West Papua - The Obliteration of a People

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Montag, 1. Dezember 2008

West Papua, formerly the Dutch colony of West New Guinea, was annexed by Indonesia in 1963. Six years later, a fraudulent Act of „Free“ Choice took place amid severe repression, yet the Act was endorsed by the United Nations, giving the seal of approval to Indonesia`s illegal annexations. Since the 1960`s. the people of West Papua have suffered numerios violations of their basic human rights: expropriation of their land, racial discrimmination, arrest and detention, torture, disappearences and massacres. A liberation movement which fights for the right of self-determination has been active since the mid 1960`s. (...) Carmel Budiardjo, Liem Soei Liong WEST PAPUA: THE OBLITERATION OF A PEOPLE ISBN: 0 - 9506751 - 5 - 6 Verlag: TAPOL 1988