Yesterday, the 1st of December 2024, marked 63 years since the Morning Star flag was first raised in West Papua to signify the territory’s sovereignty. Yet Indonesia’s annexation of the territory, military occupation, and violent oppression, gross human rights violations on West Papuans continue to be ignored internationally and unfortunately by most Pacific leaders.
We remind our Pacific leaders of their responsibility to sixty-three years of injustice by Indonesia, and the resilience of the West Papuan people against this oppression to this day. 📢
In solidarity with the people of West Papua, we demand that our Leaders:
1. Honor the resolutions of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) and Pacific Islands Forum, which call for a peaceful resolution to the West Papua conflict and the recognition of the rights
of West Papuans;
2. Take immediate and concrete action to review, and if necessary, sanction Indonesia’s status as a dialogue partner in the PIF, associate member of the MSG, and as a party to other privileged bilateral and multilateral arrangements in our Pacific region on the basis of its human rights record in West Papua;
3. Stand firm against Indonesia’s colonial intrusion into the Pacific through its cheque-book and other diplomatic overtures, ensuring that the sovereignty and rights of the people of West Papua are not sacrificed for political or economic gain; and
4. Pacific Islands Forum must take immediate action to establish a Regional Human Rights Commission or task force, support independent investigations into human rights violations in West Papua, and ensure accountability for all abuses.
#WestPapua #WestPapuaLivesMatter #EndColonialism #IndonesiaOutOfThePacific
Pacific Network on Globalisation Fiji Women's Crisis Centre Indonesian Embassy Suva - Fiji
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