Papua, Disparity and Narrative of Racism
The Papua crisis, which was triggered by racial abuse, has lengthened the long list of state failures to manage the diversity of the nation.
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Protest participants banners that read protests to try human rights violators in Papua were shown when Papuan student demonstrators in Bandung, West Java, on Tuesday (17/9/2019).
The Papua crisis, which was triggered by racial abuse, has lengthened the long list of state failures to manage the diversity of the nation.
The majority-minority, inferior-superior dichotomy is firmly institutionalized in the elements of people\'s lives. The attributes of race, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation as an "identity" have been "manipulated" as triggers of conflict, which weakens community cohesion. For example, the crisis in Wamena that took place on 23 September has provoked ethnic and religious sentiment. The riots, which killed 33 people and resulted in an exodus of thousands of newcomers to Jayapura, was triggered by news about racist insults lodged by a teacher against his Papuan students. This incident triggered the anger of Papuans and resulted in riots, murders of newcomers and destruction of houses and public facilities; an action that cannot be justified from the aspect of law and humanity.