Urgent Petition On Murder In Papua

Urgent Petition On Murder In Papua

The Hon Julia Gillard MP
Prime Minister
Parliament House
CANBERRA
ACT 2600

Dear Prime Minister,

Thank you for your reply letter dated on 29 April 2013 outlining your government position about the long enduring matter of Papuan provinces in Indonesia.

We are very deeply concern on the current shooting incident was involved two Papuans shot-dead were Apner Malagawak (22) and Tomas Blesya (28) while Salomina Klaibin (37), Herman Lokden, (18) and Andreas Sapisa (32) were hardly wounded by Indonesian coalition troops in Sorong, West Papua on 30 April 2013. According to our local office reported chronologically that this brutal killing was occurred in the preparation a peaceful protest for 50 years Melanesian territory of Papua became part of Indonesia. In the different occasion on 1 May was rising morning star flags and worship as form of rejection the 50 years integration day of Indonesia, as result some of demonstrators been jailed and shot, Jayapura, 6 persons in Timika (Altinus Uawamang, Domi Wom, Mon Diekme, Musa Elas, Yakob Ondoame, Aminus Agabal Jhoni Niwilinggame and 3 others were disappeared). We have indicated that this successive force is categorised as consequence of ongoing non-international armed conflict tension which is Indonesia as state party and TPN/OPM is non-state party. We fully support President of United Nations Higher Commissioner for Human Rights engagement on that murder and maintaining the civil and political rights in Papua “freedom of expression and freedom of movement” (http://www.ohchr.org).

We understood on your bilateral ties with Indonesia as good neighbouring country in such respects Indonesian sovereignty and integrity over two Papuan provinces and are support special autonomy rule that through your aid program funding million dollars in social and economic development. However, we believe that your great aid program has not improved yet the quality life of Papuan people under Indonesian authority, hence the failure of special autonomy became public acknowledgement such as US and European aid donator countries (UK, Norwegian, and Germany), and CSOs/NGOs groups have also asked its effectiveness and implementation. As outcome, statistically, the multiple credible resources reported that from the 3.7 million total population (1.6 million with indigenous and 2.1 millions of migrant) have been infected 75% of HIV AIDS are Papuan only migrant 25% which is higher ranking compared to other provinces in Indonesia; 85% of native population under poverty line with less than 1 dollar per household income per day due to higher corruption, misleading and discrimination practices; and the economic business sector is dominated by migrants from at all standards.

We also would like to response your supporting SBY’s new rule of more autonomy called special autonomy plus just currently was arranged after growing the armed violence tension. Today native population of Papuan demands to stop foreign financial aid going through Jakarta government rule in the fact saw it misused that money to back up sustainable military operation obviously contributing armed conflict and abuses. In some failure stated the special autonomy itself recognised West Papuan national flags as cultural symbol in opposition charge fifty years jailing and killing if rising up again in whatever event; the 70 % benefit from natural resources allocated to Papuan as a compensation rights was not achieved for Papuan’s economy prosperity within 12 consecutive years. We do not believe by your government aid in social, economic and education development be able to enhance better life of papuan while the root case is unrevolved.

We would give an appreciation for your government endorsement on the matter of human rights development, humanitarian organisation and foreign journalist and researches access, the achievement for universal periodic review, and the Rome Status on international criminal court for violators. In the 22 session at the UN Human Rights Council on February 2013, Human Rights NGOs groups with consultative status at UN has recommend that the best ways to end the violence is a third neutral party mediated negotiation by reason are massive human rights abuses, slow genocide and slow armed conflict have been increasing steadily as your government mentioned the sources of tension are long-standing, complex and challenging. We are strongly endorse a peaceful initiative who is the state party seen their supportive reaction such as US, UK and Switzerland, even many Australian population cooperation with Green Party, Several Federal members, the owner land of Aboriginal, Churches, CSOs and NGOs asking your labour government must to take proper approach to helping your first neighbour country of western half Melanesian of Papua New Guinea with the best ways of third party mediation approach.

In conclusion, we, the Info_WP very deeply demands Australian government must to play third party mediation role to settle the 50 years unsettle conflict.

We will be happy to your prompt reply as soon.

Yours Faithfully

Amatus Douw

President of Info-Wp

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