The International Parliamentarians for West Papua (IPWP) held a major meeting in the UK Parliament yesterday (October 18th 2023), calling for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to be urgently allowed to visit West Papua. The IPWP meeting was held to support the recent communique issued at the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Leaders’ Summit...
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Benny Wenda: West Papua a killing field under Indonesian rule
Two very worrying trends are emerging from Indonesia’s current military escalation in West Papua: the targeting of children and the targeting of religious leaders. After the massacres earlier this month in Yahukimo and Fakfak, Indonesian police have conducted a brutal raid on the headquarters of the Kingmi Church in Nduga. As church leaders were sleeping...
Benny Wenda: New massacres in West Papua show urgency of UN intervention
The Indonesian military have intensified their campaign of brutality across West Papua over the past week. I am calling on all human rights groups, NGOs, and international journalists to closely monitor this ongoing escalation. My people are being slaughtered like livestock, while Indonesia hides their crimes from the world. Over the last few days, Indonesian...
West Papua support network launched in European Parliament
A new network of MPs in support of West Papua was launched today (May 12, 2022) at the European Parliament in Brussels. At a meeting and press conference, the International Parliamentarians for West Papua (IPWP) announced the formation of its new EU branch. The meeting, ‘West Papua: Human rights, self-determination, and green state vision’, was hosted by...
79-state OACPS reiterates call for UN human rights chief to be allowed into West Papua
The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), made up of 79 countries – nearly half the world – has reiterated its support for a UN visit to West Papua. In a letter from the President of the OACPS Council of Ministers, the Solomon Islands Foreign Minister, to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the...
Benny Wenda: Remember Carmel Budiardjo
The people of West Papua have suffered a great loss with the sad death of Carmel Budiardjo. She was a ceaseless friend of our people and our struggle. Carmel raised awareness about human rights abuses carried out by the Indonesian state, particularly in West Papua, Aceh, East Timor and Maluku. She helped publish one of...
Benny Wenda: Provisional Government of West Papua won’t bow down to Jakarta
This statement was originally published by the United Liberation Movement for West Papua on December 1, 2020. Today, we announce the formation of our Provisional Government of West Papua. We are ready to take over our territory, and we will no longer bow down to Jakarta’s illegal martial rule. From today, December 1, 2020, we...
Press Release: Benny Wenda ready for talks; British Ambassador summoned in Jakarta; Indonesian police and military threaten action against President Wenda
Following the announcement of the Provisional Government of West Papua on Tuesday, the new interim President, Benny Wenda, has said he is ready to sit down with President Jowoki and discuss a solution to the conflict, amidst massive controversy in Indonesia regarding the announcement. In Jakarta, the Indonesian Foreign Minister has summoned the British Ambassador...
Benny Wenda: On July 1, remember a milestone in our struggle
July 1 is a very important anniversary for every West Papuan. On this day in 1971, the OPM (Organisasi Papua Merdeka), led by Jacob Prai and Seth Rumkorem, declared the establishment of the sovereign state of West Papua. This Proklamasi Kemerdekaan (Independence Proclamation) is a milestone in the journey towards our goal: the total liberation...
December 1st must be a ‘Day of Mourning’ for all who died this year
Statement: I, Chairman of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) declare Sunday December 1, 2019, a ‘Day of Mourning’ for all those who have lost their lives in the struggle in the past year. I call on all the churches inside West Papua and all those in solidarity with us worldwide to hold...