U.N. rights expert says Papuan held in Indonesia at risk of dying


  • World
  • Tuesday, 21 Sep 2021

(Reuters) - A U.N. expert has urged Indonesia to provide an independence activist in its Papua province with proper medical care to "keep him from dying in prison", after reports that his health had deteriorated.

Victor Yeimo, 39, who is the international spokesman of the West Papua National Committee, was arrested in the provincial capital of Jayapura in May.

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