West
Papua coalition calls for end to more than four decades of oppression
West Papua National Coalition
for Liberation Media Statement - October 2, 2007
The West Papua National Coalition
for Liberation (WPNCL) is calling on the Government of Indonesia to end
more than four decades of oppression and human rights abuses. WPNCL representative,
Paula Makabory, said the Indonesian government should discuss the future
of West Papua with an elected team of West Papuan political leaders in
an international setting.
'The Indonesian government
has said it wanted to talk with West Papuan leaders', Ms Makabory said,
'but they wanted to talk within Indonesia. The West Papuan people now call
on the Indonesian government to show it is sincere and talk with west Papuan
leaders in an internationally mediated setting.'
Ms Makabory said that West
Papuan leaders could only talk with the Indonesian government in an international
setting to ensure transparency and guarantees of any outcome. 'We, the
people of West Papua, have suffered the oppression of the Indonesian government
& security forces,' Ms Makabory said. 'Tens of thousands of our people
have been murdered and we have been kept in poverty despite the richness
of out land. It is time to end this injustice.'
Ms Makabory's comments come
with the release of a list of demands by the WPNCL, including the right
to self-determination for the people of West Papua and the political re-unification
of the territory. The WPNCL is the umbrella organization for West Papuan
political organizations seeking peace and freedom for the people of West
Papua. Its statement of demands follows the official formation of the organization,
following a recent meeting of West Papuan political leaders at a secret
location.
For further information,
contact:
Paula Makabory +61(0)402547517
Fax: +61(0)395435843
John Otto Ondowame +67842601
Octo Mote +12035203055
Statement
of Claims Against the Government of Indonesia
West Papua National Coalition
for Liberation
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Deploring the continuing genocide
of the people of West Papua at the hands of the Republic of Indonesia and
its military;
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Deploring the long-standing
and continuing gross human rights violations of the people of West Papua
by the Republic of Indonesia and its military;
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Recognizing the illegal occupation
of West Papua by the Republic of Indonesia under the illegitimate and sham
'Act of Free Choice (1969)';
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Noting the illegal dispossession
of West Papuan people from their hereditary lands;
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Noting the economic and environmental
rape of West Papua and its indigenous peoples at the hands of companies
licensed by the Republic of Indonesia and illegal companies that act with
impunity;
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Recognizing the corruption of
the Indonesian judiciary and police force in allowing with impunity crimes
against the people and lands of West Papua by the Indonesian military and
police;
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And recognizing the abrogation
of the obligations of the Government of Indonesia towards the people of
West Papua through the undermining and dismemberment of the provisions
of Special Autonomy.
We, the united leaders of the
people of West Papua, under the umbrella organization of the West Papua
National Coalition for Liberation (WPNCL), call upon the Government of
Indonesia to restore to the people of West Papua their full civil, political,
economic and cultural and social rights, as identified under the relevant
United Nations instruments.
In this, we claim the following
rights:
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to self-determination;
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to the unity of the West Papuan
people
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to the territorial unity of
West Papua
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to the demilitarization of West
Papua
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to full and free democratic
participation, organization and representation under international supervision;
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to independent control over
West Papua's economy;
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to practice unhindered our religion,
traditions and culture;
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to the immediate, full and unhindered
access to West Papua by internationally recognized human rights monitors
and defenders;
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to the immediate, full and unhindered
access to West Papua by the international media;
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to the immediate, full and unhindered
access to West Papua by international aid and development organizations.
In confirmation, the WPNCL calls
upon the Government of Indonesia to discuss with it and resolve these claims
in an external (international) setting under the auspices of an internationally
recognized mediator. The WPNCL also calls upon the international community
to endorse and support such an internationally mediated process, intended
to end more than four decades of suffering by the people of West Papua
at the hands of the Indonesian state and its institutions.
Signed,
Paula Makabory,
Member of the West Papua
National Coalition for Liberation
Representing:
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Tentara Pembebasan Nasional
Papua Barat (TPN PB) National Liberation Forces of West Papua
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Organisasi Papua Merdeka (OPM)
Free Papua Movement
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Presidium Dewan Papua (PDP)
Papua Presidium Council
-
Dewan Musyawarah Masyarakat
Adat Koteka (DEMMAK) Traditional Koteka Peoples Council
-
Dewan Komite Pelaksana Kemerdekaan
dan Kedaulatan Melanesia Barat (DKPKKMB)/Bintang 14, West Melanesia Independence
Executive Committee Council
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PENTANA/PARNA
-
West Papua Youth Awareness Team
(WESPANYAT)
-
West Papua Women Solidarity
(SPP)
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Front PEPERA
-
Front Nasional Mahasiswa Papua
(FNMP)
-
Aliansi Mahasiswa Papua (AMP)
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Mairasi Tribal Community Council
-
West Papua National Authority
(WPNA)
-
West Papua People's Representative
Office (WPPRO)
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Papua Resource Center
-
ELSHAM Australia (Observer)
-
ELSHAM Europa (Observer)
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