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My name is Benny Wenda and I am a West Papuan independence leader. When I was a child my village was bombed by the Indonesian military and many of my family were killed. Later, I began to campaign peacefully to free my country from Indonesian occupation. For this ‘crime’ I was arrested, tortured and threatened with […]
Take Action - Free West Papua Campaign
Take action. All around the world, so many people are Taking Action to help spread the message and raise support for the people of West Papua. We want to make West Papua a household name and get as many people as possible involved in this Campaign for Freedom. Suffering genocide and the illegal occupation of their country, the people of West ...
About the Campaign - Free West Papua Campaign
The Free West Papua Campaign was launched in 2004 in Oxford, UK, and is led by Benny Wenda – an exiled West Papuan independence leader and Chairman of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP). We have grown from being a volunteer organisation through to having permanent offices in Oxford (UK), The Hague (Netherlands), Port ...
All Eyes on Papua: President Wenda statement
Jun 10, 2024 · All Eyes on Papua: President Wenda statement. June 10, 2024. For years, West Papuans have been telling the world that we are the victims of two connected crimes: genocide and ecocide. Over 500,000 Papuans have been killed since the Indonesian occupation began in the 1960s, while millions of acres of ancestral land – forests, rivers, and mountains – have been destroyed and poisoned for ...
About West Papua - Free West Papua Campaign
About West Papua. West Papua is the western half of the island of New Guinea, bordering the independent nation of Papua New Guinea. It lies just 200km north of Australia. The land comprises a large mountainous interior, forest lowlands, large areas of coastal mangrove swamps and is surrounded by numerous small islands and coral reefs.
Resources - Free West Papua Campaign
Campaign Groups. Local groups around the world focussed on raising awareness of West Papua's freedom struggle. In the boxes below you will find a selection of West Papua related resources. Select one to find out more.
Reports & Documents - Free West Papua Campaign
Reports & Documents Self-Determination. Melinda Janki (2010), West Papua and the right to self-determination under international law Powes Parkop (1998), ‘Reinscription of West Papua as a Colonised State and People‘. Pieter Drooglever (2005), An Act of Free Choice: Summary John Saltford (2000), ‘UN Involvement with the Act of Self Determination in West Irian 1968 to 1969‘ Indonesia, 69 ...
Human Rights - Free West Papua Campaign
Rape. Sexual assault and rape has been repeatedly used as a weapon by the Indonesian military and police. In a public report to the U.N. Commission on Human Rights in 1999, the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women concluded that the Indonesian security forces used rape “as an instrument of torture and intimidation” in West Papua, and “torture of women detained by the Indonesian ...
Papuans Behind Bars - Annual Report - Free West Papua …
Oct 10, 2021 · The latest annual report from Papuans Behind Bars has been released, covering the period October 2020 - September 2021. 418 new political prisoners were recorded in the period October 2020 to September 2021. Most new political prisoners have been released after being arrested or detained with as many as 106 still being held in…
Campaign news Archives - Free West Papua Campaign
Nov 26, 2018 · Join the Global Flag Raising for West Papua on 1st December! November 16, 2020. On the 59th anniversary of the first raising of West Papua’s symbol of independence, the Morning Star Flag, we invite you to take part in this year’s Global Flag Raising action to show your solidarity for West Papua’s freedom and right to self-determination.