ICRC members visit Papua detention cells

MANOKWARI, West Irian Jaya: Two members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) based in Jakarta visited a detention center at the Manokwari Police station on Friday.

One of the ICRC members, Corina Eggenberger, said the visit was aimed at observing the center and providing suggestions to the police on how to improve conditions in their cells.

The visit came after two U.S. Congressmen proposed a bill calling for a study of Papua's history, including the 1969 Act of Free Choice, in which 1,025 hand-picked tribal leaders voted to become part of Indonesia. -- Antara