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Mission

My mission is simple – to allow my people to determine their future in a free and fair independence referendum.

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Background

West Papua has been under Indonesian occupation since 1962. Over 500,000 people estimated to have been killed since then.

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Int’l Law

West Papua has a legal right to self-determination because the decolonisation process following Dutch rule was never completed.

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The people of West Papua need your help. Find out how you can help the campaign for self-determination and justice.

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Latest News

Interim President: The ULMWP says no to dialogue with Indonesia
February 5, 2025February 5, 2025

Interim President: The ULMWP says no to dialogue with Indonesia

February 5, 2025 in Statement Dialogue with Indonesia is not the answer for West Papua. The ULMWP has a clear...

Interim President Wenda: Four massacred by rogue military unit as Intan Jaya becomes warzone 
January 23, 2025January 23, 2025

Interim President Wenda: Four massacred by rogue military unit as Intan Jaya becomes warzone 

January 21, 2025 in Statement A rogue Indonesian military unit is roaming Intan Jaya Regency, slaughtering West Papuans at will....

Interim President: Mass displacements in West Papua show Prabowo’s true face
December 16, 2024December 16, 2024

Interim President: Mass displacements in West Papua show Prabowo’s true face

A massive wave of forced displacement is happening in West Papua, as Indonesia ramps up its military operations ahead of...

Putting West Papua back into history
December 14, 2024December 14, 2024

Putting West Papua back into history

Douglas Gerrard on how Indonesia’s genocidal occupation of West Papua is written out of history. Douglas Gerrard22 November 2024 From...

Benny Wenda: The Permanent People’s Tribunal proves that West Papua needs freedom
December 14, 2024December 14, 2024

Benny Wenda: The Permanent People’s Tribunal proves that West Papua needs freedom

December 9, 2024 As Interim President of the ULMWP, I welcome the release of the judgment of the Permanent People’s Tribunal (PPT)...

Interim President: West Papua Independence Day Speech, December 1st 202
December 3, 2024December 6, 2024

Interim President: West Papua Independence Day Speech, December 1st 202

Below is the full version of the speech that ULMWP Interim President Benny Wenda gave while opening the Oxford Green...

Benny Wenda: Stand with West Papua on December 1st
November 14, 2024November 14, 2024

Benny Wenda: Stand with West Papua on December 1st

December 1st will mark the 63rd anniversary of West Papuan Independence Day and the inaugural raising of our national flag,...

Interim President: Transmigration and ecocide threatens to wipe out West Papua
November 4, 2024November 15, 2024

Interim President: Transmigration and ecocide threatens to wipe out West Papua

In his first official visit to West Papua, the War Criminal Prabowo Subianto travelled to Merauke to oversee the ecocidal plantations that are destroying...

President Wenda: Marape brave to question Prabowo over West Papua
October 28, 2024October 28, 2024

President Wenda: Marape brave to question Prabowo over West Papua

On behalf of the people of West Papua, I want to thank Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape for directly...

President Wenda: Prabowo or Jokowi, a referendum is still the only solution
October 21, 2024October 21, 2024

President Wenda: Prabowo or Jokowi, a referendum is still the only solution

As Prabowo Subianto takes office as Indonesian President, the ULMWP restates its basic demand for an internationally-mediated referendum on independence. The continued...

President Wenda: Happy 44th Independence Day to Vanuatu
July 30, 2024October 15, 2024

President Wenda: Happy 44th Independence Day to Vanuatu

July 30, 2024 in Statement On behalf of the people of West Papua, I wish Vanuatu a happy 44th Independence...

President Wenda: ULMWP constitution honours the 1971 OPM independence declaration
July 1, 2024October 15, 2024

President Wenda: ULMWP constitution honours the 1971 OPM independence declaration

Today we mark the 53rd anniversary of the 1971 OPM independence declaration by unveiling the English translation of our ULMWP...

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