BUK is a solidarity network for survivors of violent human rights abuses throughout Papua, including Wasior, Wamena, Timika, Biak, and Abepura. BUK members do not feel safe in Papua, especially when participating in lobbying activities or commemoration events that might bring them into contact with security forces. Peneas Lokbere is the coordinator of BUK, which became a PBI partner in October 2008.

BUK is supported by Foker LSM and KontraS as well as PBHI,  a rare example of cooperation among different Papuan human rights organizations. BUK offers an opportunity for survivors of human rights abuses to work towards reconciliation themselves. This is particularly important, because the Truth and Reconciliation Body which the Special Autonomy Law (Undang Undang. 21) for Papua states must be implemented has yet to materialize.

Emanuel Goo is an independent journalist based in Nabire, an area of substantial social and political tension. A member of Alliansi Journalis Independen (AJI), Goo writes for Papua Pos Nabire, Kompas, Tempo and the weekly publication, Suara Perempuan Papua (SPP), one of the most accurate media sources in Papua. He has recently published a book on Papuan humour and a book on democracy and human rights in Nabire.  He has also founded an NGO, in collaboration with other activists in Nabire. Goo has been subject to threats and intimidation for a number of years, including surveillance, threatening phone calls and SMS, as well as being followed and forced off the road by armed actors. Emanuel Goo became a PBI partner in September 2008. He hopes that this relationship will offer some protection not just to him, but to other journalists working in the area, too. 

Emmanuel Goo passed away on 24 June 2010.

FOKER is an umbrella organisation representing a growing network of small and large NGOs (currently 64) throughout Papua. FOKER’s mandate is to build-up, train, and link grassroots NGOs throughout Papua, with the broader goal of creating true participatory democratic government capable of advocating for local issues on a large scale. FOKER’s programs empower participants, traditional institutions and civil organizations in a process to strengthen civil society.

As the center of a Papua-wide network, FOKER is one of the few reliable sources of news in the province. FOKER compiles articles from mainstream media into a monthly newsletter and dissects information about public policy, redistributing it in easy-to-read versions for a wide audience.

Foker engages in several different kinds of work, including: organizing a workshop on investigating and reporting human rights violations; conducting a field survey project on the state of human rights in outlying regions of Papua; and planning to open a resource centre (FOKER branch office) in Wamena.

Humi Inane is a local NGO that officially became a client on December 10, 2009. Humi Inane work for women’s rights in the Central Highlands of Papua. They provide protective accompaniment for victims and witnesses in cases of violence against women and for individuals in women’s collectives. Other aspects of the work that they focus on relate to the issue of the reproductive rights of women, the rights of children and the 2004 Domestic Violence law (Number 23). Humi Inane also undertake workshops and discussions at the village level.

In the past Humi Inane activists have experienced physical violence and serious threats because of their work.

JAPH&HAM became a PBI partner in 2007, replacing the individual partner relationship with the organization’s director, Theo Hesegem. Theo had become a PBI partner in 2005, because his work is dangerous and he had been subject to various intimidations.

JAPH&HAM investigates and reports upon human rights violations in the mountainous area of Wamena. Cases of torture, abuse, unlawful arrest, deaths of prisoners in custody, beatings and alleged poisonings are some examples of cases they investigate. They provides support and legal counsel to relatives of victims of violations and encourage families to bring cases forward into official channels. JAPH&HAM carries out human rights education in rural communities. They also have a program of human rights trainings with police.

JAPH&HAM director, Theo Hesegem, is one of the original organizers of International Peace Day and International Human Rights Day. These events have included parades, ceremonial traditional feasts, radio discussions, film screenings, inspection visits to the local jail, commemoration of human rights violations victims and public assemblies.

KontraS is a human rights NGO whose Papuan branch was established in Jayapura in June 2000. PBI accepted KontraS Papua as a partner organisation for protective services in 2005, following increasing threats against the director and other staff.

The mandate of KontraS is to advocate for ‘disappeared’ persons and for victims of violence. KontraS offers free legal representation to indigenous Papuans, especially those involved in human rights work. Papuan people consistently experience discrimination in the legal, educational and health systems. By offering free legal services, KontraS Papua mitigates the impact of systemic inequalities and human rights abuses and supports the development of a rights-based justice system. Other activities include fact-finding missions, monitoring of demonstrations and facilitation of dialogue.

In June 2006, PBI signed a partner contract with LP3BH, an NGO based in Manokwari. LP3BH empowers local society through education and advocacy about basic human rights and legal aid. LP3BH works all over the Bird's Head area of Western Papua, with special focus on the districts of Manokwari, Teluk Bintuni and Teluk Wondama (Wasior).

LP3BH monitors the environment for human rights and the upholding of law and due process in West Papua. They conduct training for communities in legal issues and provide legal assistance to victims of human rights violations. In 2008, LP3BH represented 12 Papuans who were convicted of raising the Bintang Kejora flag at peaceful demonstrations. LP3BH is challenging the legality of Regulation 77, that criminalizes such actions.

LP3BH also cooperates in a monitoring and advisory function with the largest economic project in the province, the British Petroleum (BP) Tangguh LNG project.

Yan Christian Warinussy, the Executive Director of LP3BH, was awarded Canada’s ‘John Humphrey Freedom Award’. In the past, Yan Christian experienced direct threats from authorities, and in 1998 spent three months in jail. Protective service provided by PBI has led to a significant decrease in efforts to intimidate LP3BH in carrying out their mission.

In September 2006, PBI signed a partner contract with SKP, the Office for Justice and Peace of the Catholic Diocese. SKP is under the Franciscan Order and Franciscan International. Their central office in Jayapura represents the SKP sections in Merauke, Sorong, Timika and Agats. All SKP branches are included in the partner contract, and any of their staff and volunteers can ask for Protective Accompaniment Services from PBI.

SKP is involved in a broad range of activities, such as: advocacy for victims of human rights abuses; publication and documentation of human rights abuses (including research and investigation); education and awareness programs; peace-building activities; supporting IDP’s and expatriates returning from Papua New Guinea; and interfaith dialogue and cooperation. SKP is also acting as advisor and a link to authorities on a project to secure a permanent market place for women street vendors (‘mama-mama’) in Jayapura.