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More international MPs sign West Papua declaration

On 07 Jun, 2015 By ACTNOW

Free West Papua

There is a new wave of political support growing for West Papua’s legal right to self determination. People writing to their MP’s really does work. Thanks to everyone who has been emailing their politicians asking them to support West Papua’s legal right to self-determination.

International Parliamentarians for West Papua (IPWP) is happy to announce six new additions –  Australian Independent MP Billy Gordon, Australian Labor Party MP Rob Pyne, Australian Green Senator Lee Rhiannon, Solomon Islands MP Derrick Manuar, New Zealand Green MP Mojo Mathers and New Zealand Green MP Metiria Tureihas, have become the latest MPs to join the growing international group of politicians that have signed up to the West Papua declaration.

Please write to your local MP, senator or political representative and ask them to join the increasing global movement for justice in West Papua.

The West Papua Declaration

We the undersigned recognise the inalienable right of the indigenous people of West Papua to self-determination, which was violated in the 1969 “Act of Free Choice”,
AND call upon our governments through the United Nations to put in place arrangements for the free exercise of that right
SO that the indigenous people of West Papua can decide democratically their own future in accordance with international standards of human rights, the principles of international law and the Charter of the United Nations.

International Parliamentarians for West Papua (IPWP)

Signatories:

  • Benny Wenda (West Papua)
  • Andrew Smith MP, Labour (UK)
  • Lord Harries (UK)
  • John Battle MP (UK)
  • Caroline Lucas MP, Green Party (UK)
  • Lembik Opik MP, Lib Dem (UK)
  • Jeremy Corbyn MP, Labour (UK)
  • David Amess MP, Conservative (UK)
  • Ralph Regenvanu MP, Justice Minister (Vanuatu)
  • Martin Caton MP, Labour (UK)
  • Powes Parkop MP, Independent MP and Governor of Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)
  • Abel David MP, leader of current opposition party,’Shepherds Alliance’ (Vanuatu)
  • Chief Reuben Ishmael VP, ‘Shepherds Alliance’ (Vanuatu)
  • Moana Carcasses Kalosil, Prime Minister (Vanuatu)
  • Lord Hylton (UK)
  • Eva-Britt Svensson MEP (Sweden)
  • Leke van den Burg MEP, Social Democrat (The Netherlands)
  • Martin Salter MP, Labour (UK)
  • Dr Phyllis Starkey MP, Labour (UK)
  • Dr Alan Whitehead MP, Labour (UK)
  • Michael Foster MP, Labour (UK)
  • Betty Williams MP, Labour (UK)
  • Julie Morgan MP Labour (UK)
  • Senator Bob Brown, Australian Greens (Australia)
  • Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, Australian Greens (Australia)
  • Jeanette Fitzsimons, Green Party (New Zealand)
  • Keith Locke, Green Party Leader (New Zealand)
  • Catherine Delahunty MP, Green Party (New Zealand)
  • Dr Russell Norman MP, Co-Leader Green Party (New Zealand)
  • Keith Vaz MP, Labour (UK)
  • Tom Clarke MP, Labour (UK)
  • David Lepper MP, Labour (UK)
  • Peter Bottomley MP, Conservative (UK)
  • Bill Wiggin MP, Conservative (UK)
  • John Bercow MP, Conservative (UK)
  • Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone Conservative (UK)
  • Edward Vaizey MP, Conservative (UK)
  • Tony Baldry MP, Conservative (UK)
  • Lord Kilclooney, Ulster Unionist Party (UK)
  • Lord Avebury, Lib Dem (UK)
  • Dr Evan Harris MP, Lib Dem (UK)
  • Baroness Northover, Lib Dem (UK)
  • Patrick J. Kennedy, former ‘Member of Congress (USA)
  • Ondrej Liska MP, Minister of Education (Czech Republic)
  • Katerina Jacques MP (Czech Republic)
  • Přemysl Rabas MP (Czech Republic)
  • Maryan Street MP, Labour (New Zealand)
  • Alex Sobel MP, Labour (UK)
  • Pascal Prince MP, Deputy of the Jurassian Parliament (Switzerland)
  • Greg Barber MP, Greens (Australia)
  • Stephen Williams MP, Lib Dem (UK)
  • Jamie Maxton-Graham MP (PNG)
  • Boka Kondra MP (PNG)
  • Jean Lambert MEP, Green Party (UK)
  • Satu Hassi MEP, Green Party (Finland)
  • Aileen Campbell MSP (Scotland)
  • Jamie Hepburn MSP (Scotland)
  • Bill Kidd MSP (Scotland)
  • Linda Fabiani MSP (Scotland)
  • Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP (Scotland)Julian Huppert MP, Liberal Democrat (UK)
  • The Rt Revd John Pritchard, The Bishop of Oxford (UK)
  • Senator Richard Di Natale, Australian Greens (Australia)
  • Senator Christine Milne, Leader of Australian Greens (Australia)
  • Cate Faehrmann, Green NSW MP (Australia)
  • Diane Abbott MP, Labour (UK)
  • David Martin MEP (UK)
  • Senator Penny Wright (Australia)
  • Senator Urko Aiartza (Basque Country)
  • Gary Streeter MP, Conservative (UK)
  • Eugenie Sage MP, Green (New Zealand)
  • Denise Roche MP, Green (New Zealand)
  • Dr. Kennedy Graham MP, Green (New Zealand)
  • Clare Curran MP, Labour (New Zealand)
  • The Rt Revd John Pritchard, The Bishop of Oxford (UK)
  • David Martin MEP, (Scotland)
  • Senator Clare Moore (Australia)
  • Laurie Ferguson MP (Australia)
  • Senator John Madigan (Australia)
  • Lord Collins of Highbury (UK)
  • Jane Prentice MP (Australia)
  • Melissa Parke MP Australia)
  • Senator Larissa Waters (Australia)
  • Nick Brown MP, Labour (UK)
  • Senator Bill Perkins, Democrat Party (USA)
  • Toeolesulusulu Cedric Schuster (Samoa)
  • Claude Moraes MEP (UK)
  • Inaki Irazabalbeitia Fernandez MEP (The Basque Country)
  • Steffan Browning MP (Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand)
  • Jean Urquhart MSP (Scotland)
  • Marco Biagi MSP (Scotland)
  • Danielle Auroi, Chairwoman of The European Affairs Committee (France)
  • Alison Johnstone MSP (Scotland)
  • Gary Juffa (PNG)
  • Molly Scott Cato MEP (South West England and Gibraltar)
  • Metiria Turei MP (Coleader Green Party, New Zealand)
  • Mojo Mathers Green Party, New Zealand
  • Derrick Manuauri, MP (Solomon Islands)
  • Lee Rhiannon, Senator (Australia)
  • Billy Gordon, MP (Australia)
  • Rob Pyne (Australia)