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ETAN Urges Obama to Raise West Papua Rights with Indonesia President
The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) today urged President Obama to forcefully urge Indonesia's President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to end human rights violations.
In a petition signed by nearly 1400 people, the U.S. president was urged "to condition U.S. support for the Indonesian security forces on concrete improvements in human rights."
John M. Miller, the national coordinator of ETAN, said that "President Widodo pledged to improve human rights in West Papua. By conditioning assistance to the Indonesian military and police, President Obama can support this policy by striking at those most reluctant to implement it."
Miller added that "Widodo's rights pledge has been undermined by Indonesia's security forces and some of Jokowi's own officials."
Obama and Widodo are scheduled to meet in Washington, DC, on Monday, October 26.
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