
No end to violence in Papua?
Analysis, Human RightsOne person was killed and 16 others injured when police opened fire on a group of Papuan protesters last month. Hipolitus Yolisandry Ringgi Wangge writes that the shooting highlights the Joko Widodo government's misguided and poorly coordinated approach to issues in Papua.

Clumsy diplomacy: Indonesia, Papua and the Pacific
Analysis, Foreign PolicyAn Indonesian representative to the UN won praise last month for laying into Pacific countries that questioned Indonesia's human rights record in Papua. Hipolitus Yolisandry Ringgi Wangge writes that defensive statements about sovereignty do nothing to address the humanitarian issues that are, in fact, the primary concerns of state and non-state actors in the Pacific.