Benny has written this statement about the recent mass arrests and Indonesian military and police action near the Grasberg mine...
Category: Updates
Benny’s New Year message for 2015
Benny wrote this statement in December 2014 as a message to everyone for the new year Dear friends, supporters, fellow...
Statement on the massacre of youths and children in Paniai, West Papua
Benny has written this statement on the recent massacre in Paniai, West Papua which has left at least 5 Papuan boys dead...
West Papuans unite under a new umbrella group
In a historic gathering of West Papuan leaders in Vanuatu, different factions of the independence movement have united to form...
Statement on the arrests and shootings of KNPB activists
Benny has written this statement after dozens of West Papua National Committee (KNPB) activists were arrested recently in support of the International...
Benny helps to launch ILWP in Netherlands
Benny has recently made a visit to the Netherlands where he helped to launch the Dutch Chapter of International Lawyers...
Statement on transmigration: “We are NOT a dumping ground for Indonesia”
Benny has recently written this public statement on Indonesian “transmigration” in West Papua We are NOT a dumping ground for Indonesia...
Benny meets with parliamentarians and others in the USA and Norway
Benny has just returned from making two visits to the USA and Norway, where he met with Senators, members of...
Benny nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize Again
In light of his historic nomination, Benny is available for media interviews and other media related inquiries on the subject....
Official visit to the Caribbean & award presentation
Nobel Peace Prize Nominee and Free West Papua Campaign founder Benny Wenda has been on an official visit to the...