It is to be hoped that Prime Minister Rudd will also discuss West Papua with Jakarta
The Australia West Papua Association (Sydney)
Press Release 19 October 2009
It is to be hoped that Prime Minister Rudd will also raise the issue of West Papua on his trip to Indonesia for the inauguration of the Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday. Joe Collins of AWPA said “although the issue of [...]
Human rights lawyers pressing for West Papua self determination
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The International Lawyers for West Papua (ILWP) formally launched in Guyana on Friday to continue its efforts to help West Papua to “exercise peacefully their fundamental human rights and the freedoms guaranteed by international law.”
In a press release the [...]
Will West Papua be raised at the Australia-Indonesia Conference ?
Australia West Papua Association (Sydney)
Media release 19 February 2009
Will West Papua be raised at the Australia-Indonesia Conference ?
The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd opened a conference in Sydney on Thursday the 19 February.
The conference is on Bilateral Relations titled “Australia and Indonesia: Partners in a New Era”.
The Conference is to include sessions on: [...]
West Papua: Christians challenge Rudd
Yesterday, 10:33 PMA rural Christian lobby group has challenged the Rudd government over its approach to human rights abuses in WEST PAPUA.
The Monaro Christian Forum, based in Cooma, has written to the Foreign minister Stephen Smith asking for evidence that the government is taking real action to make the Indonesian military accountable.
WEST PAPUA has been [...]
U.S. Embassy Statement on the Letter to President SBY from 40 Elected Members of the U.S. Congress
PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION
U.S. EMBASSY
PRESS RELEASE
August 9, 2008
U.S. Embassy Statement on the Letter to President SBY from 40 Elected Members of the U.S. Congress
Jakarta, August 9 – The United States Government continues to fully support the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Indonesia and does not support independence movements in any part of Indonesia, including in Papua.
We [...]
Law movement launched to help West Papua
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The International Lawyers for West Papua movement was on Friday launched at Cara Lodge here in Georgetown with calls for more countries to give support to the indigenous peoples, who has been victims of human rights and other abuses.
The International Law yers for West Papua is a Law yersnational lawyers devoted to helping indigenous peoples [...]
AWPA Letter to MSG Leeaders
26 March 2008
Dear Prime Minister
On behalf of the Australia West Papua Association (Sydney), I am writing to you concerning the issue of West Papua. We would first like to congratulate the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) on the opening of its new Secretariat in Port Vila, Vanuatu. We note [...]
US Congress: Letter to UN by two senior members of the Committee of Foreign Affairs on West Papua
CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WASHINGTON, DC 20515
February 14, 2008
The Honorable Ban Ki-Moon
Secretary-General, United Nations
799 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017
Dear Mr. Secretary-General:
We are writing to express our deep and growing concern regarding rising reports of human rights violations in West Papua. These reports come against a backdrop of decades [...]
Vanuatu Menyerang Indonesia: Masalah Lama Menjadi Baru
WEST PAPUAN PEOPLE’S REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE
P.O. Box 1571, Port Vila, Republic of Vanuatu
Pernyataan Pers [...]
Menlu Australia Dukung Papua Merdeka
Jakarta, 7 November
Menlu Alwi Shihab akan meminta klarifikasi pada Menlu Australia Alexander Downer sehubungan dengan pernyataanya di Sidney Morning Herald tentang tuduhan bahwa Indonesia melakukan pembantaian etnis asli Papua. Di samping itu, Menlu Australia juga mendukung upaya penduduk Papua untuk merdeka.
”Kita juga akan minta klarifikasi masalah itu pada Downer,” ujar Alwi Shihab di [...]