Torture and beatings of school students in West Papua

June 9, 2015

We have recently received a report about the torture of junior high students in Timika, West Papua, who were stripped and tortured by the Indonesian military and police who threatened to shoot them.

According to information, on 23rd May, West Papuan students were angry with staff that they were not given enough food. These arguments led the principle of the boarding school to call the police and military.