Handling Cases of Human Rights Violations
in Papua
Komnas HAM RI’s quick response to handle cases with a national dimension, including monitoring trials related to human rights violations in
Papua.
Expert discussions to strengthen the findings of
monitoring, formulate recommendations and
implement them, and strengthen the results of
handling carried out by the Commission. Handling of riots that occurred in Dogiyai Regency in
January and July 2023. Monitoring the trial process in the mutilation case of Nduga residents in
Timika, Papua.
Strengthening Coordination and
Conciliation Functions
The efforts of the Commission to encourage
coordination and consolidation to encourage
peace efforts in Papua.
The coordination and consolidation carried out
include identifying stakeholders, formulating
concepts and strategies towards peaceful dialogue, strengthening the lobby function, coordinating across stakeholders and strengthening
networks.
Several efforts to coordinate and strengthen networks that have been built during 2023, include
related ministries/institutions such as the Ministry of Politics, Law and Security, TNI, Polri, Lemhanas, Academics, including stakeholders such
as the Papua Provincial Government (Jayapura),
Central Papua Provincial Government (Nabire)
and West Papua Provincial Government (Manokwari).
In addition, the analysis of Komnas
HAM RI identified the dominant role
of corporations, both in development
activities, especially at the PSN areas
and through extractive activities. Corporate domination, apart from further
marginalizing the Papuan people, is
also a factor that contributes to the
conflict situation. Based on the spe-
Top-down extractive activities accelerate community impoverishment, ecological degradation, as well
as violence and conflict in
Papua. The presence of
the military, corporations
and criminalization limits
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cific relationship between land and
indigenous Papuan communities,
in November 2023, Komnas HAM RI
conducted a Study and Workshop on
Mapping Agrarian Conflict and Energy
Transition. Analysis by the Commission shows that the energy transition
will actually result in injustice for indigenous communities in Papua.
the capacity of the Papuan
people to obtain recognition of their land rights.
The cultural assimilation
policy created a population gap between Papuan
and non-Papuan people.
The Commission encour-
ages security forces and
law enforcement officials
to handle the complexity
of human rights issues in
Papua through a humanitarian-based
approach
rather than a security and
militaristic approach.
The Annual Report Of The National Human Rights Commission Of The Republic Of Indonesia (Komnas Ham RI) 2023