Solidaritas Merauke Declaration

The Solidaritas Merauke Declaration, issued by the Solidaritas Merauke Movement, denounces state-corporate crimes linked to National Strategic Projects (PSN) and calls for an immediate halt to these projects to prevent widespread social-ecological chaos across the Indonesian archipelago.

• The Solidaritas Merauke Movement asserts that National Strategic Projects (PSN) have led to state-corporate crimes characterized by the dispossession of living spaces, the destruction of indigenous life, knowledge, and spirituality, and the loss of food, medicine, and livelihoods. The movement reports that affected populations face discrimination, forced labour, physical violence, intimidation, and criminalisation.
• The declaration describes the current situation as a form of colonialism masked by laws and regulations, criticizing the use of a 'free nutritious food' program as a comfort measure in the face of wealth robbery and the use of military, political, and economic power.
• Solidaritas Merauke demands a complete stop to the National Strategic Project (PSN) and other projects claiming national interest that victimise people. They call for the return of stolen prosperity and the restoration of health and living spaces in sacrificed areas, warning that failure to act will accelerate social-ecological chaos from Papua to Sumatra.

APA

TrendAsia (2025). Solidaritas Merauke Declaration. Trend Asia. https://trendasia.org/en/solidaritas-merauke-declaration/

Chicago

TrendAsia. Solidaritas Merauke Declaration. Trend Asia, 2025. https://trendasia.org/en/solidaritas-merauke-declaration/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=TrendAsia |title=Solidaritas Merauke Declaration |publisher=Trend Asia |date=14 March 2025 |url=https://trendasia.org/en/solidaritas-merauke-declaration/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{trendasia2025solidaritas, author = {TrendAsia}, title = {{Solidaritas Merauke Declaration}}, publisher = {Trend Asia}, year = {2025}, month = mar, url = {https://trendasia.org/en/solidaritas-merauke-declaration/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }