Between January and March 2026, Indonesian military operations in Puncak Regency #WestPapua involved drone-dropped explosives, mortars, and shootings directed at civilian villages and IDP settlements. On 8 February, grenades were allegedly dropped on civilian areas during Sunday worship services. Internet access was deliberately cut off during attacks to prevent civilians from reporting. Read more: https://humanrightsmonitor.org/reports/idp-update-march26-more-military-trigger-new-displacements-and-dampen-the-prospects-of-return/

As of late March 2026, more than 107,039 civilians remain internally displaced in #WestPapua due to military operations and armed conflict - up from 105,878 in early January 2026. New displacements were triggered across Mimika, Puncak, Intan Jaya, Tambrauw, Nabire, and Yahukimo. Displaced populations face critical shortages of food, medicine, clean water, and shelter. Read more: https://humanrightsmonitor.org/reports/idp-update-march26-more-military-trigger-new-displacements-and-dampen-the-prospects-of-return/

HRM documented 141 armed clashes in #WestPapua in 2025, the highest figure ever recorded - up from 135 in 2024. Conflict-related civilian casualties rose to 73, compared to 44 in 2024. The conflict has spread beyond the central highlands into previously unaffected areas. #Indonesia #HumanRights
📄 Annual Report 2025:https://humanrightsmonitor.org/reports/annual-report-2025-human-rights-and-conflict-in-west-papua/

HRM documented 48 victims of extrajudicial killings and 73 cases of torture or ill-treatment in #WestPapua in 2025 — both the highest figures in six years. Drones, aerial bombardments, and booby traps were used in or near civilian areas. Only 4 sanctions were issued against military or police personnel. #HumanRights📄 HRM Annual Report 2025: https://humanrightsmonitor.org/reports/annual-report-2025-human-rights-and-conflict-in-west-papua/

More than 103,000 people remain internally displaced across #WestPapua. IDPs face acute shortages of food, medicine, clean water, and shelter, with those in forests experiencing particularly harsh conditions.
Vulnerable populations, including children, pregnant women, and elderly persons, lack support. Some communities have been displaced since 2019, and will not return until military forces withdraw from their villages. #HumanitarianCrisis #Indonesia Read more: https://humanrightsmonitor.org/news/idp-update-october-2025-military-campaign-disrupts-civilian-life-and-services-while-causing-new-displacements/

UN experts warn Indonesia is pushing Indigenous Peoples towards "slow-phased extermination" through denial of recognition, forced transmigration, projects without consent, and criminalisation of activists. Papua's Special Autonomy Law erodes Indigenous governance: https://ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2025/11/indonesia-must-recognise-indigenous-peoples-and-consider-them-partners

Indonesia's proposed revision to Law 39/1999 would eliminate Komnas HAM's ability to receive and investigate complaints. Article 109 strips four core functions: complaint handling, mediation, public education, and assessment. This removes the main protection for #humanrights victims in #Indonesia. Read more: https://humanrightsmonitor.org/news/alarming-setback-indonesias-human-rights-law-revision-threatens-independent-oversight/

Since August 2025, Indonesia has deployed thousands of troops to #WestPapua's highlands, 31+ military posts in Intan Jaya alone. Schools and churches occupied, villages abandoned as residents flee.
The timing aligns with plans to exploit #WabuBlock starting March 2026. Security operations or deliberate strategy to displace Indigenous communities from resource-rich ancestral lands? Read more: https://humanrightsmonitor.org/news/growing-human-rights-concerns-amidst-significant-expansion-of-military-presence-across-the-west-papuan-central-highlands/

Over 80,700 people remain internally displaced in #WestPapua as result of armed conflict between Indonesian security forces and TPNPB. New internal displacements reported in Puncak Jaya and Pegunungan Bintang regencies.
Security forces using sophisticated weapons including fighter jets, mortars, bombs, and drones while deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure.
Diocese of Timika calls for immediate humanitarian intervention and humanitarian pause. Read more: https://humanrightsmonitor.org/reports/idp-update-august25-humanitarian-crisis-amidst-ongoing-military-operations/

Indonesian security forces opened fire on indigenous Papuans, predominantly children, without warning in Dogiyai Regency on 10 August.
14-year-old Martinus Tebai was killed. Two other minors, Yuvensius Degei and Edion Tebai, were injured.
Residents treated victims themselves in a remote location, manually extracting bullets due to fear of further violence. Shootings continued until early morning. #WestPapua #HumanRights Read more: https://humanrightsmonitor.org/news/security-forces-kill-14-year-old-and-injure-two-other-minors-in-dogiyai/