ND – door Gerhard Wilts_ – 6 november 2015

De beweging voor een vrij West-Papua is succesvol. Met die boodschap komt dr. Jacob Rumbiak, astronoom, theoloog en Papua-diplomaat, zaterdag naar Twello.

De kaarsrechte grens die de Indonesische provincie West-Papua scheidt van het autonome Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea, is een politiek-historisch bedenksel, een kunstmatige lijn, zegt Rumbiak. ‘Wij, Papoea’s, zijn het slachtoffer van de Koude Oorlog. Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea, dat in de twintigste eeuw nog onder Australisch bestuur stond, verkreeg in 1975 onafhankelijkheid. De inwoners van West-Papua zijn van dezelfde Melanesische familie, maar Indonesië heeft nooit willen instemmen met autonomie voor de inheemse bevolking.’

Totdat deze zomer licht gloorde. West-Papua is als waarnemer toegelaten op de juniconferentie van de Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG), een politiek-economisch platform van vier Melanesische staten en Nieuw-Caledonië. Een aanvraag voor het lidmaatschap van het Pacific Islands Forum is in september door de zestien lidstaten positief ontvangen, maar Indonesië weigert een ‘fact finding’-commissie van het PIF toe te laten. Toch zijn de ontwikkelingen zo hoopgevend, dat Rumbiak deze week de Molukse en Papua-gemeenschap in Nederland komt bijpraten.

Blokkade van het huis van Forkorus Yaboisembut door de Indonesische politie:

Opnieuw bewijs van onderdrukking en schending van de mensenrechten in West-Papua, gekolonialiseerd gebied door de zogenaamd democratische Republiek Indonesië.

Vandaag 19 oktober 2015 is 4 jaar geleden het Congres Papua 3 georganiseerd, waar Forkorus Yaboisembut tot President is gekozen en de Negara Federaal Republiek Papua Barat ( Federale Verenigde Staat Republiek West Papua ) is uitgeroepen.

Het Indonesische leger en de politie hebben het vreedzame congres op geweldadige wijze beëindigd met inzet van tanks, gevechtswagens en volle bewapening. Daarbij zijn veel vreedzame, ongewapende Papua's gewond en vermoord.

Vandaag 19 oktober 2015 om 10uur heeft de Indonesische politie het terrein omsingeld van het huis van President Forkorus Yaboisembut te Jln. Batu dua, Sabron Yaru, Sentani Barat, Jayapura.

Deze blokkade is bedoeld om ervoor te zorgen dat de herdenking van het Congres niet kan plaats vinden.

Op 26 oktober 2015 zal President Obama van de USA Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, de President van Indonesië ontmoeten.

Amerika levert wapens en traint Indonesische militairen, die vervolgens weer worden ingezet om de bevolking van West-Papua te onderdrukken.

Onderteken onderstaande petitie waarin Obama dringend wordt verzocht om de mensenrechtensituatie in West-Papua in zijn gesprek aan de orde te stellen.

Klik op de hyperlink "Sign and share ETAN's petition".

Urge Obama to support West Papua human rights

  Urge Obama to support West Papua human rights. Sign and share ETAN's petition On October 26, 2015, President Obama will meet with Indonesia's President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo. Beginning in May 1963, West Papua was occupied by Indonesia with U.S. government support and encouragement. By 1969, Indonesia had annexed the territory. Over the course of five decades, West Papuans have suffered mass killings, torture, rape, and the loss of their culture and lands. U.S. corporations like the mining giant Freeport McMoRan have devastated the environment. At least 100,000 Papuans are estimated to have died as a result of Indonesian rule. In addition, the region has been so inundated with migrants that indigenous Papuans are no longer a majority in their own land. The U.S. continues to arm and train the security forces that repress the West Papuan people. The Indonesian government's attempts to conceal the truth about West Papua include banning foreign journalists and UN Special Rapporteurs on human rights from visiting the territory. While President Widodo has announced several positive initiatives, elements in his government, including the security forces, are resisting change and the human rights violations continue. The West Papuans continue to resist Indonesian rule. Groups supporting self-determination recently came together in the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) in a broad coalition to press their case within West Papua and internationally. Restrictions on security assistance from the United States were important in Timor-Leste (East Timor) gaining their independence from Indonesia. The U.S. should again restrict training and weapons to Indonesia in support of the rights of West Papuans. For more information on West Papua, read the monthly West Papua Report, published by the West Papua Advocacy Team and ETAN. _______________________  ALSO: Help ETAN Shatter the Silence. Join our campaign to Reveal the Truth, Acknowledge the Crime ÂÂÂÂ

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Hieronder de tekst van de petitie:

To: President Obama When you meet with Indonesia's President Widodo this fall, we urge you support an end to human rights violations in the provinces of Papua and West Papua. Specifically we urge you to condition U.S. support for the Indonesian security forces to concrete improvements in human rights, including credible trials of those who are accused of past and ongoing human rights violations; unconditional freedom for political prisoners; unrestricted access to the territory; and engaging in internationally-mediated talks between the Indonesian government and the United Liberation Movement for West Papua. Why is this important? On October 26, 2015, President Obama will meet with Indonesia's President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo. Beginning in May 1963, West Papua was occupied by Indonesia with U.S. government support and encouragement. By 1969, Indonesia had annexed the territory. Over the course of five decades, West Papuans have suffered mass killings, torture, rape, and the loss of their culture and lands. U.S. corporations like the mining giant Freeport McMoRan have devastated the environment. At least 100,000 Papuans are estimated to have died as a result of Indonesian rule. In addition, the region has been so inundated with migrants that indigenous Papuans are no longer a majority in their own land. The U.S. continues to arm and train the security forces that repress the West Papuan people. The Indonesian government's attempts to conceal the truth about West Papua include banning foreign journalists and UN Special Rapporteurs on human rights from visiting the territory. While President Widodo has announced several positive initiatives, elements in his government, including the security forces, are resisting change and the human rights violations continue. The West Papuans continue to resist Indonesian rule. Groups supporting self-determination recently came together in the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) in a broad coalition to press their case within West Papua and internationally. Restrictions on security assistance from the United States were important in Timor-Leste (East Timor) gaining their independence from Indonesia. The U.S. should again restrict training and weapons to Indonesia in support of the rights of West Papuans. This is a petition of the East Timor and Indonesia Action Network For more information on West Papua, read the monthly West Papua Report, published by the West Papua Advocacy Team and ETAN.