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Central Papua rocked by fresh unrest
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Intan Jaya regency is marked with the red line. (JP/-)
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uman rights and religious groups have renewed calls for the cessation of military operations in Papua following fresh clashes between security forces and separatist groups in Central Papua’s Intan Jaya regency earlier this week.
The violence, which has claimed more than a dozen lives including civilians, has led local authorities to declare a two-week state of emergency, as nearly 1,000 affected residents in six villages in Hitadipa and Sugapa districts have reportedly been forced to flee their homes for safety.
Amnesty International Indonesia has called for a thorough investigation into the deaths of civilian victims in the clashes that erupted on Tuesday, while urging “deep reflection on the continued deployment of security forces in Papua, which has repeatedly resulted in casualties among native Papuans, non-Papuans and security personnel alike.”
Meanwhile, the Indonesian Communion of Churches (PGI) demanded the government engage in peaceful dialogue to achieve reconciliation for the sake of peace and stability in the region.
A member of the PGI’s Papua Commission, Beka Ulung Hapsara, noted the unending violence in Papua continued to victimize civilians.
“The state must take responsibility for this. It must take preventive measures to ensure such incidents do not happen again,” insisted the former commissioner of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) during a press conference in Jakarta on Thursday.
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