Why there are still many cases of human rights violations in Papua that have not been resolved.

Indonesian authorities opened fire on student protesters in the Papuan capital, Jayapura.

Indonesian authorities opened fire on student protesters in the Papuan capital, Jayapura. Source: Supplied

Despite repeated promises, the Indonesian government has failed to take meaningful steps to address the ongoing human rights abuses in Papua.


The long timespan of human rights violations cases, some of which have been going on for over 20 years, is one of the factors that contributes to the bottleneck in resolving them.

One of the victims of the human rights violations case in the town of Biak was an activist who was also a witness to the abuses, Tineke Rumkabu.

The Bloody Biak case, a human rights violation that occurred in 1999, has not yet been resolved.

Tineke Rumkabu, the head of an organization for victims of human rights violations, will speak about the case in this interview.

She has demanded that the government fulfill its pledge to resolve human rights violations cases.

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