ULMWP chairman Hon. Mr. Benny Wenda have received the prestigious Freedom of the City award. He dedicated this award to the people of West Papua. First time in our history. It was an Honor. Today I had the honour of receiving Freedom of the City of Oxford as a messenger of the West Papuan people.Continue reading “Former WP Refugee and Assylum Seeker Benny Wenda Thanks Oxford City Council”
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Former WP Refugee and Assylum Seeker Benny Wenda Thanks Oxford City Council
ULMWP chairman Hon. Mr. Benny Wenda have received the prestigious Freedom of the City award. He dedicated this award to the people of West Papua. First time in our history. It was an Honor. Today I had the honour of receiving Freedom of the City of Oxford as a messenger of the West Papuan people.…
Former WP Refugee and Assylum Seeker Benny Wenda Thanks Oxford City Council was originally published on WPRRA.club
Former WP Refugee and Assylum Seeker Benny Wenda Thanks Oxford City Council was originally published on WPRRA.club
Ucapan Selamat dan Ucapan Terimakasih dari ULMWP dan WPRRA Port Moresby
Benny Wenda adalah salah satu pengungsi West Papua yang diselamatkan keluar dari pulau New Guinea karena dikejar oleh Negaera Kolonial Republik Indonesia (NKRI). Kami kirim dia keluar tahun 2002, dan sepuluh tahun kemudian dia balik, menggunakan paspor Inggris. Sekarang salah satu dari pengungsi West Papua ini mendapatkan penghargaan oleh negara lain. Itulah antara lain kata-kataContinue reading “Ucapan Selamat dan Ucapan Terimakasih dari ULMWP dan WPRRA Port Moresby”
Ucapan Selamat dan Ucapan Terimakasih dari ULMWP dan WPRRA Port Moresby
Benny Wenda adalah salah satu pengungsi West Papua yang diselamatkan keluar dari pulau New Guinea karena dikejar oleh Negaera Kolonial Republik Indonesia (NKRI). Kami kirim dia keluar tahun 2002, dan sepuluh tahun kemudian dia balik, menggunakan paspor Inggris. Sekarang salah satu dari pengungsi West Papua ini mendapatkan penghargaan oleh negara lain. Tuan Elimar Gombo, paling…
Ucapan Selamat dan Ucapan Terimakasih dari ULMWP dan WPRRA Port Moresby was originally published on WPRRA.club
West Papua refugees share their stories at Lithgow forum
West Papuan refugees Bas Fairio and Sonny Karubaba shared their stories with members of the community at the Lithgow and District Workmen’s Club on Saturday, December 8. Event organiser, Lithgow RN and West Papuan human rights advocate Anthony Craig, said he hoped their stories would encourage people to learn more about the plight of West PapuanContinue reading “West Papua refugees share their stories at Lithgow forum”
Flag of West Papua flies outside Lithgow Council | Photos
Hosea Luy The Morning Star flag of West Papua was hoisted alongside its Australian and Australian Aboriginal counterparts outside the Lithgow City Council offices on Friday, December 1. Lithgow resident Anthony Craig decided to make the stand to bring attention to what he has previously described as the “slow-motion genocide” of the people of West Papua. Mr Craig is alsoContinue reading “Flag of West Papua flies outside Lithgow Council | Photos”
Komnas HAM dan UNHCR Sepakat Kerja Sama Lindungi Pengungsi
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — Komisi Nasional Hak Asasi Manusia (Komnas HAM) dan Badan PBB untuk urusan pengungsi (UNHCR) sepakat meneruskan kerja sama meningkatkan advokasi dan perlindungan terhadap HAM pengungsi dan pihak lain yang berada di bawah mandat UNHCR di Indonesia. Kerja sama tersebut tertuang dalam nota kesepahaman yang diawali pada tanggal 28 Juli 2015 untuk kerjaContinue reading “Komnas HAM dan UNHCR Sepakat Kerja Sama Lindungi Pengungsi”
Resettlement in PNG was never a viable option
WATNA MORI. https://www.lowyinstitute.org/ When funding stops for the Manus Island refugees, so does the ability to care. In mid-2015 I was approached to work as a claims assistance provider at the Manus Regional Processing Centre. Initially, I was hesitant because I did not want to be part of an arrangement I believed was morally, if not legally,Continue reading “Resettlement in PNG was never a viable option”
Local nurse organises conference on West Papua
Phoebe Moloney Lithgow resident and local nurse Anthony Craig has organised a series of speakers to present at Lithgow Workmen’s Club on an issue close to his heart. Three speakers, including Walkley-award winning journalist Mark Davis, will take the stage at a forum on West Papua on Saturday, February 3. The speakers will be addressing the conflict and human rights abuses in theContinue reading “Local nurse organises conference on West Papua”
West Papuans swimming for freedom
A crucial message for the UN is being delivered across Lake Geneva in a most unusual way, writes Danny Chivers. The New Internationalist Could you swim for 30 hours? Right now, a six-person swimming team is preparing to do exactly that, relay-style, across the 69 kilometres of Lake Geneva. On Monday 28 August, they will set offContinue reading “West Papuans swimming for freedom”
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