We urge the leaders of the five Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) member groups to upgrade the membership status of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) at the upcoming MSG leaders’ summit.| International Parliamentarians for West Papua
The IPWP notes with deep concern the recent announcement by Minister of Transmigration Muhammad Iftitah Sulaiman Suryanagara that new Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto plans to introduce a new transmigration programme to West Papua. Transmigration has led to dramatic demographic change in West Papua. Between 1972 and 2000, over 300,000 Indonesians were relocated to West Papua, and the.| International Parliamentarians for West Papua
The inaugural West Papua All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) of the new Parliament was held in the House of Commons today (10/09/2024). Chaired by Alex Sobel MP (Labour), the APPG was attended by MPs Luke Akehurst (Labour), Alex Ballinger (Labour), Jeremy Corbyn (Independent), Tan Dhesi (Labour), Alex Barros-Curtis (Labour), Lord Richard Harries, and addressed by ULMWP. The post West Papua APPG held in UK Parliament appeared first on International Parliamentarians for West Papua.|
The International Parliamentarians for West Papua (IPWP) held a major meeting in the UK Parliament yesterday (October 18th 2023), calling for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to be urgently allowed to visit West Papua. The IPWP meeting was held to support the recent communique issued at the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Leaders’ Summit in August, urging.| International Parliamentarians for West Papua
The International Parliamentarians for West Papua (IPWP) launches its EU branch in the European Parliament in a packed meeting.| International Parliamentarians for West Papua
In a landmark intervention on February 1, the Dutch House of Representatives adopted a motion calling for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to visit West Papua and investigate the ongoing human rights abuses against indigenous Papuans. Last week, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House also held a public hearing on the issue,. The post Dutch Parliament holds Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on West Papua appeared first on International Parliamentarians for West Papua.|
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for West Papua held its Annual General Meeting on March 16th, the first time the group had been able to meet in person since the beginning of the Covid pandemic. The meeting was well-attended, and was Chaired by Alex Sobel, MP for Leeds North West. Sobel shared an update on. The post West Papua APPG notes international progress at its AGM appeared first on International Parliamentarians for West Papua.|
Strong words from the EU Commission This Monday, in answer to various questions posed by MEP and IPWP Vice Chair, President Carles Puigdemont, Vice-President and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, stated that ‘The EU encourages Indonesia to allow the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to visit. The post International pressure on Indonesia to allow access for the Human Rights High Commissioner intensifies appeared first on Internationa...|
On October 8, 2021, the Basque Parliament passed a motion of support with the West Papuan struggle. The resolution notes that, ‘over 500,000 people have died in a genocide against the indigenous population,’ denounces human rights violations against West Papuans, and calls for a UN visit to the territory. The motion was proposed by member. The post News: Basque Parliament passes resolution in support of West Papua appeared first on International Parliamentarians for West Papua.|
We, the undersigned Parliamentarians, urge the Indonesian government to facilitate a visit to West Papua by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). West Papua is in the grip of a significant humanitarian crisis and requires urgent international attention. The UN estimates that 60,000-100,000 indigenous Papuans were displaced as a.| International Parliamentarians for West Papua