Arma virumque cano
The more classically minded among Blak and Black’s readers will recognise the title of this post as being the opening words of Virgil’s epic poem The Aeneid, “… sing of arms and…
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March 17, 2012
Formerly Irian Jaya.
Accountability / Asia-Pacific / Corporate responsibility / Corruption / Democracy / Ernst & Young / Genocide / Globalisation / Human Rights / Indonesia / Mining / Rule of Law / Shared humanity / West Papua
Silence no longer so golden
Complicity takes many forms, as discussed in posts by both Bakchos and me. Many believe that silent complicity is the least culpable, but to my mind if the silence enables…
March 14, 2012
Accountability / ACT Government / Asia-Pacific / Corporate profit / Corporate responsibility / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Ernst & Young / Government / Human Rights / Indonesia / Mining / Racism / West Papua
Copper and gold: the blood diamonds of West Papua
Ernst & Young has its fingers in projects that disadvantage Indigenous people across the world, including in West Papua.
February 22, 2012
Accountability / Asia-Pacific / Corporate profit / Corporate responsibility / Corruption / Culture / Discrimination/Racism / Environment / Equality / Genocide / Globalisation / Human Rights / Indonesia / Justice / Law / Racism / Rule of Law / West Papua
The Jayapura Five: Our choices and actions do affect the lives of others
Little fly, Thy summer’s play My thoughtless hand Has brushed away. Am not I A fly like thee? Or art not thou A man like me? For I dance And…
February 21, 2012
Accountability / Asia-Pacific / Corporate profit / Corporate responsibility / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Ernst & Young / Genocide / Globalisation / Human Rights / Indonesia / International Law / Justice / Law / Mining / Political theory / Rule of Law / Shared humanity / West Papua
Genocide in West Papua, collective responsibility and the role of Ernst & Young
The TNI under Suharto was seen as different from other armies because: Indonesian army sees itself as quite different from other armies in the world, because it was never created…
February 4, 2012
Accountability / Asia-Pacific / Corruption / Genocide / Globalisation / Human Rights / International Law / Law / Mining / Neo-Colonialism / Pacific Neighbours / Respect / Rule of Law / Shared humanity / West Papua
West Papua and the vote of no choice!
These feelings which we Cubans have already acquired will have to be shared by someday. Today it hurts us if a Cuban is hungry, if a Cuban has no doctor,…
February 3, 2012
Asia-Pacific / Assimilation / Corruption / Culture / Genocide / Genocide by stealth / Human Rights / International Law / Propaganda / Rule of Law / United Nations / West Papua
What is actually the root of the problem in Papua?
The following is an extract of an interview between Bambang Dharmono, former Aceh military commander and negotiator representing Indonesia for the Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM), to lead the Presidential Unit…
January 10, 2012
Arc of instability / Asia-Pacific / Assimilation / Culture / Democracy / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Equality of opportunity / Genocide / Human Rights / Indonesia / International Law / Neo-Colonialism / Pacific Neighbours / Rule of Law / United Nations / West Papua
Indonesia and Australia the illegitimate states of the Asia Pacific Region
What is self-determination? The notion of self-determination as a universal principle, whether viewed through a political, moral, or legal lens, has been and continues to be imprecise and in dire…
January 2, 2012
Accountability / Arc of instability / Asia-Pacific / Corporate profit / Corruption / Democracy / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Human Rights / Indonesia / International Law / Justice / Neo-Colonialism / Pacific Neighbours / Racism / Rule of Law / Shared humanity / West Papua
The Lombok Treaty: a win for self interest over justice
Australia placed its own interests before those of West Papuans, favouring its relationship with Indonesia over those of an occupied people.
December 19, 2011
Asia-Pacific / Discrimination/Racism / Environment / Equality / Genocide / Globalisation / Human Rights / Indonesia / International Law / Mining / Racism / Rule of Law / United Nations / West Papua
Rio Tinto: juggernaut of cultural fascism and participant in slow-motion genocide
A rough translation of Rio Tinto from Spanish into English is Red River. Spain's Rio Tinto is characterized by deep red water that is highly acidic (pH 1.7—2.5) and rich…
November 23, 2011
Accountability / ACT Government / Asia-Pacific / Australian Federal Police / Commonwealth Government / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Fred Martens / Government / Human Rights / Indonesia / Julian Moti / Law Enforcement / Racism / Refugees / SIEV X / Solomon Islands / West Papua
A call for a Royal Commission into the AFP
“A State cannot claim to be operating under the rule of law unless laws are administered fairly, rationally, predictably, consistently and impartially.” (Chief Justice Spigelman, as he then was, in…
August 31, 2011