WEST PAPUA: WHAT AUSTRALIA AND INDONESIA ARE HIDING.
West Papua, a province of Indonesia, has continually witnessed the devastation of genocide by the Indonesian military. In a clip documenting some facts and figures, Moore presents the cold hard reality of the Australian government turning a blind eye to the atrocities.
Ironically, in World War II, the “Fuzzy Wuzzy’s” were iconic in the support and care of Australian troops in some of the more brutal scenes of Australian war history. Their intervention saved countless lives, and Australian children were educated to understand their bravery and contribution.
But as Moore points out, the Australian government, no matter the party in power, will not speak out against the crimes that the Indonesian government have committed against West Papua over the last decades. The Indonesian Military run a close parallel to the likes of those witnessed in the past.
In 1965-66, Indonesia killed over 1,000,000 ‘communists’ due to political beliefs. From there, the invasion of East Timor, which began in 1975, and finally ended in 1999 when the UN intervened, saw a further 200,000 deaths, though the number is believed to be higher.
The Indonesian military continue to grow at an alarming rate, with the Australian government supporting the training of some at no cost to the Indonesians. For the nation, an annual budget of the equivalent to $8.1 million U.S. is reported on the clip. Their crimes continue to be documented, but economic sanctions are nonexistent. The only existing standards are that Indonesia do not ship “second-hand” products.
The fundamental treatment of human rights by Indonesia has passed through almost unquestioned and unchecked, according to scholars of Peace and Conflict Studies at Sydney University. Their report “A slow-motion genocide: Indonesian rule in West Papua,” coincides with the atrocities that Moore brings to our attention.
“Indonesia invaded West Papua in 1962-63. It officially annexed the territory via a farcical United Nations-supervised “Act of Free Choice” in 1969 a sham referendum in which only 1054 people, hand-picked by Indonesia, were allowed to vote,” Greenleft have documented, an alternative news site. “Australia has long supported Indonesia’s occupation of West Papua, and helps train Indonesian military units accused of human rights abuses.”
The report suggests that over half a million have been killed as a result of the Indonesian occupation:
“Australia, a quasi military ally of Indonesia through the 2006 Lombok Treaty (which was itself based on suppressing international support for West Papua), will find itself in an increasingly awkward position: a self-proclaimed promoter of human rights, yet a supporting actor in a military occupation entailing crimes against humanity and genocide.”
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Posted by: MUTOPAI WEST PAPUA
West Papua, a province of Indonesia, has continually witnessed the devastation of genocide by the Indonesian military. In a clip documenting some facts and figures, Moore presents the cold hard reality of the Australian government turning a blind eye to the atrocities.
Ironically, in World War II, the “Fuzzy Wuzzy’s” were iconic in the support and care of Australian troops in some of the more brutal scenes of Australian war history. Their intervention saved countless lives, and Australian children were educated to understand their bravery and contribution.
But as Moore points out, the Australian government, no matter the party in power, will not speak out against the crimes that the Indonesian government have committed against West Papua over the last decades. The Indonesian Military run a close parallel to the likes of those witnessed in the past.
In 1965-66, Indonesia killed over 1,000,000 ‘communists’ due to political beliefs. From there, the invasion of East Timor, which began in 1975, and finally ended in 1999 when the UN intervened, saw a further 200,000 deaths, though the number is believed to be higher.
The Indonesian military continue to grow at an alarming rate, with the Australian government supporting the training of some at no cost to the Indonesians. For the nation, an annual budget of the equivalent to $8.1 million U.S. is reported on the clip. Their crimes continue to be documented, but economic sanctions are nonexistent. The only existing standards are that Indonesia do not ship “second-hand” products.
The fundamental treatment of human rights by Indonesia has passed through almost unquestioned and unchecked, according to scholars of Peace and Conflict Studies at Sydney University. Their report “A slow-motion genocide: Indonesian rule in West Papua,” coincides with the atrocities that Moore brings to our attention.
“Indonesia invaded West Papua in 1962-63. It officially annexed the territory via a farcical United Nations-supervised “Act of Free Choice” in 1969 a sham referendum in which only 1054 people, hand-picked by Indonesia, were allowed to vote,” Greenleft have documented, an alternative news site. “Australia has long supported Indonesia’s occupation of West Papua, and helps train Indonesian military units accused of human rights abuses.”
The report suggests that over half a million have been killed as a result of the Indonesian occupation:
“Australia, a quasi military ally of Indonesia through the 2006 Lombok Treaty (which was itself based on suppressing international support for West Papua), will find itself in an increasingly awkward position: a self-proclaimed promoter of human rights, yet a supporting actor in a military occupation entailing crimes against humanity and genocide.”
FULL STORY:
Posted by: MUTOPAI WEST PAPUA
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