Int'l Lawyers for West Papua
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Lawyers working for West Papua’s right to self-determination
Oxford
Joined February 2016
Under international law, #WestPapua is a case of incomplete decolonisation AND a case of occupation AND a place of multiple ongoing human rights violations
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https://t.co/vtQvS0Ymbd The world must pay attention to this atrocity. The torture of children is one of the gravest crimes possible under international law.
ulmwp.org
On behalf of the ULMWP and the West Papuan people, I condemn the killing of one West Papuan and humiliating arrest of...
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You can read more about the Brussels Declaration here. We want more Parliamentarians to sign - from anywhere in the world not just Europe. https://t.co/hd4GmgFYWH
ipwp.org
We, the undersigned Parliamentarians, urge the Indonesian government to facilitate a visit to West Papua by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). West Papua is...
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La defensa dels drets humans, de la democràcia, la llibertat i el dret a l’autodeterminació són universals. Per això el president @KRLS ha acollit avui a l’@Europarl_EN una reunió sobre el greu conflicte polític de Papua Occidental, on hi ha participat el president exiliat
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Indonesian forces claimed to have shot 3 West Papuan freedom fighters in Intan Jaya this week. The Liberation Army refuted this, saying two were civilians (including Yusak Sondogau who died), and only one was their member. https://t.co/6G0jLKbsJo
jubi.id
Wakerkwa mengatakan, akibat kontak tembak yang terjadi pada 20-21 Januari 2024. Seorang anggota WPA Oni Kobogau di Intan Jaya juga mengalami luka tembak pada
21/1/24 Intan Jaya, West Papua Shootouts between the Liberation Army and Indonesian forces have been going for 3 days. Yusak Sondogau, who according to locals was a civilian, was shot dead. A paramilitary policeman was also killed. Locals been fleeing to the forest & a church
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This morning @Europarl_EN I launched the Brussels Declaration with @IPWP_Official Vice-Chairs @KRLS @g_elejabarrieta. It reiterates our call for a human rights mission by @ohchr to West Papua 5 years after it was agreed by @jokowi and called for by 85 Govts and @JosepBorrellF
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21/1/24 Intan Jaya, West Papua Shootouts between the Liberation Army and Indonesian forces have been going for 3 days. Yusak Sondogau, who according to locals was a civilian, was shot dead. A paramilitary policeman was also killed. Locals been fleeing to the forest & a church
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01/21/2024, Sentani | The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) Sentani Region in Jayapura expressed its support for the IPWP meeting in Brussels today, January 22 2024. @BennyWenda @alexsobel @KRLS
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Rakyat West Papua Wilayah Bomberay - Daerah Kaimana mendukung pertemuan @IPWP_Official di Parliament Uni Eropa 22/01/2024. @BennyWenda @Oridek @BazokaLogo
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The event is attended by the interim President in exile of the West Papua Movement @BennyWenda, UK MP @alexsobel, Basque senator @g_elejabarrieta, Intl lawyer Tim Hansen @ILWPHQ, the Ambassador of Vanuatu in Brussels and the Deputy Ambassador of Mauritius in Brussels among others
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Delighted to take part in the international event at the @europearl_EN parliament with @bennywenda, @alexsobel , @KRLS and @ILWPHQ. We continue to highlight the urgent need for a visit to West Papua by the UN @OHCHR which has been postponed by over 5 years already.
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Please read the Brussels Declaration below. Today in the @Europarl_EN, @BennyWenda again reminded the EU and member states of their legal and moral responsibilities. Thank you to @g_elejabarrieta @alexsobel @KRLS for supporting human rights in West Papua.
Delighted to take part in the international event at the @europearl_EN parliament with @bennywenda, @alexsobel , @KRLS and @ILWPHQ. We continue to highlight the urgent need for a visit to West Papua by the UN @OHCHR which has been postponed by over 5 years already.
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There is currently significant military escalation in West Papua with a number of atrocities having been committed over the past two months according to the October situation update by the United Liberation Movement for West Papua. #FreeWestPapua
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The Melanesian Spearhead Group has appointed Fiji and Papua New Guinea prime ministers Sitiveni Rabuka and James Marape as special envoys to Indonesia to "address the West Papua issue", a move that has been welcomed by the Pacific Conference of Churches. https://t.co/DXeeiLQTbx
rnz.co.nz
Pacific Churches welcome Melanesian Spearhead Group decision to appoint Fiji and Papua New Guinea PMs as special envoys to Indonesia to "address West Papua issue".
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This is a very welcome appointment. Hopefully it helps to implement the MSG's call for an investigation in West Papua by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Indonesia should listen to their Pacific and Melanesian neighbours and facilitate this visit now
Earlier today, the Melanesian Spearhead Group Caucus appointed me as a Special Envoy to address the West Papua issue. Alongside Prime Minister James Marape of Papua New Guinea (PNG), we've been tasked with meeting the President of Indonesia to discuss this pressing matter.
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ULMWP serukan semua organ gerakan kemerdekaan Papua jalankan ketetapan KTT II November 5, 2023 https://t.co/PSSkhnolfj
jubi.id
KTT II ULMWP telah digelar di Vanuatu pada 26 Agustus sampai 3 September 2023. Hasil KTT II ULMWP telah memutuskan delapan klaster program, struktur
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"Tens of thousands live peripatetic lives in the rainforest, prevented from returning to their villages by military patrols. Thousands more are in semipermanent refugee camps in neighboring Papua New Guinea."
jacobin.com
A recent military escalation in West Papua is the latest episode in a long history of repression and dispossession since the island came under Indonesian control. But the authorities in Jakarta still...
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This is an additional measure agreed to by the MSG which supplements the existing decisions of PIF and MSG for an independent assessment by the UN Human Rights Commissioner and an MSG Leaders visit to West Papua
Earlier today, the Melanesian Spearhead Group Caucus appointed me as a Special Envoy to address the West Papua issue. Alongside Prime Minister James Marape of Papua New Guinea (PNG), we've been tasked with meeting the President of Indonesia to discuss this pressing matter.
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As a leader of the West Papuan liberation movement, I welcome the opening of the West Papua People’s Forum today in Jayapura. https://t.co/2mKWQbpUyU.
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