From Indonesia to Vanuatu: You are not representative of Papua, stop the fantasy! All pages

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The Indonesian government emphasizes that Vanuatu is not a representative of the Papuans when it conveys the right to answer for the accusations of human rights violations that the Pacific nation has brought against 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 who represents Indonesia using the right of reply at the UN General Assembly on Saturday (9/26). / 2020).

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

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Because, almost every year in the UN General Assembly, Vanuatu always brings up the issue of the 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 against any defense of separatism that is transmitted under the guise of an artificial concern for human rights,” Silvany said.

He stressed that since 1945, Papua and West Papua are part of Indonesia, which is a final decision and cannot be changed.

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

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

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

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

Earlier, Vanuatu Prime Minister Bob Loughman accused Indonesia of committing human rights violations in Papua and it still continues.

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

However, Loughman said, the Indonesian government did not respond to the call.

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

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

“We are concerned that the Indonesian government will delay confirming the time for the Human Rights Commissioner to visit Papua,” Vanuatu’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations for Sumbue Antas said in 2019.