UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
24 May 2002
Indonesia - OCHA Consolidated Situation Report No. 77
5. PAPUA
General Situation
Papua provincial legislators supported the idea of Governor Solossa to establish a human rights court in Papua in response to the growing pressure and demand of the people.
The Cendrawasih Pos reported that two people were killed in the Wamena Airport following a rally demanding the compensation payment of the land where the airport is located. Some 500 people led by Gabriel Lagoan, a Wamena
district legislator, picketed the airport until Thursday (23 May).
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