West Papua : The Long Line of Repression and Impunity

DILI, EAST TIMOR AUGUST 3, 2016

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What is West Papuan, included Human Right Defender facing on?

REPRESSION THROUGH REPRESENTATION

Political management of victims as terorist and separatist

REPRESSION THROUGH SILENCING

- International media reluctance to report - Prevent international observers, NGOs and journalist from visit,

control and death of journalist

Areki Wanimbo

REPRESSION THROUGH "PERFORMANCE"

- Terror as Communicative Practice - Public brutalization, Arrestings and Killings - The display of body

REPRESSION THROUGH EVERYDAY SOCIAL CONTROLS

- Use of curfews - House and mail searches - Monitoring of events .... Spreading fear, stoping

political action

REPRESSION THROUGH INTELLIGENCE NETWORKS

- Use of "civil defence force" and informants

- Everyday talk imbued with suspicion, fear and distrust

REPRESSION THROUGH MILITIAS

- Use of "unknown people" (OTK) and militia (Barisan Merah Putih)

- Established and mobilize local peoples to operate in militias; refusers often threatened and harmed

- Violations by proxy

- Creates new layer of conflict

REPRESSION THROUGH LACK OF LEGAL PROTECTION - The cases of Killings and

arrested of West Papuan have no justice and trial

(Wasior, Wamena and Paniai case), Gustaf case, Abeth Case, Areki Case

REPRESSION THROUGH ECONOMY

Role of multinational corporation 9BP, Freeport, Rio Tinto, MIFEE, etc) in extraction of gas, wood, cooper, gold and land.

The issue include : Deforestation, massive environmental damage, profit capture and corruption

RESISTING REPRESSION

- Challenge the myths of violence - Break the silence on violations - Question supportive actions by

external states - Continue to develop strong,

supportive communities - Expose lack of legal protection....

continue taking legal cases - Chart and campaign against massive

environmental harms - Challenge corporate actions - Focus on force 'but also on the

system" resistance is not just an acting against, but is also about becoming