Democracy in darkness inside West Papua; Appeal for Solidarity from African family for West Papua freedom
By Gpan West Papua The Indonesian Government’s Decision to extend Law Number 21 of 2001 without consulting Papuans pursuant to Article 77 has violated their basic human rights under Article 19 & 21 (1) of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UNUDHR) and their Civil and Political Rights which is a clear abuse […]
Indonesia’s False Autonomy in West Papua in Dilemma
By Gpan West Papua Papua autonomy was given on a golden plate on a dark background of 40 years military occupation by Jakarta to Papuans as a gift without any reason whatsoever with lots of strings attached to it. Papua and Aceh inclusive of former Timor Timur provinces were categorized as “daerah daerah rawan” conflict […]
Breaking: A West Papuan mother arrested for carrying flags briefly reunited with her son.

Image: West Papuan Human Rights Center A young West Papuan woman was taken into custody by Indonesian security forces after taking part in a peaceful protest to march for Independence of West Papua which has been under brutal colonial occupation since 1963. Her only crime was transporting 1,500 West Papuan flags from Sorong to […]