Written question asked by Alex Sobel (Labour) on Friday, 10 April 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 April 2026. It was answered by Seema Malhotra (Labour) on Thursday, 16 April 2026 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Papua: Homicide

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact for her policies of reports of the killing of five West Papuan civilians by Indonesian police in Dogiyai Regency; and what diplomatic steps she is taking to ensure that the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights is allowed to report from West Papua.

Answer: We are concerned about the recent increase in violence in Papua, including the fatalities in Dogiyai Regency. I visited Indonesia in February and underlined the importance the UK attaches to human rights and raised Papua directly with the Vice Foreign Minister Arif Havas Oegroseno. The UK supports a visit to Papua by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. We hope a date for a visit can be agreed soon and we have raised this via the UK Mission to the UN in Geneva.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 125290
Session: 2024-26
Subjects: Homicide Police Diplomatic relations UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Papua
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