read more…
Limited Flights Return to Mulia Following Attack
Jakarta globe
Jakarta Globe | May 22, 2012
Mulia airport in 2011. Tariku Aviation, based in Papua’s Sentani airport near Jayapura, has resumed flights to Mulia in the central highlands after gunmen strafed an incoming Trigana Air flight in April shortly after it landed, killing one person. (Antara Photo)
Jayapura. Tariku Aviation, based in Papua’s Sentani airport near Jayapura, has resumed flights to Mulia in the central highlands after gunmen strafed an incoming commercial flight in April shortly after it landed, killing one person. Read more…
Nothing but the Truth: Marty
The Jakarta Post
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Margareth S. Aritonang, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
The government says it will deliver a frank assessment of the
country’s human rights record when it reports to the United Nations
Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Wednesday. Read more…
OPM Blamed for Attack On Motorcycle Driver
Banjir Ambarita | May 19, 2012
Jayapura. Police in the violence-wracked town of Mulia in Papua’s Puncak Jaya district have confirmed that three civilians were shot and injured on Thursday by suspected separatists who killed a motorcycle taxi driver earlier in the day.
Papua Ojek Driver Shot Dead
A motorcycle taxi driver was shot dead by an unknown person on Thursday in Mulia, the restive capital of Papua district Puncak Jaya, a Papua Police spokesman said. Read more…
Vanuatu Police Arrest Protesters in Crackdown on Demo against Indonesia Ties
Pacific Media Watch (Source: Radio NZ International)
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Special Report – By Johnny Blades of Radio New Zealand International
About 24 people have been arrested in Vanuatu’s capital Port Vila after staging a protest against the arrival of an Indonesian military aircraft. The Hercules aircraft was reportedly carrying assistance equipment for next month’s Port Vila meeting between African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries and the European Union. Read more…
Indonesia’s President Prepares a Mysterious Apology
Foreign Policy Magazine
May 7, 2012
Blog By Endy Bayuni
When President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono leaves office in 2014, one
legacy he hopes to leave behind is an Indonesia that is truly
committed to upholding and observing human rights, now fully enshrined
in the nation’s constitution. Read more…
Shark poachers on the run in Raja Ampat
Seven boats belong to shark poachers manage to escape from officials in Raja Ampat, West Papua, according to an NGO.
“This is the third case since 2005 and it’s the biggest,” Ketut Sarjana Putra, director of Conservation International (CI) Indonesia, said. Read more…
Papuans to Elect Governor in August
The Jakarta Post
May 1, 2012
by Rabby Pramudatama
The Home Ministry, the Papuan Legislative Council (DPRP) and the
Papuan People Council (MRP) have agreed to hold a long awaited
gubernatorial election in Papua on Aug. 14. Read more…
Jakarta never listens to us, say Papuans
JUBI, 3 May 2012
The central government in Jakarta has never bothered to listen to anything about Papua, even though Papuans have many problems which have been brought to the attention of Jakarta.
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