Indonesia: Papuan demonstrators forcibly dispersed and arrested

Event
Country
  • Indonesia
Initial Date
Jan 27, 2021
Event Description

The police forcibly dispersed a number of people who held a demonstration in front of the DPR RI Building, Jakarta, Wednesday (27/1). The demonstration was disbanded because it was deemed to have violated the Covid-19 health protocol. It is known that there were two groups of masses who held demonstrations in front of the DPR building, a group known to supports Papua's Special Autonomy. The number is about 70, according to the police. 15 participants to the event were arrested by the police

Impact of Event
16
Gender of HRD
  • Other (e.g. undefined, organisation, community)
Violation
  • (Arbitrary) Arrest and Detention
  • Administrative Harassment
Rights Concerned
  • #COVID-19
  • Freedom of assembly
  • Offline
  • Right to liberty and security
  • Right to Protest
HRD
  • Minority rights defender
Perpetrator-State
  • Police
Source

Merdeka

Monitoring Status
Pending
Event Location

Latitude: -6.161631663150648

Longitude: 106.8428722830613

Event Location
Summary for Publications

On January 27, 2021, 15 Papuan minority rights HRDs were arrested when police forcibly disbanded a rally to protest Papua special autonomy in Jakarta, Indonesia