| Sektion der IPWP und ILWP im EU Parlament gegründet |
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| Mittwoch, 3. Februar 2010 | |
Am 26. Januar 2010 wurde mit Unterstützung der Parlamentarierin Carolin Lucas, leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, eine neue Sektion der Internationalen Parlamentarier für West Papua (IPWP) im EU Parlament gegründet. Carolin Lucas: „Es ist wichtig, dass die Notlage der Menschen in West Papua mehr Aufmerksamkeit im EU Parlament findet und ich hoffe, das die Gründung der IPWP ein verstärktes Interesse für den anhaltenden Kampf West Papuas für seine Selbstbestimmung fördert.“ Zeitgleich wurde die Sektion der Internationalen Anwälte für West Papua (ILWP) im EU Parlament gegründet.  Carolin Lucas “Tens of thousands of Indonesian troops are currently
stationed in West Papua, with systematic human rights abuses including
arbitrary detention, rape, torture, beatings in custody and
extra-judicial killing commonly reported. The EU must put pressure on
Indonesia to end its curbs on the freedom of journalists and human
rights observers, withdraw its military presence from West Papua, and
engage in dialogue with the West Papuan leaders.“Benny Wenda, exiled West Papuan leader and chair of Koteka Tribal Assembly, said: “I bring the voice of the West Papuan people to the European Parliament, which is an important and significant first step. The voice of the West Papuans has never been heard before at EU level.”  Melinda Janki, Co-Chair of International Lawyers for West Papua, added:
“West Papua’s legal right to self-determination was violated in 1969 in
the so-called Act of Free choice. All we ask is that Indonesia and the
rest of the world respect the rule of law and allow West Papua to
freely exercise their right to self-determination.”Key aims of the IPWP group, which successfully launched in the British parliament in 2008, include: - Lobbying for a new act of self-determination in accordance with international law in which indigenous West Papuans are freely allowed to choose their international status - Calling for and supporting the immediate removal of Indonesian troops from West Papua - Calling for an international peacekeeping force for West Papua under the authority of the United Nations - Requesting their governments to stop all arms sales to Indonesia until Indonesian troops in West Papua have been replaced by a peacekeeping force  |
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