ABC AUSTRALIA, 15/04/2003 21:42:36
Rights group presents evidence of Papua torture
Human rights group Amnesty International says Indonesian troops reportedly tortured
villagers and torched homes ealier this month during a hunt for separatist rebels in
Papua province.
The London-based group says a human rights activist who was briefly detained at
Jayawijaya Military District Command in the town of Wamena on April 12 reported
seeing at least 20 people in detention.
Amnesty says many of the detainees were injured as a result of being tortured.
It says two of the group were arrested in the nearby village of Ilekma during an army
search for suspected members of the Free Papua Movement.
Amnesty says a number of other people were beaten, houses broken into and
possessions stolen. It says nine houses were burnt down.
Amnesty is urging supporters to write to Indonesian military chiefs and embassies
expressing concern for the safety of the detainees and appealing for an end to torture.
15/04/2003 21:42:36 | ABC Radio Australia News
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