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Indonesia's 1969 Takeover of West Papua - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
9 Jul 2004 ... The United Nations and the Indonesian Takeover of West Papua, 1962-1969 ( Routledge, 2003). 2. Denise Leith. The Politics of Power: Freeport ...www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB128/ - 33k -
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West Papua UN Review Petition - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
West Papua UN Review Petition, hosted at PetitionOnline.com.www.petitiononline.com/unreview/ - 12k -
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Letter on West Papua sent by two senior members of the Committee ... - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
14 Feb 2008 ... Juan Mendez, UN Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide, described, in 2006, West Papua as being among those countries whose ...
Tampilkan peta 799 United Nations Plz, New York, NY 10017, USA
www.etan.org/news/2008/02wpap.htm - 18k - Tembolok - Halaman sejenis

West Papua Action - UN Review - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
Resource and information site, includes West Papua News (current and back issues ), contact details for West Papua Action, and links.westpapuaaction.buz.org/unreview/ - 152k -
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West Papua: Fatal Shooting at UN Indigenous People Day in Wamena ... - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
9 Aug 2008 ... Three flags symbolises three entities, first the UN, to indicate that indigenous peoples of West Papua are part of the global community, and ...ipahr.wordpress.com/2008/08/09/west-papua-fatal-shooting-at-un-indigenous-people-day-in-wamena/ - 14k -
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ReliefWeb » Document » Indonesia: Earthquake West Papua Province ... - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
5 Jan 2009 ... Indonesia: Earthquake West Papua Province OCHA Field Situation Report No. 2. Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of ...www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/EDIS-7MZKTD?OpenDocument - 22k -
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DNA - World - UN mission to survey West Papua quake zone - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
6 Jan 2009 ... A joint UN assessment mission is carrying out survey in the Indonesian province of West Papua, where a series of earthquakes injured ...www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1219237 - 50k -
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United Nations and the Indonesian Takeover of West Papua, 1962 ... - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
‘Saltford’s exhaustive study of UN sources about the Indonesian acquisition of West Papua is one of the very first academic books about the post-colonial ...westpapua.net/history/16/en/ - 44k -
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» INDONESIA: Handover of Papua described as a shameful chapter for UN - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
Speakers: John Saltford, the author of “The United Nations and the Indonesian Takeover of West Papua, 1962-69, the Anatomy of Betrayal” ...westpapua.net/?p=96 - 42k -
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OBAMA VICE WEST PAPUA: UN,USA,UK, AUSTRALIA MUST WANT A FREE WEST ...
SPECIAL AUTHONOMY FOR WEST PAPUA, MRP, PILKADA, PEMILU, MILITARY, GOVERNMENT SYSTEM AND THEIR SECREAT ... UN MUST REVIEW PEPERA 1969 FOR ALL WEST PAPUANS ...obamavicewestpapua.blogspot.com/2008/12/unusauk-australia-must-want-free-west.html - 72k - Tembolok - Halaman sejenis


INDONESIA: Human rights activists from West Papua targeted ... - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
UA-209-2007: INDONESIA: Human rights activists from West Papua targeted following meetings with UN Human Rights Defenders Special Representative ...www.ahrchk.net/ua/mainfile.php/2007/2465/ - 25k -
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UN Documents Related to West Papua Scribd - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
Find and Upload Documents from the UN Documents Related to West Papua Group at Scribd.com.www.scribd.com/group/13202-un-documents-related-to-west-papua - 31k -
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Green Left - Issues: Call for UN to assist West Papua - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
An Australian coalition of West Papua support groups has asked the UN to list West Papua as a non-governing territory requiring a self-determination ...www.greenleft.org.au/2006/666/6776 - 17k -
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[Onthebarricades] WEST PAPUA: Protests as UN envoy visits - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
Its spokesman, Jek Wanggai, says they have three main points to make: "The people people of West Papua, we want to [have the UN] review the Act of Free ...https://lists.resist.ca/pipermail/onthebarricades/2007-June/000165.html - 6k -
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REPOSITION RESPECTS TO WEST PAPUA’S POLITICAL STATUS Petition
To: The Comming UN General Assemby, September 2004. PAPUA NATIONAL COMMITTEE Hollandia-Port Numbay (Jayapura) West Papua ...www.petitiononline.com/1des61/petition.html - 15k - Tembolok - Halaman sejenis

