Reducing Armed Conflicts in Papua

Early in 2021 in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic that has yet to subside, armed conflicts in Cenderawasih, Papua, continue to escalate and show no signs of abating.

Conflicts involving the Indonesian Military and the National Police (TNI / Polri), and members of the National Liberation Army of West Papua (TPNPB) continue in three main areas in Central Highlands namely Nduga, Intan Jaya and Puncak. The conflicts have continued to escalate since the middle of last year, especially in Intan Jaya. Amnesty International reported 53 cases of extrajudicial killings and a total of 103 people were killed during 2018-2020.