The plight of West Papuans as Melanesian citizens is an important issue that Vanuatu must continue to support. Minister for Foreign … Continue reading Support for West Papua cause always important to Vanuatu
A West Papuan human rights defender has called for more Pacific islands countries to speak up internationally about human rights … Continue reading Pacific Forum countries urged to follow up on West Papua
Dear Editor, Bruce Wearne asks a good question. When is Australian and New Zealand “going to get in behind Vanuatu’s … Continue reading Letter to Editor: Waffling on West Papua
An Indonesian court has jailed a Polish man for five years after he was convicted of treason for meeting with … Continue reading Jail sentence for Polish man in Papua decried by advocates
A new US government report has found West Papuans continue to face violence, politically-motivated detentions and threats in Indonesia. The … Continue reading Papuans face violence, detentions, threats – US State Dept report
A global grouping of Christian churches has found that discrimination and human rights violations in Indonesia’s Papua region are as … Continue reading West Papuans systematically marginalised, say Christian churches
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
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
GENEVA (21 February 2019) – Prompt and impartial investigations must be carried out into numerous cases of alleged killings, unlawful … Continue reading Indonesia: UN experts condemn racism and police violence against Papuans, and use of snake against arrested boy
Indonesian police have admitted using a snake during an interrogation of a West Papuan. The Associated Press reported that the … Continue reading Indonesian police apologise for using snake to interrogate Papuan
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