Freeport and human rights

Freeport and human rights

After following the progress of the Timika case which involved
killings, disappearance, intimidation and harassment allegedly by
the military in the concessionary area of Freeport Indonesia in
Irian Jaya, I wonder why there has been no single comment from
the U.S. government regarding the human rights violations in that
case.

The U.S. government has expressed its concerns on the many
human rights violations in Indonesia, but why does it keep silent
on the Freeport case? Do I have to assume that it is because of
the huge investment of the U.S. multinational company, Freeport-
McMoran in the project? Does economic interests come above human
rights and democracy that the U.S. government always calls for?

I do not want to think that there is a double standard on the
part of the U.S.. Can somebody from the U.S. Embassy here
explain?

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