Situation during visit unannounced visits to places of detention and/or private interviews with detainees took place; The National Commission on Violence against Women monitors the situation of violence against women in the country, but undertakes visits to places of detention only on an ad hoc basis. Steps taken in previous years (A/HRC/13/39/Add.6 and A/HRC/16/52/Add.2) With the aim of strengthening the implementation of its tasks, Komnas HAM has been developing amendments to the Laws on Human Rights (39/1999) and Human Rights Courts (No. 26/2000). Information received in the reporting period The Security Unit and the Field Intelligence Unit of the Indonesian National Armed Forces also conducts a strict supervision, particularly in the conflict areas. Government: The Indonesian National Police is currently studying the proposal of Komnas HAM (National Committee for Human Rights) regarding unannounced visits and private interviews, in accordance with a review of the Memorandum of Understanding between the National Committee for Human Rights and the Indonesian National Police. Excessive violence 86. The Special Rapporteur recalls that excessive violence during military and police actions can amount to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. The Government of Indonesia should take all steps necessary to stop the use of excessive violence during police and military operations, above all in conflict areas such as Papua and Central Sulawesi. There were consistent allegations about the use of excessive force by security forces, who routinely engaged in largely indiscriminate village ―sweeping‖ operations in search of alleged independence activists and their supporters, or raids on university boarding houses, using excessive force. Non-governmental sources: In 2009 the army, police and particularly mobile paramilitary units (Brimob) conducted largely indiscriminate village ―sweeping‖ operations in the Central Highlands of Papua, often using excessive, sometimes lethal force against civilians. Soldiers routinely arrested Papuans without legal authority, transferred them to military barracks and ill-treated them. Prison guards continued to torture inmates inside Abepura prison. Government: Military personnel assigned in Papua carry out their duty in accordance with the main duty of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. Any military personnel who commit an act inconsistent with the law will be duly processed before the law. Concerning the case of Abepura, the Indonesian National Police explained that the protestors used violence against the police officers resulting in the death Government: The security issues in of four officers. The protesters also got Papua have been addressed based on the hurt in the event. The investigation by prevailing laws and regulations in the National Committee for Human Indonesia. In addition to the various laws Rights (Komnas HAM) found no prohibiting the use of torture and illtreatment in prisons, the government has evidence of violation of human rights by the personnel of the Indonesian National also adopted a policy to address the Police. demands of prisoners to be supervised by local prison officers from the Papua With regard to the Poso incident in 2007, A/HRC/19/61/Add.3 118 Recommendations (A/HRC/7/3/Add.7, para. 7292) effective players in the fight against torture and provide them with the necessary resources and training to ensure their effective functioning.