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West Papuan campaigners welcome UN call to halt Indonesian torture

February 22, 2019

Indonesian police torture a pro-independence West Papuan suspect. Image: West Papua Campaign/AFP Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk The Free West Papua Campaign has welcomed the call by the United Nation’s human rights experts for “Prompt and impartial investigations … into numerous cases of alleged killings, unlawful arrests, and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment of indigenous Papuans ... <a title="West Papuan campaigners welcome UN call to halt Indonesian torture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/22/west-papuan-campaigners-welcome-un-call-to-halt-indonesian-torture/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan campaigners welcome UN call to halt Indonesian torture">Read more</a>

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Police use snake to interrogate Papuan, apologise for ‘racist’ torture

February 10, 2019

A still from a video showing Indonesian police interrogating a man suspected of theft in Wamena, Papua. Image: Jakarta Post Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Indonesian police have apologised for wrapping a snake around an indigenous Papuan they suspected of theft, reports The Jakarta Post. A video of the incident, which took place while the police ... <a title="Police use snake to interrogate Papuan, apologise for ‘racist’ torture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/10/police-use-snake-to-interrogate-papuan-apologise-for-racist-torture/" aria-label="Read more about Police use snake to interrogate Papuan, apologise for ‘racist’ torture">Read more</a>