West Papuan Independence Leader and Spokesperson for the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), Benny Wenda met with Archbishop Desmond Tutu in Cape Town, South Africa. (Benny Wenda first met with the Archbishop in February this year.) Today they discussed the support of the Pacific islands Churches for West Papua’s right to self determination and […]
Governor (PNG) Gary Juffa, is critical of the extreme media attention that is given to the recent attacks in Paris, compared with support for the plight of West Papua. He adds that after the recent attacks in Paris, consideration should be given that racism is still very active in the world and that we no […]
We are very sorry to learn that West Papuan Independence Leader Rigo Wambo reportedly died today after being tortured by the Indonesian police when he supported a West Papua-wide boycott of Indonesian Independence Celebrations. Rigo Wambo was the Chairperson of the West Papua National Committee [KNPB] in the Central Mamberamo Region and we have recieved reports […]