Papuan Students Deliver 7 Urgent Demands to Human Rights Minister Natalius Pigai

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Dozens of people claiming to be students from Papua held a demonstration in front of the Ministry of Human Rights, located in South Jakarta on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. The demonstration demanded the government to prosecute the Indonesian military for killing civilians in Papua

They demanded to meet with Minister of Human Rights Natalius Pigai. Tempo's observation on the ground around 01:30 PM showed that the negotiation between the demonstrators and Pigai's staff was difficult. This was because Pigai would only respond if a representative of the demonstrators met with him inside the Ministry of Human Rights office.

At around 03:00 PM, six representatives of the demonstrators finally met with Pigai inside the Ministry of Human Rights office. They talked for almost 1.5 hours about resolving the conflict in Papua.

The demands of the demonstrators are as follows.

1. The state must immediately investigate civilian casualties and apprehend and prosecute those responsible for human rights violations committed by the Indonesian military in Intan Jaya Regency and throughout Papua.

2. The state must promptly establish an independent investigation team to look into human rights violations from 2018 to 2025 in Intan Jaya Regency.

3. The state must urgently arrange the repatriation of civilians who are currently displaced in forests and other locations, including Timika, Nabire, and nearby areas.

4. We, the Papuan students and residents of Intan Jaya, strongly oppose the planned gold mining activities in Block B Wabu, Intan Jaya Regency, owned by PT Antam Tbk.

5. The state must immediately remove military posts located in Hitadipa District, Sugapa Lama Village, Jaindapa Village, and Titigi Village in Intan Jaya Regency.

6. The state must withdraw all non-organic military forces from Intan Jaya Regency and the entire Papua region without delay.

7. The state must stop deploying non-organic military forces to Intan Jaya Regency and all parts of Papua immediately.

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