Indonesia: Independent Investigation Needed Into Papua Violence Ensure Proper Treatment Of Detainees

Indonesia: Independent Investigation Needed Into Papua Violence Ensure Proper Treatment Of Detainees   Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono should immediately establish an independent investigation into the deaths of at least three protesters and the ongoing violence in Papua, Human Rights Watch said today.   On October 19, 2011, Indonesian police and the army fired warning shots to disperse approximately 1,000 Papuans gathered for a peaceful pro-independence demonstration in the...

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