Komnas HAM Believes That The Conflict In Papua Can Be Resolved Through Negotiations

Komnas HAM Chairman Ahmad Taufan Damanik/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) believes that the conflict in Papua can be resolved immediately through negotiations or peace talks between the parties concerned. Komnas HAM chairman Ahmad Taufan Damanik said in Jakarta, Wednesday, March 23. He said Komnas HAM had made a number of efforts related to the conflict in Papua, one of which was exploring a peaceful dialogue by meeting various parties in Papua on March 16 to 23 2022. Komnas HAM also Intensively monitors and encourages law enforcement officials to follow up on findings of human rights violations and other violent crimes, both those committed by the TNI and Polri officers and the Armed Criminal Group (KKB). Paniai. After submitting the results of the investigation of these cases, according to Law Number 26 of 2000 concerning the Human Rights Court, the Attorney General is tasked with following up on the investigation and prosecution stages of the Human Rights Court. Komnas HAM has also repeatedly met with President Joko Widodo, the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal Affairs , and Security (Menkopolhukam) as well as the Attorney General to ask for concrete solutions, so that there is no impunity for gross human rights violations, especially in Papua. both in Papua and in other regions. "This concrete step is also important to restore the trust of the Papuan people to the attitude of the Indonesian government," he was quoted as saying. .

In the early stages, Komnas HAM tried to listen and ask for opinions from key figures, both domestically and abroad, including listening to figures from religious, customary, and intellectual circles or intellectuals. He said the main issues to be discussed were: regarding steps to stop violence and armed conflict as well as conflict resolution issues to be submitted to the Government of Indonesia. Furthermore, Komnas HAM will submit to the President for meetings and negotiations between related parties and other key figures with a mutually agreed negotiation mechanism. .