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AWPA calls on PNG government not to return any West Papuans
Friday, 28 January 2011, 9:36 am | Australia West Papua Association
AWPA has written to the PNG Prime Minister asking that the West Papuan people who have been apprehended during Operation Sunset Merona along the PNG/West Papuan border not be handed over to the Indonesian authorities. Joe Collins said we are urging ... More >>
West Papua 2010 - Chronology of events
Friday, 14 January 2011, 12:13 pm | Australia West Papua Association
The human rights situation in West Papua continued to deteriorate in 2010. One incident in particular highlighted the worsening human rights situation and that was the shocking video footage of West Papuans being tortured by Indonesian soldiers. The video showed ... More >>
AWPA Calls On PM To Raise Death Threat Concerns
Friday, 12 November 2010, 3:33 pm | Australia West Papua Association
AWPA is calling on Julia Gillard to raise the threat to human rights defenders in West Papua with President Yudhoyono. AWPA said both Gillard and President Obama had been in Jakarta and neither raised concerns about the situation in West Papua. More >>
AWPA calls on Julia Gillard to discuss West Papua
Monday, 25 October 2010, 1:44 pm | Australia West Papua Association
The Australian Prime Minister will visit Indonesia on the 1 and 2 November to d iscuss ways to further strengthen the bilateral relationship and increase cooperation across a number of economic, security, development and environmental challenges. More >>
The Australia West Papua Association (Sydney)
Wednesday, 20 October 2010, 1:09 pm | Australia West Papua Association
AWPA calls on the Australian Government to hold an inquiry into how our military aid and training is being used by the Indonesian security forces In September the Indonesian counter terrorism unit Detachment 88 was accused of the torture of activists ... More >>
Papua People in Biak Demand Referendum
Saturday, 25 September 2010, 11:31 am | Australia West Papua Association
Biak News 23 September 2010, About 700 Papuans in Biak joint to West Papua National Committee for Biak Region it called KNPB carry out demonstration action for deman REFERENDUM. Demonstration mass has came from Biak Region coner to do action demonstration ... More >>
West Papua: A regional issue of concern
Monday, 19 July 2010, 11:55 am | Australia West Papua Association
The 41st Pacific Islands Forum will be held in Port Vila, Vanuatu between 3-6 August. The Australia West Papua Association has written to the leaders of the PIF countries asking that More >>
Open letter to MSG leaders
Tuesday, 29 June 2010, 1:18 pm | Australia West Papua Association
The Australia West Papua Association (Sydney), is writing to you concerning the issue of West Papua . The human rights situation in West Papua has continued to deteriorate since the last Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) summit with ongoing human rights ... More >>
President of Indonesia Set to Visit Australia
Wednesday, 3 March 2010, 5:21 pm | Australia West Papua Association
Because the Indonesian President is visiting Australia this month, I am writing to inform you that we are organising a demonstration against the abuse of West Papuan human rights. The rally is to be held at outside the Australian Parliament in Canberra ... More >>
AWPA Calls Rudd To Raise West Papua With Indonesia
Monday, 1 March 2010, 10:33 am | Australia West Papua Association
The Australia West Papua Association in Sydney has written an open letter to Prime Minister Rudd (below) asking that he raise the human rights situation in West Papua with the Indonesian President. More >>
AWPA Condemns Book Bans In Indonesia
Tuesday, 12 January 2010, 9:38 am | Australia West Papua Association
The Australia West Papua Association (Sydney) condemns the banning of books by the Indonesian Attorney General’s Office (AGO). The books banned cover a variety of issues including that of West Papua. More >>
Open Letter From Australia West Papua Association
Monday, 21 December 2009, 11:17 am | Australia West Papua Association
The Australia West Papua Association has written to The Hon Stephen Smith MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs concerning the increasing tension in West Papua caused by the shooting of OPM leader Kelly Kwalik by Indonesian security forces. More >>
West Papua Flag Day Approaches Amidst Threats
Monday, 30 November 2009, 8:53 am | Australia West Papua Association
As West Papuan national flag day approaches (1st December), the Indonesian security forces are ready to clamp down on anybody who attempts to raise the Morning Star flag in West Papua. More >>
Letter to Aus. Foreign Min. - West Papua Activists
Monday, 2 November 2009, 11:14 pm | Australia West Papua Association
I am writing to you concerning Yoab Syatfle, a political activist in West Papua because of concern for his safety. Yoab Syatfle has received a number of death threats which were sent by SMS to his mobile phone and apparently related to his peaceful political ... More >>
Australia: The West Papua Issue
Wednesday, 5 August 2009, 4:06 pm | Australia West Papua Association
Joe Collins of AWPA said, “the human rights situation in West Papua will only improve if international pressure is put on Jakarta. The PIF is a key regional organization and the expressed collective concerns of the PIF about the human rights situation ... More >>
No Ties With The Indonesian Military
Friday, 26 June 2009, 11:29 am | Australia West Papua Association
In light of the latest Human Rights Watch report with accusations that members of elite special forces, Kopassus , had acted with impunity in Papua to detain, torture and beat up ordinary citizens, the Australia West Papua Association (Sydney) calls ... More >>
AWPA pleads with Pacific Islands Forum leaders
Tuesday, 23 June 2009, 12:13 pm | Australia West Papua Association
AWPA (Sydney) has written to the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders who are meeting in Cairns in August, urging them to discus the deteriorating situation in West Papua at their meeting . More >>
Will West Papua be raised at Conference?
Saturday, 21 February 2009, 1:53 pm | Australia West Papua Association
The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd opened a conference in Sydney on Thursday the 19 February. The conference is on Bilateral Relations titled “Australia and Indonesia: Partners in a New Era”. More >>
Ever-Growing Ranks Of Imprisoned Human Rights
Monday, 12 January 2009, 11:37 am | Australia West Papua Association
The AWPA is calling on Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to initiate a dialogue with his Indonesian counterpart in response to fresh evidence that the suppression of civil, political and human rights in West Papua continues. More >>
Has Australia Govt Handed Back Papuan Refugees?
Monday, 1 December 2008, 8:34 am | Australia West Papua Association
West Papua Independence day, Dec 1, this year marks a sad and angry time following reports that refugees Yunus Wainggai and 7 year old daughter Anike arrived in Jakarta following their disappearance from their Collingwood home on Sat 15th November. More >>
