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Call For Legal Action AgainstTrigger-Happy Soldier in Papua (25 Jun 2009)
Antara - The military ranger who reportedly shot a Papua teenager, Isak Psakor (13), near the Papua New Guinea (PNG) border causing the boy to suffer serious injury should be prosecuted legally based on existing laws in Indonesia.

Indonesia: Culture of police abuse and impunity must end (24 Jun 2009)
Kontras - Abuse carried out by Indonesian police against criminal suspects and poor and marginalized communities such as repeat offenders, drug users, and sex workers, is widespread in the country's police force according to the findings of an Amnesty International report published today.

Indonesia: Abuses by Special Forces Continue in Papua (24 Jun 2009)
Human Rights Watch - The Indonesian government should conduct independent and impartial investigations into abuses by its elite special forces, Kopassus (Komando Pasukan Khusus), Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

Ambush in Puncak Jaya Leaves Soldier Dead and Police Pleading for Help (24 Jun 2009)
AFP - Indonesian police commonly beat and torture people in custody and offer better treatment in exchange for money and sex, Amnesty International said in a report released.

INDONESIA: New police regulations but still no criminalization of torture (24 Jun 2009)
INDONESIA: New police regulations but still no criminalization of torture