UN requests Indonesia response to allegations of violent discrimination

[fastpitch17]

Haven't seen this in the media here.

http://fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=374813

THE request made by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) to Indonesia to formally respond to allegations of racial violence and discrimination against Papuans by November is a sign that the attitude of the UN to West Papua's case is beginning to change, a PACIFIC Islands Association of NGO's (PIANGO) press release has stated.

 

[jstar]

Let's see how RI reacts. (Of course there were many conflicts with UN in the past already on that area, see the early eighties for instance.) And then Philippe will realize it does not make a lot of sense to show the Manpower and Immigration officials an UN resolution on 'right to work'.

 

[Scooterindo]

Not a single fuck will be given by the government - They will ignore it as they always do and if pressed will say that its a foreign plot to make Indonesia look bad. Where in fact they really are doing every thing they can to resolve the issue. This will be followed by a bit of xenophobic nationalism, whip up the head bangers for an anti UN rally, let the dust settle back to business as normal.

 

[jukung11]

So an NGO made a complaint to a very low level UN Committee with no real power and they simply asked Indonesia to respond.

I can tell you the answer right now. "No, we aren't."
That will be the end of it.