News Archives - United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP)

January 18, 2021 West Papua in 2021: arrests, abductions and plans for ethnic cleansing

Following the announcement of a Provisional Government of West Papua and rejection of Jakarta’s ‘Special...

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 9, 2020 Indonesian military violence against West Papuan religious figures – summary

A number of West Papuan religious figures have been killed or wounded in recent months,...

November 30, 2020 Indonesia arrests own law-makers in new crack-down; UN responds

Eighty-four Papuans were arrested for ‘treason’ on November 17, 2020, in Merauke, as Indonesia moves...

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...

September 15, 2020 ULMWP Chair: Happy Independence Anniversary to Papua New Guinea

On behalf of the people of West Papua, congratulations and warm wishes to the people,...

April 13, 2020 West Papua stands with Vanuatu and Solomon Islands amid Cyclone Harold

On behalf of the ULMWP and the people of West Papua, I send my deepest...

January 31, 2020 ULMWP Delegation welcomed to EU Parliament by President of Catalonia

A ULMWP delegation, comprised of Chairman Benny Wenda and Head of EU Mission Oridek Ap,...

September 24, 2019 ULMWP Chair: Urgent United Nations and Pacific Islands Forum intervention needed to prevent more massacres in West Papua

[Bahasa translation below] Twenty-nineteen is becoming the worst year in nearly six decades of illegal...

July 21, 2019 ULMWP Chairman receives Freedom of the City of Oxford

On Wednesday 17th July, Benny Wenda the Chairman of The United Liberation Movement for West...

June 6, 2019 UK Parliamentary meeting hears update on the struggle for self-determination in West Papua

A meeting held in the UK’s Parliament last Tuesday received extensive updates on the human...

May 9, 2019 UK Government calls Act of Free Choice ‘utterly flawed’ during historic parliamentary debate

The UK Parliament held a comprehensive hour-long debate into West Papuan human rights on Wednesday....

April 18, 2019 Boycott of 2019 Indonesian Election Successful: 60% of West Papuans didn’t vote

The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) estimates that 60% of voters have boycotted...

April 1, 2019 Human Rights Investigators: Bombs dropped, hospitals torched and thousands displaced in Nduga

A delegation from Front Line Defenders, a human rights monitoring group, has reported that over...

March 28, 2019 The ULMWP provides humanitarian aid to the victims of Sentani flooding

On March 27, the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), provided humanitarian assistance to...

March 19, 2019 US State Department: Detention, intimidation and discrimination in West Papua

The 2019 U.S. State Department human rights report has detailed a litany of abuses committed...

February 21, 2019 United Nations experts condemn human rights abuse and racism in West Papua

The largest group of independent experts within the UN human rights system has issued an...

January 28, 2019 Parliamentarians in the UK welcome the handing-in of West Papuan People’s Petition

A group of parliamentarians in the United Kingdom have celebrated the recent handing-in of the...

January 25, 2019 Press Release: Historic petition for West Papuan self-determination handed to UN High Commissioner amidst humanitarian crisis and alleged chemical weapons use

SUMMARY: The West Papuan People’s Petition calling for self-determination, signed by 1.8 million West Papuans,...

January 4, 2019 ULMWP Chairman, Benny Wenda, discusses historic petition delivered to the U.N.

ABC News | February 1th – 2019 | ULMWP Benny Wenda, chairman of the ULMWP...

November 20, 2018 West Papuans demand Melanesian Spearhead Group reviews Indonesia’s status

UNITED LIBERATION MOVEMENT FOR WEST PAPUA Winston Churchill St, Port Vila, Vanuatu TEL +61 42025...

November 19, 2018 ULMWP Director and over 100 KNPB members arrested

MEDIA ADVISORY from Komite Nasional Papua Barat (KNPB) MASS ARREST IN WEST PAPUA (Jayapura, 19 November...

October 14, 2018 Statement on increasing violence in West Papua

Growing Indonesian state violence in West Papua – Several civilians reportedly killed 14th October 2018 Over...

October 9, 2018 International Coalition for West Papua, 2018 Third Quarter report

Published on Monday, 08 October 2018 on www.humanrightspapua.org The third quarter of 2018 was characterized...

September 19, 2018 Vanuatu brings West Papuan issue to 39th session UN Human Rights Council

Indigenous Peoples The Republic of Vanuatu would like to thank the Special Rapporteur on the Rights...

September 2, 2018 PIANGO calls on Pacific leaders to take West Papua case to the United Nations

The Pacific Islands Association of NGOs (PIANGO) is calling on the Pacific Island Forum Leaders...

May 29, 2018 Australian green party conference passes resolution to support self determination for West Papua

The Australian green party has endorsed a resolution on West Papua at their national conference...

May 16, 2018 ULMWP stands only for self determination for the West Papuan people.

Chairman of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), Benny Wenda asserted that the...

February 14, 2018 United Liberation Movement for West Papua in Port Moresby fulfills prerequisites for MSG membership

PRESS STATEMENT, Port Moresby, 14 February 2018 United Liberation Movement for West Papua in Port...

February 10, 2018 Members of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua have arrived in Port Moresby ahead of the MSG

10th February 2018, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea The United Liberation Movement for West Papua...