To the International Community, Tomorrow, 15th August the people of West Papua are set to take to the streets, to demand justice after 54 years of Broken Promise. 15th August 2016 marks exactly 54 years to the day that we the people of West Papua had our freedom and nationhood sold to Indonesia. On this exact date...
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Indonesia’s democracy turns to violence in West Papua
This statement has been released by West Papuan Independence Leader Benny Wenda following the mass arrests and torture of West Papuan people for peacefully demonstrating for full membership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG). For media inquiries, please contact [email protected] Dear everyone, Last week a historic meeting of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) was held...
Benny Wenda’s Solomon Islands Independence Day Message 2016
Dear brothers and sisters, On behalf of the people of West Papua I would like to wish all our Solomon Islands family a very Happy Independence Day. We West Papuans are always proud of our Solomon Islands family because we ONE people as you and we have a shared ancestral Melanesian history together going back tens of thousands...
The Indonesian government’s claims of investigating human rights in West Papua are based on fraud and lies
In the wake of building pressure from across the Pacific and around the world for a Pacific Islands Forum Fact Finding Mission to investigate human rights in West Papua, the Indonesian government has recently been claiming it is investigating it’s own human rights abuses in West Papua. Why is the Indonesian government refusing to allow the...
Indonesia attempts to crush mass peaceful rallies across West Papua
For media and press inquiries, please contact the Office of Benny Wenda +447411053953 Dear everyone, Today thousands of West Papuan people rallied in the streets to call for freedom and for our fundamental right to self-determination to be exercised. They showed their full support for the United liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP)’s full membership of the...
Political & Legal
Benny Wenda is a founding member of the following organisations that are actively working in the fields of law and politics to highlight West Papua’s right to self-determination. United Liberation Movement for West Papua International Parliamentarians for West Papua International Lawyers for West Papua Free West Papua Campaign
Indonesia is trying to plant a time bomb and stir up conflict in West Papua but we will stay peaceful
In the last month the world has seen a huge growth of international solidarity for West Papua’s freedom as we launched a truly historic meeting at the British parliament in Westminster calling for an Internationally Supervised Vote to peacefully determine the future of the West Papuan people. Now there are entire nation states who are actively...
Around 600 people arrested for calling on the Africa Caribbean Pacific Summit to support West Papua
Dear everyone, Over the past few days, around 600 West Papuan people have been reportedly arrested simply for peacefully demonstrating to call upon the Africa Caribbean Pacific (ACP) Summit to support West Papuan self-determination. West Papuan people in Port Numbay/Jayapura demonstrating to call for the Africa Caribbean Pacific summit to support West Papuan self-determination. The...
Getting the facts straight on West Papua
Article by Benny Wenda originally published in the Huffington Post Life in West Papua is very hard. We do not enjoy the freedoms that people in many democratic countries get to experience. We cannot raise our national flag without risking imprisonment. We cannot express our political opinions without risking being found guilty of treason. We cannot hold...
Statement after mass rallies held across West Papua calling for full MSG membership
MEDIA STATEMENT 12th April, 2016 The people of West Papua demonstrate to show their support for ULMWP’s full membership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Today, we the people of West Papua demonstrated in our thousands across the country to support the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP)’s full membership of the Melanesian Spearhead...