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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 […]
Info - Free West Papua Campaign
Learn about the history and current situation of West Papua, a region occupied by Indonesia since 1963. Find out how to support the campaign for freedom and justice in West Papua.
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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 […]
About the Campaign - Free West Papua Campaign
Learn about the history, aims and leadership of the campaign that fights for the freedom and self-determination of West Papua. Benny Wenda is an exiled West Papuan independence leader and the Chairperson of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP).
News - Free West Papua Campaign
Aug 26, 2024 · Benny Wenda: Welcome new Pacific Islands Forum call for a UN visit. August 30, 2024. As President of the ULMWP and on behalf of the people of West Papua, I welcome the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Communique reaffirming the 2019 call for a UN High Commissioner for Human Rights visit to West Papua: Leaders recalled their decision from 2019 and 2023 and noted the update from the Special Envoys.
Benny Wenda: Marape brave to question Prabowo over West Papua
1 day ago · Benny Wenda: Marape brave to question Prabowo over West Papua. October 28, 2024. 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 …
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 ...
Resources - Free West Papua Campaign
Resources. In the boxes below you will find a selection of West Papua related resources. Select one to find out more.
Films - Free West Papua Campaign
Paradise Bombed is a documentary that exposes the crimes against humanity committed by the Indonesian military in West Papua. Filmed on the ground, it reveals the use of chemical and other banned weapons against the civilian population in Kiwirok, Papua.
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 ...