INDONESIA: Demonstrators call for dissolution of Papuan Council
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Hundreds of Papuans are reported to have held protests in Jayapura, the capital of the Indonesian province of Papua. The demonstrators want the Papuan People's Council, the MRP, to be dissolved, saying it's failed to protect the rights of indigenous Papuans in the province. The MRP was set up by Jakarta three years ago; the coalition of tribal chiefs were tasked with arbitration and speaking on behalf of traditional customs. But many Papuans feel the Council has failed to push their case for greater autonomy from Jakarta, or to protect the local community from human rights abuses.
Presenter: Corinne Podger
Speakers: Parlian Siagian, chairman of the Resistance Front of the Papuan Community, Jakarta
