New deal, old approach: The Jakarta Post

Papuans take part in a rally in front of the presidential palace and army headquarters in Jakarta on Augu 28, 2019. - AFP

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): The unanimous House of Representatives decision last week to endorse the revised Papuan Special Autonomy Law shows, yet again, the propensity of the Jakarta elite to dictate the future of the territory, despite persistent calls to honoUr local demands.

This “new deal” is not likely to end violence in the resource-rich provinces, which stems in large part from Jakarta’s refusal to settle past human rights abuses there.