Currently in Australia, Koman claims Jakarta harassing her for support of West Papua protests.
Indonesia must protect the rights of human rights defender Veronica Koman and all others reporting on protests in Papua and West Papua, said a group of UN human rights experts.
Koman was named as a “suspect” by authorities who accused her of spreading false information and provoking unrest after she published reports on the protests and on a racist attack against Papuan students in East Java that had triggered the demonstrations. "Over the past 11 days, I have chosen not to respond to various accusations aired on an almost daily basis by the Indonesian police through mass media.
"I reject the attempts at character assassination against me in my role as official lawyer for the Papuan Students Alliance . The Indonesian police have overstepped their authority and gone over the top with exaggerations in an attempt to criminalise me. “These protests will not be stopped by an excessive use of force or by cracking down on freedom of expression and access to information,” the UN experts said.
“Restrictions of the internet and on access to information in general have a detrimental impact on the ability of individuals to express themselves, and to share and receive information. On the other hand, access to the internet contributes to preventing disinformation and ensuring transparency and accountability,” the experts said.the United Nations that it has no intention of giving in to the demands of protesters for a referendum to be held in its troubled province of West Papua.
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