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Front Line report “Strategies for Survival” documents dangerous reality for human rights defenders in Indonesia, Zimbabwe and Colombia

A top Indonesian human rights lawyer is fatally poisoned with arsenic on an international flight. A Zimbabwean activist is abducted and held incommunicado before being tried on baseless charges. Leaked documents reveal plans to assassinate Colombian human rights defenders. And these shocking incidents occur in a day-to-day context of surveillance, threats, and other harassment.

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Indonesia: Killing by police of human rights defenders, Petrus W. Ajamiseba and Leo Wandegau, members of All Indonesia Labour Federationposted on: 2011/10/28

On 10 and 15 October 2011 respectively, human rights defenders and labour activists Petrus W. Ajamiseba and Leo Wandegau died from gunshot wounds inflicted by police during a demonstration in Papua Province on 10 October.

West Papua: Human rights defenders targetted following visit by UN Special Representativeposted on: 2007/08/27

Front Line is deeply concerned following reports of death threats issued against Papuan human rights defender Yan Christian Warinussy, Executive Director of the Institute of Research, Analysis and Development for Legal Aid (LP3BH) in Manokwari, during the months of June and July 2007. Front Line previously expressed concern for Yan Christian Warinussy's personal security on 5 July 2007.

Indonesia: Death threats against human rights defender Albert Rumbakwan in West Papuaposted on: 2007/08/09

Front Line is deeply concerned following reports of death threats issued against prominent human rights defender Albert Rumbakwan during the months of June and July 2007. Albert Rumbakwan is Director of Komisi Nasional Hak Asasi Manusia in Papua province.

Front Line Indonesia: Murders Death Threats and Other Forms of Intimidation of Human Rights Defenders, 1998-2002

The primary focus of this report rests on the cases of abuse, arbitrary arrest, torture, disappearance, murder and other forms of intimidation perpetrated against human rights defenders in Indonesia.

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