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After weeks of silence, the United Nations' high commissioner for human rights released a statement calling on Indonesian authorities to foster dialogue with the people of Papua and West Papua after weeks of violent protests and riots in the developing region.
The demonstrations expressed students’ disappointment on how the authorities handle racial abuse, while their political aspirations can expect to continuously meet strong resistance from the central government.
Jokowi directly held the meeting on Friday night after returning from a visit to Yogyakarta. There have been mounting calls for the government, including Jokowi himself, to conduct a dialogue with residents in the provinces to end the crisis.
Tensions rose in Jayapura, the provincial capital of Papua, on Friday, as residents, many of whom are believed to be non-indigenous Papuans, took action against Papuan protesters who, the former claimed, had rioted during anti-Jakarta rallies in the city.
Indeed social media played a part in flooding the the internet with information related to incidents inside and outside Papua. But the government’s restriction policy has hardly helped calm Papua; rather it has increased the possibility of human rights violations occuring there.