Police shun UN role in Papua The Jakarta Post - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
"The case has nothing to do with the United Nations," National Police ... So Indonesia is living in denyal by considering West Papua as an internal question ...www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/08/15/police-shun-un-role-papua.html - 27k -
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FreeWestPapua.org - For a Free and Independent West Papua ... - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
Indonesia has repeatedly pushed back UN efforts to question the serious human rights ... West Papua quake victims play waiting game [+Aftershocks] ...www.freewestpapua.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=412&Itemid=35 - 19k -
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PAPUA MEE NEWS DO FOR ALL » Blog Archive » WEST PAPUA HISTORICAL DAY
WEST PAPUA BEFORE OR AFTER PEPERA 1969 “UN” (UNITED NATIONS) EVER VIOLATING THE UNIVERSAL DEMOCRACY AND LAW, THE INTERNATIONAL LAW, THE TRUE DEMOCRACY, ...menasetugaskampus.blog.friendster.com/2008/01/west-papua-historical-day/ - 22k - Tembolok - Halaman sejenis

Amazon.com: United Nations and the Indonesian Takeover of West ... - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
After five years of Indonesian rule, a UN team returned to West Papua to .... In West Papua the UN violated its' own mandate, by Saltford's analysis. ...www.amazon.com/United-Nations-Indonesian-Takeover-1962-1969/dp/070071751X - 272k -
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Protester killed at independence rally in West Papua (Updated ... - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
9 Aug 2008 ... Many visiting community leaders from other regions of West Papua ... These are the United Nations flag, the Indonesian flag, the West Papuan ...www.asia-pacific-action.org/node/128 - 23k -
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The United Nations and the Indonesian Takeover of West Papua ... - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
The United Nations and the Indonesian Takeover of West Papua, 1962รป1969: The Anatomy of Betrayal - John Saltford - Mobipocket eBook - Get eBooks!ebooks.ebookmall.com/ebook/273885-ebook.htm - 19k -
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CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
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Versi HTMLthat the UN Security Council address the security concerns posed by human rights abuse in West. Papua. United Nations involvement in West Papua extends back ...wpik.org/Src/UNCongLteWPapua.pdf - Halaman sejenis

Inside Indonesia - Why West Papua deserves another chance - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
The Netherlands transferred sovereignty over West Papua to Indonesia, with an interim administration by the United Nations Temporary Executive Authority ...www.insideindonesia.org/content/view/577/29/ - 28k -
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WEST PAPUA: We will be free! - NI 344 - West Papua -- a history of ... - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
On 1 October 1962 – for the first time in its history – the UN was given temporary executive authority over a territory of significant size: West Papua. ...www.newint.org/issue344/history.htm - 29k -
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Why West Papua deserves another chance The UN ballot in 1969 broke ... - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
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Versi HTMLThe UN ballot in 1969 broke every rule for genuine self-determination. 1. Sam Blay. 2. West Papua (Irian Jaya) is the oldest self-determination issue in ...www.nieuwsbank.nl/papua-lobby/03blay.pdf - Halaman sejenis

