United Liberation Movement of West Papua’s (ULMWP) Interim President, Mr. Benny Wenda, arrived at Port Vila International Airport yesterday as the first ever ULMWP President to be elected by over 5,000 indigenous delegates from within West Papua. He was welcomed on his arrival by a delegation of the Maraki Vanua Riki Council of Chiefs of […]
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President Wenda: I call on MPs to sign the Brussels Declaration
January 23, 2024 in Press Release, Statement On behalf of the ULMWP and the people of West Papua, I welcome yesterday’s meeting in the European Parliament and the launch of the Brussels Declaration. The Declaration is an important document, echoing the existing calls for a UN High Commissioner for Human Rights visit to West Papua […]
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West Papuan call to boycott Indonesian elections and ‘reclaim sovereignty’‘reclaim sovereignty’
By APR editor – January 11, 2024 The ULMWP congress in Jayapura last November . . . “Indonesia’s illegal rule over our mountains, forests, and sacred places must be rejected in the strongest possible terms.” Image: ULMWP Asia Pacific Report The pro-independence United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has declared a boycott of the […]
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Benny Wenda re-elected as leader of ULMWP following historic Congress in West Papua
In a historic moment for West Papua, Benny Wenda has expressed his deep honour at being elected President of the ULMWP (United Liberation Movement for West Papua) Provisional Government during the recently concluded Congress in Port Numbay. Edison Waromi, elected as Prime Minister, shares in the joy, and both leaders underscore their commitment to […]
