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As Indonesia ascends to the presidency of the UN Human Rights Council, the country has been described by a West Papuan independence campaigner as "unfit" to hold the position.
The criticism came from Benny Wenda, the president of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua, after last week's election of Indonesian diplomat Sidharto Suryodipuro to the Geneva-based role. Sidharto is taking over the rotational position from Switzerland's representative, JΓΌrg Lauber.
Wenda claimed that Indonesia's appointment to the head of the Council "makes a mockery of the UN and their claim to uphold international law and human rights", given the country's human rights record in West Papua.
While violations related to Indonesi
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