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Category: Human Rights
All Eyes on Papua: President Wenda statement
June 10, 2024
For years, West Papuans have been telling the world that we are the victims of two connected crimes: genocide and ecocide. Over 500,000 Papuans have been killed since the Indonesian occupation began in the 1960s, while millions of acres of ancestral land – forests, rivers, and mountains – have been destroyed and poisoned for Indonesian and corporate […]
ULMWP message of solidarity for the people of Kanaky in their anti-colonial struggle
May 22, 2024
Wa wa wa wa wa. Today I am sending a message of solidarity to the people of Kanaky and our brothers and sisters in the leadership of the FLNKS. What is happening in Kanaky is modern-day colonialism in action. The proposed electoral changes being debated in the French Parliament would fatally damage Kanaky’s right to self-determination. […]
Benny Wenda: Indonesia killing children in Intan Jaya
April 9, 2024
I am heartbroken to learn of the shooting of two children by Indonesian security forces in Intan Jaya. West Papua is becoming a killing field. We need a UN visit now. The children shot were a pair of siblings, Nepina Duwitau, 6, and Nardo Duwitau, 12. Nardo was murdered, while Nepina is currently in hospital in a […]
Statement on Puncak torture incident: A crime against humanity has been committed in West Papua
April 4, 2024
This statement from Benny Wenda was originally released on the ULMWP website on March 21st 2024. I am truly horrified by the video that has emerged from of Indonesian soldiers torturing a West Papuan man. More than anything, the sadistic brutality on display shows how urgently West Papua needs a UN Human Rights visit. In the video, a […]
Protest outside Indonesian Embassy calls for UN visit to West Papua
September 28, 2023
A demonstration was held outside the Indonesian Embassy in London on 26th September following a pair of massacres in West Papua. Protestors called for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to be allowed to investigate abuses in West Papua. Over 85 countries have now called for the OHCHR visit to happen. This includes […]
Paradise Bombed
August 7, 2023
An extraordinary new documentary, filmed on the ground in West Papua, exposes the crimes against humanity being committed by the Indonesian military in the highlands of Kiwirok, Papua, where chemical and other banned weapons have been used against the civilian population.
Fifty £50 Ethical Shop vouchers to be won!
April 14, 2023
To help celebrate 50 years of the New Internationalist Magazine, our friends at the Ethical Shop, who sell Free West Papua Campaign merchandise, are giving you the chance to win one of fifty £50 gift vouchers. All you need to do is sign up to the Ethical Shop enews and your name will be entered […]
January 2023 Newsletter
February 19, 2023
In this month’s newsletter:~ The take-away from Lukas Enembe’s arrest~ Journalist’s home bombed~ Successful West Papua conference brings supporters together If you take just one thing from this email…The arrest of West Papuan Governor Lukas Enembe reminds us that even figures who agree to work within Indonesian Institutions are targeted. There is no future with […]
December 2022 Newsletter
February 19, 2023
Welcome to this month’s PAPUA MERDEKA newsletter! Foreign journalists and West Papuans are persecuted for telling the truth about West Papua. We will keep you updated with what is really happening. FEATURED⚡️~ Indonesia’s new law imposes death penalty for treason, criminalises same-sex couples & more ~ Join boycott of Indonesian products until Indonesia facilitates UN […]
UN renew calls seeking access to West Papua
November 25, 2022
A United Nations human rights review has raised serious concerns about the ongoing political violence in West Papua. The UN Human Rights Council’s 41st Universal Periodic Review raised concerns about rights violations in the region, citing reports of escalating violence, extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances and restrictions on independent observers and the media. They recommended Jakarta […]