In a new report released, last Thursday, Amnesty International warned that companies conducting business in Papua cannot ignore human rights. The organization urged the Indonesian government and companies with operations in the Indonesian province to take responsibility to protect and uphold human rights.
Incidents such as the recent killing of three teachers working at the Freeport gold and copper mine, and allegations in the past that Indonesian security personnel guarding the mining operations have been responsible for human rights violations highlight the difficulty of providing security for commercial enterprises, while protecting the human rights of those living around them.
Amnesty International's report documents human rights violations which took place during a police operation in Wasior district from April to October last year. The operation, the largest in Papua since 1996, was in response to the killing of nine people, including five police officers, in two attacks by unidentified armed groups on logging companies in March and June 2001.
As in the Freeport attack, the Indonesian authorities accused the armed opposition group, the Free Papua Movement (OPM), of being responsible. However in the absence of an effective investigation there are still doubts about the group's involvement, and questions about whether they may have had military backing".
Incidents such as the recent killing of three teachers working at the Freeport gold and copper mine, and allegations in the past that Indonesian security personnel guarding the mining operations have been responsible for human rights violations highlight the difficulty of providing security for commercial enterprises, while protecting the human rights of those living around them.
Amnesty International's report documents human rights violations which took place during a police operation in Wasior district from April to October last year. The operation, the largest in Papua since 1996, was in response to the killing of nine people, including five police officers, in two attacks by unidentified armed groups on logging companies in March and June 2001.
As in the Freeport attack, the Indonesian authorities accused the armed opposition group, the Free Papua Movement (OPM), of being responsible. However in the absence of an effective investigation there are still doubts about the group's involvement, and questions about whether they may have had military backing".