PPT Tribunal
Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal on State and Environmental Violence in West Papua
June 27-29, 2024
London
The Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal is an independent international opinion tribunal that investigates and rules on serious human rights abuses, war crimes, and violations against marginalized groups and peoples. The Tribunal’s origins are in the Russell Tribunals on Vietnam (1966-67) and on the dictatorships in Latin America (1973-76).
The Centre for Climate Crime and Climate Justice hosted the 53rd Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal on State and Environmental Violence in West Papua between the 27th and the 29th June 2024 to hear evidence relating to state and environmental violence in Indonesian occupied West Papua. The tribunal heard from a total of 28 individuals, in person, via video recording and live from West Papua via zoom. The tribunal also received supplementary written testimonies. You can explore this evidence below.
Day 1
Testimony
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Testimony 3
Regarding an incident in Wamena
Testimony 6
Regarding a land grabbing case in the customary territory of the Nambrong tribe, Jayapura
Testimony 8
The West Papua Project, Jim Elmslie, Cammi-Webb Gannon, Ronny Kareni, University of Wollongong, Australia – Regarding the changing demographic makeup of West Papua as more non-Papuan settlers arrive in the region and the consequences of this transition.
Testimony 9
Raki Ap – Regarding the political assassination of his father, the well known West Papuan anthropologist and musician, Arnold Ap, and the effects on his family.
Day 2
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Testimony 10
Contextual statement regarding the impact of state repression, forced displacement, extrajudicial killings and unlawful detention in relation to the land and cultural wellbeing of the Indigenous Papuan People.
Testimony 11
Regarding freedom of speech and racism
Testimony 12
Stephen Eichorn, regarding regarding Freeport mine, cultural loss and climate change.
Testimony 16
Regarding the racism that human rights defenders face in Intan Jaya
Testimony 17
Samuel Rua-Nimetz, Brighton University, regarding political othering and the use of language to codify collective punishment.
Testimony 19
Andreas Harsono, Human Rights Watch Indonesia Researcher, regarding serious human rights violations in West Papua.
Testimony 20
Jacob Smith, Rights and Security International, regarding the serious human rights harms allegedly committed by state and non-state actors.
Day 3
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Testimony 23
Regarding the impact of environmental destruction, deforestation and poisoning of water sources caused by extractive industries with state support.