Indonesia's National Commission on Human Rights has counted 109 people have officially been killed or seriously injured in violence from the ongoing armed conflict across the West Papua territory in the first half of this year.

According to the release of records that the commission compiled covering the six Indonesian-administered Papuan provinces, 59 deaths and a further 50 other casualties have occurred from 42 separate violent incidents up until the end of June.

The body count appears to be on course to match or surpass the tally for the 2025 calendar year.

Figures indicated that 119 people died and a further 43 others were injured in the Indigenous Tanah Papua region over 97 recorded incidents inside a corresponding 12-month period.

"The violence and armed conflict have also displaced thousands of people across several areas of (West) Papua, including Jayapura, Nabire, Mimika, Wamena, Sorong and Teluk Bintuni," National Commission on Human Rights team leader, Atnike Nova Sigiro, said in a statement.

Further research of figures indicates that across the first six months of 2026, the Highland Papua and Central Papua provinces respectively had the highest recorded number of deaths and injuries across the West Papua territory with a combined 46 killed and 18 serious injuries.

Ms Sigiro said the situation across West Papua was becoming increasingly critical over the growing implications for human rights in the territory.

She said this was reflected in the increasing intensity of violence and armed conflict, which has resulted in civilian deaths and the increased numbers of internally-displaced people.

Indonesia's national commissioners on Human Rights met with Jakarta's Presidential Chief of Staff, Dudung Abdurachman, at the Presidential staff office last week to raise concerns about the high levels of violence that has continued to result in civilian deaths.

Ms Sigiro said its National Commission on Human Rights asked Mr Abdurachman to raise the issue with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to push further for policies aimed at reducing violence and armed conflict, as well as ensuring the basic rights of the internally displaced are respected.

"This includes the right to adequate housing, healthcare, education for children and other basic needs," she said.

The National Commission on Human Rights proposed involving relevant government agencies in addressing these issues, including the Indonesian military, national police, Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, Ministry of Social Affairs, Ministry of Health, and Ministry of Housing and Settlement Areas.