Indonesia to Vanuatu: You Are Not Representative of Papua, Stop Fantasy! All pages

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The Indonesian government confirmed that vanuatu not a citizen representative Papua when submitting the right of reply for allegations of human rights violations ( HAM) that the Pacific nation has thrown at Indonesia.

“You are not a representation of the Papuan people, and stop fantasizing about being one of them,” said Silvany Austin Pasaribu, a young diplomat representing Indonesia using the right of reply at the UN General Assembly, Saturday (26/9/2020).

In the official UN video footage, Silvany said Vanuatu had an excessive and unhealthy obsession with how Indonesia should act or govern its own country.

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Because, almost every year in the UN General Assembly, Vanuatu always mentions the issue of alleged human rights violations experienced by the Papuan community.

This is an accusation that Indonesia considers deliberately raised to support separatism.

“Indonesia will defend itself from all advocacy for separatism that is conveyed under the guise of artificial concern for human rights,” said Silvany.

He emphasized that since 1945, Papua and West Papua are part of Indonesia which is a final and irreversible decision.

This has also been strongly supported by the United Nations and the international community since the last few decades.

“The principles of the UN Charter that Vanuatu clearly does not understand are respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity,” said Silvany.

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In his answer, Silvany also questioned how Vanuatu, which has not ratified international conventions on the elimination of racial discrimination and signed international treaties on economic, social and cultural rights, actually “lectures” Indonesia on human rights issues in Papua.

“We call on the Government of Vanuatu to fulfill your human rights responsibilities to your people and the world. So before you do that, please keep your sermon for yourself, ”said the diplomat who now serves as the Second Secretary of Economic Function at PTRI New York.

Previously, Vanuatu Prime Minister Bob Loughman accused Indonesia of committing human rights violations in Papua and it is still continuing today.

According to him, allegations of human rights violations in Papua are of particular concern to Pacific countries who have called on Indonesia to allow the UN Human Rights Council to visit Papua.

However, said Loughman, the Government of Indonesia did not respond to the call.

“I ask the Indonesian government to respond to the calls of the Pacific leaders,” he said.

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Last year, Vanuatu also accused Indonesia of not giving permission to the UN Human Rights Council to visit Papua.

“We are concerned about the Indonesian Government delaying the confirmation of time for the Human Rights Commissioner to visit Papua,” said Vanuatu’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations for Sumbue Antas in 2019.

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