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Southern Cross: Human rights abuses in West Papua

Southern Cross: Human rights abuses in West Papua

Southern Cross: Human rights abuses in West Papua Southern Cross: Human rights abuses in West Papua, 15.31 MB
Monday, August 21, 2017

​There was a shooting in West Papua earlier this month which left one dead and 16 wounded. This was carried out by security forces. Human rights abuses like that have been ongoing and violence seems endemic to West Papua under Indonesian rule. The New Zealand Government is refusing to condemn these actions, despite calls to do so. Joel spoke to AUT Pacific Media Centre's Kendall Hutt about this.