Indonesia: Forkorus' And Four Others' Sentence Violates Human Rights Law

Indonesia: Forkorus' And Four Others' Sentence Violates Human Rights Law   The Jayapura state court today found five Papuan leaders guilty of treason, sentencing them each to three years imprisonment. TAPOL, the Asian Human Rights Commission, the Faith-Based Network on West Papua, Franciscans International, and the West Papua Netzwerk seriously regret the verdict and question the fairness of the trial proceedings. The verdict is another example of the severe restrictions by the Indonesian...

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