UN experts condemn Indonesia’s use of live snakes to interrogate Papuans

Experts are calling on the Indonesian government to launch an investigation into the alleged excessive use of force by police and military in West Papua.

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United Nations experts have called for “prompt and impartial investigations” into alleged inhumane treatment and killings of Indigenous Papuans by Indonesian police and military, including using a live snake as an interrogation method.

Earlier this month, Indonesian police admitted officers terrorised a handcuffed Papuan man with a live snake after video of the incident surfaced online.

The boy, who is heard screaming throughout the…

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