Indonesia pushes back against renewed Papua scrutiny
In a four-minute right-of-reply statement, Indonesian diplomat Nona Gae Luna said “any serious discussion of Papua must reflect the full picture”, saying some countries had overlooked violence and abuses allegedly committed by armed groups in the region.
Indonesia has pushed back against renewed scrutiny of its human rights record in Papua during the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), rejecting allegations of disinformation and misinformation. Indonesian diplomat Nona Gae Luna stated that any serious discussion of Papua must reflect the full picture, highlighting instances of violence and abuses allegedly committed by armed groups in the region.
Luna cited recent incidents, such as the shooting of civil servants, the killing of a truck driver, and the kidnapping of nine civilians, most of them women and children. She emphasized that these acts are not acts of peaceful political expression and that Indonesia has a responsibility to protect all of its citizens, with law enforcement subject to Indonesia's laws and international human rights obligations.
Luna warned that selective narratives undermining Indonesia's credibility should not be used to justify violence or advocate separatism, reaffirming Indonesia's commitment to engaging through relevant mechanisms while rejecting the use of human rights concerns to promote separatism.
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