A commission sponsored by the U.S. Council on Foreign Relations has called for Indonesia to give Papua more powers of self-government. The commission says the key to peace in the region is the immediate implementation of the “Special Autonomy Law”. It recommends that power sharing be put into practice by Indonesia, in lieu of plans to divide Papua into three provinces. Also, it cautions that a continuance of extreme violence in Papua could destabilize the entire country, and that a military crackdown could lead to calls for humanitarian intervention from the international community.
See a summary of the special autonomy law for West Papua from Inside Indonesia magazine.
