December 1st will mark the 63rd anniversary of West Papuan Independence Day and the inaugural raising of our national flag,...
Category: Statements
President Wenda: Happy 44th Independence Day to Vanuatu
July 30, 2024 in Statement On behalf of the people of West Papua, I wish Vanuatu a happy 44th Independence...
President Wenda: ULMWP constitution honours the 1971 OPM independence declaration
Today we mark the 53rd anniversary of the 1971 OPM independence declaration by unveiling the English translation of our ULMWP...
Meeting in European Parliament demands UN visit to West Papua
January 22, 2024 in Statement A meeting held today (22nd January 2024) at the European Parliament called for the United...
Benny Wenda: ULMWP Congress a step towards independence
As a leader of the West Papuan liberation movement, I welcome the ULMWP Congress currently taking place in Jayapura. I...
Benny Wenda speaks at Peace and Justice conference in London
I was pleased to speak about West Papua on a panel at a conference of the Peace and Justice Project...
Benny Wenda: Welcome West Papua People’s Forum
As a leader of the West Papuan liberation movement, I welcome the opening of the 2023 West Papua People’s Forum...
Benny Wenda: Torture of Papuan women a sign of Indonesian military culture
I was deeply saddened to hear about the two West Papuan mothers who were raped and mutilated by Indonesian soldiers...
Benny Wenda: West Papua a killing field under Indonesian rule
Two very worrying trends are emerging from Indonesia’s current military escalation in West Papua: the targeting of children and the...
Benny Wenda: New massacres in West Papua show urgency of UN intervention
The Indonesian military have intensified their campaign of brutality across West Papua over the past week. I am calling on...