Indonesia: Five Papuans Convicted For Peaceful Protest - Amend Treason Law To Uphold Free Speech

Indonesia: Five Papuans Convicted For Peaceful Protest - Amend Treason Law To Uphold Free Speech   The Indonesian government should drop the politically motivated treason charges against five Papuan activists who were convicted on March 16, 2012, and order their release, Human Rights Watch said today.   The district court in Jayapura, the Papuan provincial capital, convicted the five men and sentenced them to three years in prison for statements made at a Papuan People’s Congress in...

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