Expert panel says incident shows the ‘deeply entrenched discrimination and racism’ faced by Papuans Indonesian police who used a large … Continue reading UN urges torture inquiry after Indonesia police put snake on West Papua boy
Author: Keith LoveardBy Pacnews – via The Vanuatu Independent WEST Papuan activist Benny Wenda described the petition he delivered to United … Continue reading West Papua: 1.8 million signatures can’t be wrong
JAKARATA, 22 FEBRUARY 2019 (THE AUSTRALIAN) – United Nations human rights experts have demanded an independent probe into “alleged killings, … Continue reading UN demands probe into Indonesian treatment of Papuans
PAPE’ETE, 22 FEBRUARY 2019 (RNZ PACIFIC) – The French Senate has fully approved a revision of French Polynesia’s autonomy statute. … Continue reading Revision of French Polynesia autonomy statute approved
A group of UN human rights experts is calling for urgent investigations into alleged killings and other abuses of Papuans … Continue reading UN experts call for Indonesia to investigate violence against Papuans
By HELEN TARAWA, the National PNGTHE Government has no intention to take away customary land from its owners, Minister for … Continue reading Govt has no intention to take local land: Minister
One of the Leaders of the Independence struggle, Barak Sope made two important calls to the Government on the 20th … Continue reading Sope Calls for Lini Compensation, No to Sale of Passport
By Fern Napwatt, Vanuatu Daily Post The Lini Day celebration on Thursday, February 21 will focus on the importance of nationalism, … Continue reading Lini Day Celebration to Focus on Nationalism
A video showing two police officers torturing a Papuan man with snake during detention has gone viral after being published … Continue reading Video of Papuan suspect being tortured with snake goes viral
THE Pacific Islands Association of Non-Governmental Organisation (PIANGO) has cautioned Pacific Islands governments to recognise the risks of seabed mining … Continue reading Pacific govts ‘should consider seabed mining impacts’
