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Human Rights Watch World Report 2010: Abusers Target Human Rights Messengers (20 Jan 2010)
Human Rights Watch - Rights-Respecting Governments Should Speak Up to Protect Defenders. Governments responsible for serious human rights violations have over the past year intensified attacks against human rights defenders and organizations that document abuse, Human Rights Watch said today in issuing its World Report 2010.

Indonesia appoints new military commander to West Papua and Papua (19 Jan 2010)
Radio New Zealand International - Indonesia’s military has appointed a former Kopassus special forces officer, Major General Hotma Marbun, as the new military commander of West Papua and Papua provinces. It comes as the Free Papua Movement, or the OPM, has appointed a new Commander (Jeck Kemong) of its own military wing to replace Kelly Kwalik who was shot dead by Indonesian police last month.

Investing in the Future of Papua and West Papua: Infrastructure for Sustainable Development (18 Jan 2010)
The Worldbank published a report in cooperation with Australian Indonesia Partnership. This report covers their views on and involvement in sustainable development in Papua. It provides what the authors hope is useful guidance on the principles that development in Papua and West Papua must adhere to if it is to be economically, environmentally, culturally and physically sustainable.

Indonesian Govt Gives Green Thumb-Up To Plant Papua ‘Food Estate’ (17 Jan 2010)
The government has finalized plans and is ready to move ahead with the country’s first integrated food production zone in Merauke, Papua, a minister told the Jakarta Globe on Sunday.

The Papua dilemma - Personal reflections on an ongoing challenge (17 Jan 2010)
Jakarta must give greater attention and care to Papua. And the international community should be ready, willing and able to support the development of this region. Looking back, the ‘event to remember’ for Indonesia was 1963 when the UN returned the sovereignty of Irian Jaya to Indonesia. We must not squander this opportunity.