Photo: Finau Fonua/RNZ Pacific
West Papua solidarity groups in New Zealand are calling on the government to register its concerns with Indonesia, in light of a disturbing video showing security authorities in Papua torturing a civilian.
In the video, which has been viewed by RNZ Pacific shows an indigenous Papuan man with his hands tied behind his back has been placed in an open fuel drum filled with water.
He is being kicked, punched and sliced with a knife by a group of men some of whom are wearing Indonesian military uniforms.
West Papua Action Aotearoa spokesperson Catherine Delahunty says New Zealand must speak out against ongoing human rights abuses in Papua.
She spoke with RNZ Pacific's editor Koroi Hawkins about the incident.
