human rights

What if I tell you that one day West Papua will be free?

On 22 Feb, 2014 By rait man

Aisake Casimira

NGOs pledge to battle family and sexual violence epidemic

On 29 Jan, 2014 By rait man

Support clinics, safe houses and education initiatives established to support victims across the country in attempt to curb violence

Helen Davidson | The Gaurdian

Watch Papua New Guinea woman Mary tells Amnesty International how she was attacked and accused of witchcraft after the death of a child in her village in PNG's highlands region - short video.

The Human Tragedy of West Papua

On 16 Jan, 2014 By rait man

The suspicious death of a rebel leader is the latest in a long line of alleged human rights abuses.

By Gemima Harvey in The Diplomat

Arrest of activists overshadows MSG leaders’ Jakarta visit

On 16 Jan, 2014 By rait man

From Jakarta Post

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is set to receive foreign ministers from Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) member nations at the State Palace on Wednesday, in a move seen by many as part of the government’s attempt to woo the group, which has often voiced concerns over alleged human rights abuses in Papua.

Once the land is gone: A poem about land

On 29 Dec, 2013 By Tim

By Maua Faleauto of Samoa

"Once the land is gone Sa Moa Sa Yoo nara"
A mamulu ese atu loa fanua Samoa-Sa Moa Tofa Soifua

Once the land is gone there will be no Sa Moa,
A mamulu ese atu loa fanua Samoa o le a leai foi ma se Sa Moa

Once the land is gone there will be no temple to the Ancestors,
A mamulu ese atu loa fanua Samoa o le a leai foi se malumalu o augatama

Indonesia interferes in the investigation in the death of a West Papuan activist

On 24 Dec, 2013 By Tim

Source: Asian Human Rights Commission

Mass killings and torture have been reported from the Indonesian territory of West Papua

On 23 Dec, 2013 By Tim

Source: Alison Bevege in the Herald Sun

HE WAS just a little kid, maybe six years old. Walking through the garden with his mother and two teenage aunties.

Then the Indonesian soldiers came.

"My mum was in front, leading me in the middle and my aunties behind,'' said Benny Wenda, now 39.

"My mum knows they will rape and she tries to defend.''

A soldier smashed her in the head with the butt of his gun.

"The Indonesian military beat my mum down in front of my eye,'' he said.

Papuan rebel commander to meet Vanuatu PM

On 02 Dec, 2013 By Tim

From Radio New Zealand

A West Papuan guerilla commander has visited Vanuatu and participated in a special Morning Star Flag raising ceremony yesterday to mark the anniversary of the West Papua declaration of independence in 1961.

Uri Joweni is the military senior commander of the rebel OPM Free West Papua Movement and has been a key target of the Indonesian security forces in Papua.

West Papua rally: Port Moresby governor defies PM and raises independence flag

On 02 Dec, 2013 By Tim

By Liam Fox on Radio Australia

The governor of Port Moresby has raised the flag of the West Papuan independence movement, despite a request by Papua New Guinea's prime minister not to do so.

Police told several hundred West Papuan refugees not to march through Port Moresby's streets today but they did anyway, calling for independence from Indonesia.

Their destination was city hall, where governor Powes Parkop raised the Morning Star flag of the West Papuan independence movement.

West Papua activist says PNG is threatening him with arrest

On 01 Dec, 2013 By Tim

The Guardian

The West Papuan activist Benny Wenda has said immigration officers in Papua New Guinea threatened to have him arrested along with an Australian lawyer for "engaging in political activities" and breaching their visa conditions.

Wenda and Jennifer Robinson plan to take part in an event in Port Moresby on Sunday to mark the West Papuan national day of 1 December. The event will culminate in a raising of the Indonesian province's banned morning star flag at the Port Moresby city hall.

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