Indonesias acquisition of west papua has been the cause of controversy for more than 60 years. Since the island is alternatively named as papua, the region is also called west papua. Human rights abuses international academics for west papua. Human rights and conflict escalation in west papua 2019. What would you do if your mother was raped by invading. Iryan is a biak word meaning hot or steamy land rising from the sea. The papua conflict is an ongoing conflict in western new guinea papua between indonesia. Out of the hundreds of emails that i sent to newspapers yours was the only one with the courage to publish this article that the australian government would love to keep quiet.
The genocide of black people in west papua will literally make you sick to your stomach. Ever since the invasion of west papua over fifty years ago, the indonesian security forces have committed a never ending catalogue of extreme human rights violations. West papua was formally transferred from the netherlands to indonesia on may 1, 1963. Indonesian rule in west papua, was written by dr jim elmslie and dr camellia webbgannon, both visiting scholars at the centre for peace and conflict studies at sydney university. Civil resistance in west papua, university of queensland press, p. Torture, rape, extrajudicial killings, false imprisonment, and violent suppression of peaceful demonstrations are happening en masse, and its all being carried out in west papua one of australias closest neighbours. As i stated last week, the people of west papua face a new double crisis. Indonesia has deployed more than 1,000 security personnel to west papua and cut internet access, amid days of violent demonstrations in what activists say. Control of west papua was established by a brutal invasion where an estimated 30,000 papuans were killed between 1965 and 1969 by usbacked indonesian security forces.
Money and geopolitics usually beat out human rights. Indonesia targeting west papuans with mass arrests and home. Over 500,000 civilians have been killed in a genocide against the indigenous population. The stories and intent are the same, a policy to annihilate the people considered the enemy of those in authority.
Pacific climate change and west papua, west papua project, university of sydney, november 34, 2016. Indonesia deploys 1,000 soldiers to quell unrest, cuts internet published. The indonesian province formerly known as irian jaya, one of the most traditional areas in the world, is a tragic example of genocide ignored, where the forces of civilization are wiping out the. The case of west papua kjell anderson netherlands institute for war, holocaust, and genocide studies follow this and additional works at. West papuans claim they have been victims of decades of human rights. Uk to help stop what they describe as the silent genocide in west papua. There is a human rights catastrophe happening right on our doorstep in west papua. Please put a brief introduction to your mp in the body of your email explaining why you support the free west papua campaign. Netherlands institute for war, holocaust, and genocide studies. This is taken from the pacific history they dont teach us at school dvd. Reports by local human rights defenders describe an alarming shrinking of democratic space.
In 2015, indonesian president joko widodo announced he would open the. Indonesian colonialism, which has destroyed our way of life and left us without healthcare or the natural support of our environment, has increased the risks of coronavirus to my people. Like timorleste, west papua, commonly subsuming both papua and west papua, remains a separate ethnic entity, acknowledged as such by. Without international intervention, there is real fear that the west papuan people, and their lands, will. The years 2015 and 2016 were characterized by a significant aggravation of the human rights situation in west papua compared to previous years. The road to home is a 2015 featurelength documentary about independence leader benny wenda, who is the founder of the free west papua campaign. Application of the law of genocide to the history of indonesian control pdf. West papuans have called on people in the uk to help stop what they describe as the silent genocide in west papua. West papuan demographic transition and the 2010 indonesian census.
In an attempt to control the papuans, and to claim the land to make way for resource extraction, the indonesian army has systematically murdered, raped and tortured people in numbers that would constitute a genocide. The brutal occupation of west papua is underreported but uk and us. Human rights in west papua ever since the invasion of west papua over fifty years ago, the indonesian security forces have committed a never ending catalogue of extreme human rights violations. But despite regular bloodshed and reports of systematic. Warning the following article contains some disturbing images. Indonesia is committing a secret genocide in west papua. Reported massacre in yapen indonesia is committing a secret genocide in west papua. Widodo last year told fairfax media he would make west papua a priority. General goliath tabuni and 23 of his followers surrendered to the indonesian. Since his dramatic escape from an indonesian prison in 2002, where he was held in isolation and tortured as a political prisoner, benny has been an unceasing crusader on the international scene, campaigning to bring about an end to the suffering of his. According to the international coalition for papua, a human rights organisation, more than 6,400 people were arrested for political activism in 2015.
