December 9, 2024 As Interim President of the ULMWP, I welcome the release of the judgment of the Permanent People’s Tribunal (PPT) on West Papua. After testimonies from West Papuans on the ground and legal and academic experts, the PPT found Indonesia guilty on all four counts: This judgment is a total vindication of everything the West...
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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 Fair at Oxford Town Hall on December 1, 2024. In the name of Yahweh, in the name of the West Papuan ancestors, in the name of the bones of our suffering, I would like to...
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, the Morning Star. On behalf of the ULMWP and the West Papuan people, I call on our supporters everywhere to show your support for our struggle by raising the Morning Star. Whether in your house,...
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 millions of hectares of virgin rainforest. West Papua’s forest is a lung of the earth. Even if you have never heard of West Papua before, our forest allows you to breathe. And yet governments that...
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 raising the issue of West Papua in his meeting with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto. This was a brave move on behalf of his brothers and sisters in West Papua. The offer of amnesty for West Papuans by Prabowo...
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 violation of our self-determination is the root cause of the West Papua conflict. Only a referendum can resolve our issue. This is a frightening time for my people. Prabowo is complicit in genocide in West Papua and...
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 Day. I was greatly honoured to attend the Independence Day celebrations in Port Vila. The event was a profound display of Melanesian solidarity, as Prime Minister Charlot Salwai acknowledged the ongoing colonial occupations of West...
Meeting in European Parliament demands UN visit to West Papua
January 22, 2024 in Statement A meeting held today (22nd January 2024) at the European Parliament called for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to urgently be allowed to investigate the human rights situation in occupied West Papua. The meeting, titled ‘UN High Commissioner visit to West Papua and the EU-Indonesia Trade Agreement’,...
Interim President Benny Wenda’s December 1st Speech at Oxford Town Hall
Below is the speech that ULMWP Interim President Benny Wenda gave at Oxford Town Hall on December 1, 2023. In the name of Yahweh, in the name of our ancestors, in the name of bones of suffering, and in the name of all generations to come, I would like to first say a minute’s silence...
Benny Wenda speaks at Peace and Justice conference in London
I was pleased to speak about West Papua on a panel at a conference of the Peace and Justice Project today in London. The theme of the panel was ‘Homes, Land, and Dignity’ – all topics that are very relevant for West Papua, where our homes and land are being stolen, and our dignity...