Australia West Papua Association Sydney - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
support international calls on UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to review the UN's conduct in relation to the Act of 'Free' Choice in West Papua in 1968-1969 ...www.zulenet.com/AWPA/pages/uncampaign.html - 11k -
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Fatal Shooting at UN Day of the World's Indigenous People in ... - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
The demonstrators are said to be refusing to move from the site of the demonstration until there is now International intervention in West Papua. ...www.westpapua.ca/?q=en/node/512 - 18k -
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IRIN Asia Asia Indonesia INDONESIA: Displaced returning home ... - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
11 Jan 2009 ... UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ... The coastal districts of Manokwari and Sorong in West Papua, Indonesia were hard ...www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=82282 - 60k -
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Minority Rights Group International : International statements ... - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
UN Commission on Human Rights 54th session, March 1998. 1 October 1999 ... We would like to present the findings concerning West Papua to this commission, ...www.minorityrights.org/777/international-statements/un-commission-on-human-rights-54th-session-march-1998.html - 17k -
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Introduction to West Papua from West Papua Information Kit - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
Although the SMH (Sydney Morning Herald) and NYT (New York Times) newspapers both stated this selling of West Papua was a violation of the United Nations ...www.doublestandards.org/westpap.html - 7k -
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West Papua: Call for Action! - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
As a member of the United Nations and a South Pacific neighbour of West Papua, New Zealand failed to promote the rights of the people of West Papua and ...www.converge.org.nz/pma/cra0273.htm - 14k -
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IISH - Today in 1969 : 19 November - UN Abandons West Papua - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
Since 1962 the former Dutch colony of West Papua was under UN protection. In fact, Indonesia ruled it and had no compassion whatever for the Papuan ...www.iisg.nl/today/en/19-11.php - 8k -
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West Papua Action - UN Review - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
3 Jul 2002 ... Call to Kofi Annan to review UN betrayal of West Papua ... Tapol Bulletin: West Papua Campaign Launched at UN ...westpapuaaction.buz.org/unreview/march26.htm - 39k -
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The Secret War Against Defenceless West Papua - Nations & States ... - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
If the history of human rights is not the history of great power's impunity, the UN must return to West Papua, as it did finally to East Timor. ...www.globalpolicy.org/nations/emerging/2006/0629secretwar.htm - 18k -
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International Federation Warns of West Papua-East Timor Parallels ... - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
Warning of ominous parallels between the situation in West Papua and events last year in East Timor, Charles Scheiner, United Nations Representative of the ...home.snafu.de/watchin/IFET_WP.htm - 12k -
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Mark Doris, West Papua: The Case for Re-examination - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
Raise the question of the incorporation of West Papua into Indonesia directly with the United Nations, asking the Secretary-Generals office to re-examine ...www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/24/085.html - 10k -
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Scoop: West Papua National Coalition For Liberation - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
29 Apr 2008 ... "The WPNCL will seek to reverse the so-called Act of Free Choice of 1969 and re- inscribe West Papua on UN Decolonization Committee in so ...www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0804/S00291.htm - 56k -
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West Papua — a history of betrayal New Internationalist Find ... - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
On 1 October 1962 -- for the first time in its history -- the UN was given temporary executive authority over a territory of significant size: West Papua. ...findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0JQP/is_2002_April/ai_85472923 - 47k -
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West Papua: Biodiversity and freedom « chrislang.org - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
Noam Chomsky is a good person, in 2005 he was the first to say he would sign my letter to the United Nations asking for West Papua to be put back on the UN ...chrislang.org/2006/03/27/west-papua-biodiversity-and-freedom/ - 20k -
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Aotearoa IMC: West Papuan Man Shot Dead at U.N. Indigenous Peoples ... - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
Yesterday around 20000 people gathered to celebrate UN Indigenous People's day in Wamena, in West Papua's highland region. Indonesian Military and members ...indymedia.org.nz/feature/display/71892/index.php - 35k -
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Free West Papua - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
6 Jun 2008 ... During a one-day visit to West Papua, special representative to the United Nations Secretary General, Hina Jilani, said there are credible ...www.freewestpapua.com.au/news.php - 25k -
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CCTS No 28 : West Papua conflict and its effects - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
Since the UN approved the result of the AFC they claim that West Papua is an integral part of Indonesia’s territory. The Papuans’ demand for the right to ...www.c-r.org/ccts/ccts28/west-papua.htm - 15k -
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irianjaya : Message: [IRIAN-L] WEST PAPUA: UN chief urges ... - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
through a UN-organized ballot, Jakarta has been adamant it will not bow to the demands of separatists in the restive provinces of West Papua or Aceh. ...groups.yahoo.com/group/irianjaya/message/1298 - 23k -
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United Nations and the Indonesian Takeover of West Papua, - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
After five years of Indonesian rule, a UN team returned to West Papua to monitor and endorse a controversial act of self-determination that resulted in a ...www.papuaindependent.com/ebooks-shopping/united-nations-and-the-indonesia-171851.html - 10k -
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Faleomavaega (AS00) - Washington, D.C.—Congressional Black Caucus ... - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
United Nations (UN) Ambassador Ortiz-Sanz, who was sent to West Papua to observe the process, issued the following statement: ...www.house.gov/list/press/as00_faleomavaega/enionwestpapua.html - 15k -
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West Papua: undefeated, by Damien Faure - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
Whereas East Timor became a cause cรฉlรจbre, West Papua has been passed over. The United Nations is not interested. Yet the forgotten people fight on for ...mondediplo.com/2002/09/10westpapua - 28k -
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Developed nations complicit in West Papua injustice. - Free Online ... - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
Free Online Library: Developed nations complicit in West Papua injustice. by ... of West Papua despite overwhelming Papuan opposition and United Nations' ...www.thefreelibrary.com/Developed+nations+complicit+in+West+Papua+injustice-a0126557342 - 29k -
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West Papua: Under the Indonesian Jackboot - [1996] HRD 6 - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
The New York Agreement, signed and sealed in August 1962, provided for the hand- over of West Papua to a temporary UN executive authority, to be followed ...www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/HRD/1996/6.html - 18k -
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Monbiot.com » Blog Archive » In Bed With the Killers - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
3 May 2005 ... Background and Progress Report: On the Campaign for ‘A UN Internal Review Of Its Conduct’ in the Act of Free Choice 1969 in West Papua. ...www.monbiot.com/archives/2005/05/03/in-bed-with-the-killers/ - 16k -
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ICJ Australia - West Papua - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
Journalists are regularly denied access to the West Papua province. Requests for visits by the special procedures of the (now replaced) UN Commission on ...www.icj-aust.org.au/content/view/51/50/ - 20k -
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eMJA: Health and human security in West Papua - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
Leading Western powers granted Indonesia stewardship of West Papua in 1962, pending a referendum on independence. In 1969, after a UN-brokered referendum, ...www.mja.com.au/public/issues/189_11_011208/ree10420_fm.html - 37k -
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John Rumbiak - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
Your congress person can call on the UN Secretary General to initiate a review of the UN's actions in the Indonesian take-over of West Papua. ...www.redwire.us/AWPAN/ - 14k -
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Erklรคrung des Dritten Internationalen Solidaritรคtstreffens zu West ...
Jenis Berkas: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Versi HTMLdie Mobile Polizei (Brimob) aus West Papua abzuziehen. Sie forderten alle UN- Mitgliedsstaaten auf, den Generalsekretรคr. Kofi Annan zu bitten, die Rolle der ...wc2002.papua-partnerschaft.de/index2.php?option=content&do_pdf=1&id=113 - Halaman sejenis

