UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Archives - United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP)

August 30, 2024 President Wenda: Welcome new Pacific Islands Forum call for a UN visit

As President of the ULMWP and on behalf of the people of West Papua, I...

August 26, 2024 A Historic Choice: ULMWP President Wenda on the 2024 Pacific Islands Forum

The 2024 Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders’ Meeting is a critical moment for Pacific leaders...

June 24, 2024 President Wenda: Welcome the launch of the West Papua People’s Liberation Front

On behalf of the ULMWP, I welcome the launch of the West Papua People’s Liberation...

May 10, 2024 News: Scottish Friends of West Papua launched in Scottish Parliament

A new Scottish chapter of the International Parliamentarians for West Papua (IPWP) launched yesterday (10th...

May 1, 2024 President Wenda: May 1st is a day of occupation and bloodshed

Today, May 1st, will always be remembered as a day of terror for West Papuans,...

October 20, 2023 News: IPWP meeting calls for urgent UN visit to West Papua

The International Parliamentarians for West Papua (IPWP) held a major meeting in the UK Parliament...

November 18, 2022 News: Eight countries criticise Indonesian human rights abuses at UPR

Eight countries have called for immediate investigation of human rights abuses in occupied West Papua...

July 12, 2022 Interim President: Pacific Islands Forum must urge Indonesia to allow UN access to West Papua

On behalf of the Provisional Government and people of West Papua, I would like to...

June 17, 2022 Meeting in UK Parliament advances call for a UN visit to West Papua

The International Parliamentarians for West Papua (IPWP) held a meeting in the British Parliament on...

April 28, 2022 Interim President: On May 1 we remember the day of terror

To my people back home, we must remember May 1 as the day of terror,...

April 25, 2022 Interim President: Indonesia must allow UN visit before Bali G20 meeting

I want to thank all the Pacific Elders for their recent statement supporting a visit...

April 22, 2022 News: Pacific Elders call for UN visit to West Papua

The Pacific Elders’ Voice (PEV), comprising former heads of state, US congresspersons and regional figures,...

March 24, 2022 Interim President Wenda: Immediately release Buchtar Tabuni and Bazoka Logo

Indonesian police have arrested Buchtar Tabuni and Bazoka Logo, two of our most prominent liberation...

January 10, 2022 Interim President Benny Wenda’s New Year Message

I would like to wish a Happy New Year to all our solidarity supporters around...

December 15, 2021 Interim President Benny Wenda’s Christmas Message

As 2021 ends, I would like to thank everyone who has stood with us this...

October 27, 2021 Interim President: West Papuan baby killed by Indonesian military as refugees flee into PNG

Two small babies were shot by the Indonesian military in Intan Jaya yesterday, October 26....

October 25, 2021 News: Basque Parliament passes resolution in support of West Papua

On October 8, 2021, the Basque Parliament passed a motion of support with the West...

October 11, 2021 News: UN Secretary-General’s report exposes attacks on human rights defenders in West Papua

A new United Nations report has detailed the harassment and surveillance of West Papuan human...

September 8, 2021 News: 79-state OACPS reiterates call for UN human rights chief to be allowed into West Papua

The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), made up of 79 countries –...

September 7, 2021 Interim President: Mass displacements part of Indonesia’s business strategy in West Papua

I am really sad to hear from the ground in West Papua that 2,400 civilians...

April 16, 2021 West Papua Council of Churches calls for immediate UN investigation in West Papua

The West Papua Council of Churches (WPCC) has written to the UN High Commissioner for...

April 5, 2021 UN human rights chief and Vanuatu condemn Indonesian abuses in West Papua

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has spoken out against the ‘alarming...

March 22, 2021 Press Release: Spanish Senate calls for UN High Commissioner to be allowed into West Papua as arrests made

The Spanish Senate has called for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to be...

January 13, 2021 Netherlands becomes 83rd state calling for UN visit to West Papua

The Netherlands has become the 83rd international state calling for the UN High Commissioner for...

December 10, 2020 Interim President Wenda: Indonesian Government greets UN Human Rights Day with military operations and arrests

Today, on UN Human Rights Day, I am calling on the Indonesian government to withdraw...

November 11, 2020 UK Government becomes 82nd state demanding UN access to West Papua

In a major victory for the ULMWP, the British Government has stated its support for...

October 27, 2020 ULMWP Chair: Martial Law is being imposed in West Papua

The Indonesian government is imposing effective martial law on West Papua. There is no other...

September 23, 2020 ULMWP Chair: Pastor shot dead as the people of West Papua resist ‘Special Autonomy’

As the UN General Assembly meets to celebrate its 75th anniversary, it continues to ignore...

March 18, 2020 ULMWP Chair: West Papua faces double crisis of coronavirus and Indonesian colonialism

As I stated last week, the people of West Papua face a new double crisis:...

March 10, 2020 Urgent alert: Indonesian military depopulating villages to protect Freeport gold mine

As the world faces the coronavirus crisis, my people face a renewed humanitarian crisis in...