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Genocide in West Papua? The role of the Indonesian state... (Download Report) |
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Geschrieben von FdN
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Mittwoch, 13. Mai 2009 |
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This report would not have been possible without the inspiring bravery of the human rights and church networks in Papua, and the many young political activists and investigators. They are ordinary men and women who, for their own safety, will remain unidentified. They have taken their nation’s plight into the international political mainstream and are the contemporary heroes of their people. Functioning without any reliable financial or political backing, they are driven by an instinct for survival and dreams of eventual justice for Papua. As in East Timor, their dangerous work often forces them to live a clandestine existence.
Disparaged by their own government and spurned by many others in Indonesia, living under constant threat they risk their lives getting information to the international community and alerting the world to the suffering which they and their families have undergone during the last five decades. In particular Papua’s many heroic church leaders have served to unite their people in peaceful, nonviolent struggle towards a better future. The support of South Africa’s Bishop Desmond Tutu has enriched their spirit.
The International Commission of Jurists has long supported the cause of West Papua. The report has benefited from the expertise of ICJ Australian section members, including Justice Elizabeth Evatt AO and Elizabeth Biok, in international law and the UN system.
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