UN « Free West Papua - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
On US Congress Letter to UN. March 4, 2008. Why did two senior members of of the Committee of Foreign Affairs on West Papua ...westpapuafree.wordpress.com/tag/un/ - 48k -
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all4all.org West Papua protests against Freeport mine - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
The US intervened and engineered an agreement between Indonesia and the Netherlands, which in 1962 gave control of West Papua to the United Nations and one ...www.all4all.org/2006/05/2539.shtml - 16k -
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West Papua: A Scandal in UN Decolonisation History, by Glen O ... - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
The political, economic and social advancement of Non-Self-Governing Territories has been an important part of the mandate of The United Nations since the ...www.scribd.com/.../West-Papua-A-Scandal-in-UN-Decolonisation-History-by-Glen-O-Rumaseuw-WestPacAMP-Jakarta-1... - 143k -
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ReliefWeb » Document » Indonesia: Earthquake West Papua Province ... - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
4 Jan 2009 ... Indonesia: Earthquake West Papua Province OCHA Field Situation Report 04 Jan 2009. Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of ...www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/MUMA-7MZ7HC?OpenDocument - 21k -
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West Papua: The Stuggle for Peace with Justice - Hasil Google Books
oleh Neles Tebay - 2005 - Political Science - 32 halamanHaving colluded in the conduct of the act, the UN representative Ortiz Sanz declared, ... 2: Papuans under threat Following its annexation of West Papua.books.google.co.id/books?isbn=1852873167...