Canberra, australia, apr 30 2016 ips for more than half a century, the indigenous people of west papua, located on the western side of the island of new guinea, who are related to the melanesians of the southwest pacific islands, have waged a resistance to governance by indonesia and a relentless campaign for selfdetermination. In this june 2015 statement, fiji confirmed its position on west papua and the. West papuans turn to africa for support in freedom bid. Victoria university of wellington legal research paper no. Jayapura, jubi the planed transmigration program in papua proposed by minister of rural, remote development area and transmigration, marwan jafar, is a demographic threat to indigenous papuans, warned papua governor lukas enembe. Asians are committing an even worst genocide against blacks than white are. A woman in in jayapura, west papua, holds the grandchild of the murdered independence. Hello, thank you for publishing my article and video on the genocide in west papua it is very much appreciated. In 2003, the province of west papua was split by the. Lying to the west of the independent state of papua new guinea, it is the only indonesian territory to be situated in oceania. If you could forward the sample letter to your mps asap, ahead of the melanesian spearhead group msg commencing this thursday, 186 2015, we at the campaign would be very grateful. Just some 300km north of our borders human rights violations are being committed on a vast scale. Contrasting accounts of indonesian genocide and betrayal.
And the violent stranglehold of military occupation in west papua, where journalists enter illegally at their peril, puts the oil giant largely beyond scrutiny. The genocide that is being ignored by the world february 11, 2019 the podesta brothers revealed to be in portugal the day of madeleine. This is a record of any crimes of genocide committed by the i. From our partners at tabloid jubis west papua daily. The asian human rights commission has also described the situation as genocide. Idpp, is the indonesian part of the island of new guinea. Indonesia committing secret genocide in west papua. The will of the west papuan people was to be tested by the socalled act of free choice some time prior to. The case of west papua, genocide studies and prevention.
Recommended citation anderson, kjell 2015 colonialism and cold genocide. Why nearly 2 million people are demanding an independence. In papua blood, danish photographer peter bang provides a deeply personal account of his more than three decades of experience in west papua that is a testament to the resilience and patience of the people in the face of slow genocide with an estimated 500,000 papuans dying over the. The word genocide is simple enough to understand, whether in nazi germany, rwanda, bosnia, palestine, pol pots cambodia or in west papua. The name irian barat west irian was used during the indonesian takeover, and persisted after the renaming in the 1970s. Genocide, demographic change, the issue of intent and the australiaindonesia security treaty, australia institute of international affairs, adelaide, 231006. West papua was handed over by the dutch to the indonesian. Application of the law of genocide to the history of indonesian control, allard k. Over half a century of occupation west papua has been occupied by indonesia since the 1960s, when the us government, keen to open up the countrys forests and mineral wealth for us corporations, stepped in to back up indonesia. West papuan women left isolated and beset by violence under. Why nearly 2 million people are demanding an independence vote. What would you do if your country was invaded by another country. This human rights crisis in west papua, just 250km north of australia cannot be ignored.
West papua is the western half of the island of new guinea, formerly known as. A recent report details genocide against the indigenous people of west papua carried out by the indonesian government, which has occupied the territory since the 1960s the report, a slowmotion genocide. Since the first days of indonesian occupation, the people and land of west papua have been under relentless attack. The genocide of black people in west papua will literally.
The term west papua refers to the indonesian easternmost provinces of papua and papua barat. Considered to be a part of the australian continent, the. Not just a disaster, papuan claims of genocide deserve to be taken seriously, inside indonesia issue 97, julysept. All the transactions will be here for people to see their money work for west papua also photos of our products. In 2003, the province of west papua was split by the indonesian government into west papua and papua. Human rights in west papua recognising the inalienable.
Crimes of genocide within west papua home facebook. Benny wenda keep on saying west papua is his country, but he ran away from west papua after leading a violent demonstration. In 2015, indonesian president joko widodo announced he would open the region. The west papuan peoples petition calls upon the united nations general assembly, decolonisation committee and human rights council to. Subsequent to the withdrawal of the dutch administration from the netherlands new guinea in 1962 and implementation of indonesian administration in 1963, the free papua movement has conducted a lowintensity guerrilla war against. The papua conflict is an ongoing conflict in western new guinea papua between indonesia and the free papua movement indonesian.
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