§ The Lord Bishop of Oxfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
What representations they have made to hold Indonesia to account for human rights violations in West Papua; and whether they will support a genuine act of free choice by the Papuan people on the issue of independence. [HL4674]
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§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Amos)We regularly raise our human rights concerns with the Indonesian Government. We have repeatedly urged them to resolve the conflict in Papua through dialogue, not force, and to bring to justice those responsible for human rights abuses, including the murder of the prominent Papuan independence leader Theys Eluay. We believe that full implementation of the package of special autonomy for Papua offers its people the best chance to exert control over their own affairs with minimum interference.