Samuel Walilo

Detainees
Affiliation
  • KNPB
Gender
Male
Date of arrest
Aug 15, 2024
Place of origin
Jayawijaya Regency
Occupation
  • Activist
Reason of arrest
  • Demo
Arrested by (Institution)
  • Military
  • Police
Arrested by (Unit)
  • Polres Jayawijaya
  • TNI
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary Arrest
  • Denial of Freedom of Assembly
  • Denial of Freedom of Expression
Place of the first detention
Polres Jayawijaya
Concerns reported
  • Arbitrary arrest
Current status
  • Released
Date of release
Aug 15, 2024
Sources

HRDs on the ground

Additional description

Joint security forces (TNI-Polri) forcibly dispersed KNPB Lapago demonstrations in Jayawijaya Regency, Mountainous Papua Province, 15 August 2024. The demonstrations were held to commemorate the 1962 New York Agreement.

In addition to dispersing the demonstrations, security forces also arrested dozens of activists and confiscated a number of items such as motorbikes, mobile phones, and money. As a result of the violent dispersal, at least 12 demonstrators were injured.

Related detention facility

Latitude: -4.0951838158586344

Longitude: 138.9456409892785

Related detention facility (linked Detainees)
Polres Jayawijaya
Related event
  • Commemoration of the New York Agreement (2024)