West Papua: Famine and neglect in a land of plenty - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
West Papua: 1969 vote a sham; UN failed to ensure free choice .... The UN team was made to leave West Papua and Indonesia as soon as the vote was over. ...www.safecom.org.au/papua-tapol.htm - 93k -
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Reuters AlertNet - ACT Alert: Earthquakes Shake West Papua, Indonesia - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
12 Jan 2009 ... Earthquakes Shake West Papua. Geneva, 8 January 2009 ... reported the UN Office for the Coordinator of Humanitarian Affairs. ...www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthefield/222031/12317731181.htm - 37k -
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Support Aviation Training in West Papua Petition - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
The Support Aviation Training in West Papua petition to UN and Indonesian Govy was written by Samuel Tabuni and is hosted free of charge at GoPetition. ...www.gopetition.com/petitions/support-aviation-training-in-west-papua.html - 20k -
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TAPOL Press - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
The agreement provided for an initial transfer of power of West Papua to the UN to be followed by a transfer to Indonesia. An Act of Free Choice would then ...tapol.gn.apc.org/press/files/pr051115.htm - 15k -
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United Nations and the Indonesian Takeover of West Papua, 1962 ... - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
Buy United Nations and the Indonesian Takeover of West Papua, 1962-1969: The Anatomy of a Betrayal Online at Lowest Price - United Nations and the ...www.infibeam.com/Books/info/John-Saltford/United-Nations-and-the-Indonesian-Takeover-of/070071751X.html - 28k -
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West Papua’s Cry for Freedom - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
Ever since Indonesia has existed as an independent country West Papua had ... of West Papua to a United Nations Temporary Executive Authority (UNTEA). ...www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=2295 - 59k -
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UN mission to survey West Papua quake zone by Bulletin.India - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
A joint UN assessment mission is carrying out survey in the Indonesian province of West Papua, where a series of earthquakes injured hundreds. ...bulletin.in/all-topics/un-mission-to-survey-west-papua-quake-zone/ - 235k -
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tribal-indonesia : Message: THIRD INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY MEETING ...
The Meeting stressed the urgent need for UN human rights monitors to visit West Papua and called for an independent team of experts to investigate the ...asia.groups.yahoo.com/group/tribal-indonesia/message/319 - 25k - Tembolok - Halaman sejenis

WEST PAPUA INDIGENOUS ORGANIZATION (WPIO) - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
Mulanya diberi nama West Papua Interest Association (WPIA) dan diganti menjadi WPIO oleh John Anari. Organisasi ini Resmi terdaftar di UN of ECOSOC. ...www.geocities.com/west_papua/ - 26k -
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Fed: ACTU calls for UN supervised referendum in West Papua ... - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
Fed: ACTU calls for UN supervised referendum in West Papua ...find AAP General News (Australia) articles. AAP General News (Australia) 10-24-2000 Fed: ACTU ...www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-34661768.html - 116k -
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West Papua Information Kit - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
36 Members of Congress wrote a letter seeking a United Nations "review" of the " Act of Free Choice" under which Indonesia annexed West Papua in 1969. ...fandom.net/InfoKit/ - 40k -
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West Papua Report - July 2007 - [ Terjemahkan laman ini ]
A U.N. human rights official has expressed concern about the human rights environment in West Papua. Her visit prompted Papuans to demonstrate peacefully in ...www.etan.org/issues/wpapua/0707wpap.htm - 36k -
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West Papua UN Review

West Papua UN Review

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To: United Nations Secretary General

To: Secretary General United Nations UN Plaza New York NY 10017, USA Appalled by the ongoing suffering of the people of West Papua, we join a growing list of international parliamentarians and non-governmental organizations, and call on you as United Nations Secretary General to initiate a review of the UN’s conduct in relation to the “Act of ‘Free’ Choice” in West Papua, 1968-69.

