Edy Rosariyanto

Edy serves as Director of JPIC Franciscans Papua, and oversees program preparation, monitoring and reporting in the Jayapura diocese. Edy also plays a key advocacy role in developing JPIC’s local, national and international networks. Edy has experience engaging with international human rights mechanisms, including United Nations bodies, to raise awareness of the human rights situation in West Papua. A particular focus of JPIC’s activities has recently been on social and economic rights issues. In 2011, JPIC conducted research on school fees and economic accessibility of education in local government areas. Edy also advocates around Indigenous peoples’ rights, including on issues of land acquisition by a private palm oil company.