The Catholic church in Jayapura, Indonesia and the Australian Council for Overseas Aid allege that the Freeport-McMoran mining company is directly or indirectly responsible the deaths or disappearances of 37 people near its mines in Irian Jaya since 1994. Environmental damage is believed rampant.
Just north of Australia, occupying the western half of the island of New Guinea, lies the Indonesian province of Irian Jaya. It is a land of immense beauty and lush rain forests, rich in gold, ...