West Papua Report December 2012

December 2012 Issue

This is the 104th in a series of monthly reports that focus on developments affecting Papuans. This series is produced by the non-profit West Papua Advocacy Team (WPAT) drawing on media accounts, other NGO assessments, and analysis and reporting from sources within West Papua. This report is co-published with the East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN). Back issues are posted online at http://www.etan.org/issues/wpapua/default.htm Questions regarding this report can be addressed to Edmund McWilliams at edmcw @ msn.com. If you wish to receive the report directly via e-mail, send a note to etan @ etan.org. For additional news on West Papua see the reg.westpapua listserv archive or on Twitter.

Contents:

Perspective: Reflections on The New York Agreement by Dr. John Saltford

Update:

• UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Expresses Concerns about West Papua During Jakarta Visit
• Indonesian Security Authorities Disrupt Peaceful December 1 Rallies
• US Ambassador Visits West Papua - Lauds Indonesian Military
• Papuans Marginalized in Employment
• Sweep Operations Drive More Papuans into Forests
• Security Forces Target Peaceful Dissidents
• Calls for Security Force Accountability in West Papua Multiply

Chronicle:

• Article Reveals Absence of Government Services in Much of West Papua

Displaced Papuans flee security sweeps in Keerom District. Photo from Elsham Papua.