Refl: Bagaimana dengan proses hukum terhadap Omar Patek yang ditangkap di Pakistan? Sesuai pengalaman dapat dipastikan kalau dilakukan proses hukum, maka hukuman terhadap Omar tidak seberapa lama hukuman penjara sekali pun perbuatannya menelan banyak jiwa manusia, bila dibandingkan dengan mereka para pengibar bendera dari Papua dan Maluku, karena etnik dan kepercayaan mereka tidak berstatus untuk memperoleh perlakuan yang sama di depan hukum.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/01/23/human-rights-watch-demands-release-papuan-moluccan-activists.html Human Rights Watch demands release of Papuan, Moluccan activists Sita W. Dewi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Mon, 01/23/2012 6:06 PM The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) is urging the Indonesian government to release all political detainees, including Papuan and Moluccan activists, who have been held for peacefully expressing views opposing the government. “Police violence in Papua got a lot worse in 2011,” HRW deputy director for Asia Elaine Pearson said in a statement published on its website, www.hrw.org, on Monday. “The common thread is the failure of the Indonesian government to protect the rights of all its citizens,” Pearson added. In its 676-page report, HRW assessed progress on human rights during the past year in more than 90 countries, including in Arab countries where revolutionary uprisings bloomed. In October, police used excessive force when arresting more than 300 Papuans involved in a three-day Papuan Congress near Jayapura, the capital of Papua province. At least three men died and more than 90 were injured. No police officers were punished but five Papuan leaders were charged with treason, according to the report. HRW also cited that at least 15 other Papuans, including Filep Karma, who has been imprisoned since December 2004, were convicted of treason for carrying out peaceful political activities. Around 60 more people throughout Indonesia, mostly activists from Maluku Islands, are also imprisoned on charges related to peaceful acts of free expression. Several of the prisoners have suffered from long-term illnesses, exacerbated by poor medical care in prison, HRW noted. “The Indonesian government’s jailing of people for peacefully expressing their political views is an ugly stain on the country’s human rights record,” Pearson said. “Indonesia’s reputation as a rights-respecting democracy will be tarnished until all of these prisoners are released.” The watchdog pointed out that access to Papua in 2011 remained tightly controlled. Few foreign journalists and human rights researchers could visit independently without close monitoring of their activities. (mtq) Related News >> a.. 2 Human Rights Watch researchers arrested in Sampang b.. Papua Police arrest two fugitives for Nafri murders c.. HRW calls for probe into torture video d.. Rights group chides police’s arbitrary arrest of activists [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
