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AWPA congratulates West Papuan people on anniversary of national flag day
Australia West Papua Association (Sydney) Media Release - December 1, 2015
However in the past year the West Papuan people have had many victories in their struggle for self-determination.
From the formation of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) in Vanuatu in December 2014 to ULMWP's achievement of gaining observer status at the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG). Another victory is West Papua is back on the agenda at the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and hopefully Jakarta will accept a request from the PIF leaders for a fact finding mission to West Papua.
West Papua has been raised at the UN by various Pacific leaders and awareness throughout the Pacific has increased dramatically through the lobbying of governments in the region by West Papuan representatives, civil society organisations and church groups. In fact, civil society organisations in the Pacific have committed to enthusiastically take up the fight for the people of West Papua. The issue is also being raised around the world by solidarity groups and individuals too numerous to mention.
Papua Merdeka
Joe Collins
AWPA (Sydney)
Source: http://awpasydneynews.blogspot.it/2015/11/1st-decemberwest-papuan-national-flag.html.
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