A presentation of the International Criminal Law Committee. Co-sponsored by the South Asia, Oceania and India Committee and with cooperation from the International Association of Genocide Scholars.
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 | 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. EDT
This webinar is free and open to all. Please register in advance here.
Since the 1960s, an estimated 500,000 West Papuans have been killed since Indonesia took over West Papua. State-perpetuated human rights violations have continued to take place, including arbitrary arrests of human rights defenders, extrajudicial killings, torture, and disappearances. Additionally, gender-based violence and environmental crimes remain prevalent.
Violence between the government and different factions has led to significant internal displacement, and military forces use the situation as a pretext to indiscriminately harm women and children. In the 2022 Universal Periodic Review cycle, multiple Papuan organizations reported that Papuan women experience “abusive interrogation and horrific torture” while detained by Government forces. There has been zero accountability in these situations. Furthermore, corporate-fueled mining, deforestation, and land grabs continue to cause pollution and environmental destruction of rainforests, mangroves, and water bodies.
Join our three speakers who will focus on gender-based violence, genocide, and climate crimes that are taking place in West Papua, and discuss the necessary actions to stop the continued commission of international crimes. This panel will provide an overview of the Hub’s initiatives during its initial year and outline initiatives for the coming year.
Speakers:
Szilvia Csevar, Lecturer/Researcher Public International Law, The Hague University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands.
Fadjar Schouten-Korwa, Human Rights Lawyer, The Netherlands.
David Whyte, Professor of Climate Justice, Queen Mary University of London.
Moderator:
Bruce Zagaris, Partner, Berliner Corcoran & Rowe LLP, Washington, DC.
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