Translated from Indonesia by TAPOL; original below
KontraS,
ANBTI, IKOHI, Imparsial, Foker LSM Papua, Setara Institute, HRWG,
Komnas Perempuan, FNMPP, IPPMAUS, Forum Papua Kalimantan, PGI, Walhi,
JIRA, LBH Pers
Jakarta's Plan for Dialogue with Papua Must Synchronise with local Papuan Politics
We welcome the plan for a Jakarta-Papua dialogue that is now being pursued by the Indonesian Government.
Peaceful
dialogue is the only dignified way to resolve all the political and
humanitarian problems that have persisted in Papua to the present day. A
dialogue between Jakarta and Papua can also be an indicator of the
government's seriousness in protecting and complying with the basic
rights of the Papuan people.
However,
we request that the entire process of dialogue should take full account
of the aspirations of the Papuan people. In taking the dialogue process
forward, we ask that the government consistently protects and complies
with the basic rights of the Papua people by ensuring that that there is
no repetition of violations of the Papuan human rights. The government
should review the presence of the TNI security forces and the
under-cover security operations that continue to occur.
On
the other hand, we also call for the local political situation in Papua
to be reviewed along with the Papua-Jakarta dialogue that is to be
undertaken by the government. Building the confidence of the Papuan
people in the seriousness of the government is a basic condition before a
Jakarta-Papua dialogue can be held.