West Papua has entered its fifth decade of occupation by the Indonesian military.

Crimes against humanity have been and continue to be perpetrated against the West Papuan people. An estimated minimum of 100,000 West Papuans have died since Indonesia took over in 1963. There have been systematic violations of the human rights of West Papuans at the hands of the Indonesian regime, including extra-judicial killings, rape, torture, arbitrary arrest and detention, violations of the rights of freedom of assembly and freedom of speech, and denial of free access to NGOs, human rights groups, international observers and the media to freely carry out their work.

In 1969, instead of a proper independence referendum, 1,022 West Papuans were rounded up and forced to declare – unanimously and in public – their “wish” to integrate West Papua into the Republic of Indonesia, then ruled by the brutal dictator Suharto. The population at the time was estimated at some 800,000 people, so a fraction of one percent of the people took part.

The Act has been widely dismissed as a farce, yet no action has been taken to redress the injustice to date.

Former United Nations Under-Secretary General Chakravarthy Narasimhan, who handled the takeover, has since admitted that the process was a “whitewash”: “It was just a whitewash.

The mood at the United Nations was to get rid of this problem as quickly as possible… Nobody gave a thought to the fact that there were a million people there who had their fundamental human rights trampled… How could anyone have seriously believed that all voters unanimously decided to join his [Suharto’s] regime?… Unanimity like that is unknown in democracies.”

The United Nations had certain responsibilities in relation to the Act, as specified in the New York Agreement, an international agreement signed at UN Headquarters by Indonesia and the Netherlands on August 15, 1962. However there is strong evidence that the UN failed to fulfill its obligations under the Agreement. A representative of the UK mission to the UN said in July 1969:

“Our strong impression is that the great majority of United Nations members want to see this question cleared out of the way with the minimum of fuss as soon as possible… the Secretariat, whose influence could be important, appear only too anxious to get shot of the problem as quickly and smoothly as possible.”

In the years 1962-69, an estimated 30,000 West Papuans were killed and an atmosphere of fear and intimidation pervaded the country at the time of the Act. Moreover, in the report of the Act by the then UN Secretary-General’s Representative Ortiz Sanz, it was stated that “an act of free choice has taken place… in accordance with Indonesian practice”. The New York Agreement referred to “in accordance with international practice”. Evidence of what was considered international practice at the time can be found in UN General Assembly Resolution 1541 (XV) of 1960. This Resolution states that the integration of one territory with another should result from the “freely expressed wishes of the Territory's peoples acting with full knowledge of the change in their status, their wishes having been expressed through informed and democratic processes impartially conducted and based on universal adult suffrage". This crucial discrepancy was not pointed out to the UN General Assembly, which voted to “take note” of the report of the Act.

Detailed substantiating documentation on the case for a review was presented to your office on 26 March 2002.

An outline briefing is available at http://westpapuaaction.buz.org/unreview and more background detail is provided in “The United Nations and the Indonesian Takeover of West Papua, 1962-1969” by Dr. John Saltford.

De-classified US documents released in 2004 and edited by Brad Simpson available at http://www.gwu.edu/%7Ensarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB128/index.htm have further underlined the complicity. The US Embassy in Jakarta for example told the US State Department in a cable dated July 2, 1969 that “[private] political views of the UN team are… 95 per cent of the Irianese support the independence movement and that the Act of Free Choice is a mockery”.

Former Indonesian Ambassador to Australia Sabam Siagian said in March 2004 that the Act of Free Choice in 1969 was never viewed as a truly democratic exercise.

In December 2004 a British foreign office minister admitted in parliament that the handpicked representatives were coerced into declaring for inclusion in Indonesia.

Given the overwhelming evidence, and appalled by the ongoing suffering of the people of West Papua, we therefore call on you as United Nations Secretary General to initiate a review of the UN’s conduct in relation to the “Act of ‘Free’ Choice” in West Papua, 1968-69.

Sincerely,
The Undersigned

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