Indonesia: Saying That There Are No Political Prisoners In Papua Is A Lie

Indonesia: Saying That There Are No Political Prisoners In Papua Is A Lie   Following a statement that has just been made by Amir Syamsuddin, the Minister for Law and Human Rights claiming that there are no political prisoners (tapol/napol) in Papua, various human rights groups as well as Mama Yosepha, the Director of the Human Rights and Anti-Violence Foundation, and Markus Haluk, a well known Papuan human rights activist, have responded.   Mama Yosepha and Markus Haluk said: 'This...

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