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Indonesian rights body says soldiers killed 12 civilians in Papua. Military denies claim
April 20, 2026
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Indonesia’s National Human Rights Commission strongly criticised the military on Monday as it investigated the killing of 12 civilians last week during an operation against rebels in Papua province. The military said it had no information about the deaths, but the state-run rights commission said over the weekend that 12 people including women and children had been shot dead during an operation against separatists in central Papua on Tuesday.

Dozens of others sustained serious injuries, it...
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