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France plans the ethnocide of three indigenous tribes and account for the genocide on the Wayana indians in French-Guiana.
A report by Thierry Sallantin and "Friends of Peoples close to Nature".

FRANCE VIOLATES;
Article 8 of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Directive 76/464/EWG and Directive 80/86/EWG of the European Environmental Law.
Articles 1, 5 and 7 of the International Declaration about the Rights of Persons belonging to National or Ethnical, Religious or Linguistic Minorities.

The following is the eighth in a series of monthly reports prepared by the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights-Indonesia Support Group providing updates on developments in West Papua. The RFK Center has monitored and reported on the human rights situation in West Papua since 1993 when Bambang Widjojanto received the annual RFK Human Rights Award. For more information, contact:
Miriam Young, RFK Program officer 202-463-7575 or 1-800-558-1880
Abigail Abrash Walton, Support Group Member 603-357-2651

Summary/ Contents

The 86 members of Sengwer an ethnic minority hunter-gatherers arrested last Thursday were charged of felony by Kitale court on friday and each given bond of Kshs 2000. By Saturday in the afternoon only one person was still in the police cell in Kapenguria.

JAKARTA, Oct 11 (AFP) - Indonesia missed an opportunity to restore military ties with the United States by failing to make its soldiers accountable for abuses in East Timor, the outgoing US ambassador said Monday.

The Honorable Colin L. Powell
Secretary of State
U.S. Department of State
2201 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20520

Dear Secretary Powell:

West Papua has never been known to the world politics, except for its rich natural resources. Many countries have contributed to various catastrophes facing the beings who live in this western half of New Guiea Island, the world's second largest island.

Dear all,

It is my hope that one day Sengwer (also referred to as Cherangany or Dorobo) will find peace and live as other Nations that make Kenya a country.

Elders and Leaders from the community have used every opportunity at their disposal to raise fundamental issues affecting the indigenous community since Kenya became a British colony to date, but little has been acheived. For example:- They've presented oral and/or written memoranda in.... 1. 1932 during the Carter Land Commission 2. 1999 boycotted population since until the government gave them census

Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, Excellencies & Distinguished Delegates, I bring to this August gathering a warm greeting from the people of the Republic of Vanuatu.

Mr. President,
At the outset, I take this opportunity to congratulate you on your assumption as the President of the 59th Session of the United Nations General Assembly... May I further take this occasion to acknowledge with deep gratitude the contributions of your predecessor who so competently steered the work of the 58 Session to its conclusion.

Press Release, 28th September 2004. Today, Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Barak Sope Tame MAATAMATE of Vanuatu call the UN to take moral and political responsibility for it’s past mistake on the issue of West Papua. He reaffirmed that to bring last peace and security in West Papua, the issue of self-determination and independence of the people of West Papua and review of the conduct of the UN in relation to the Act of “Free Choice” in 1969 must be given a central attention in new UN reform program.

His Excellency Prime Minister of Vanuatu, In relation to the plan of PNG government to remove West Papuan Refugees 2000 to Kiunga, East Awin, PNG, at the moment we are continuously refusing it as there are so many problems related to the processes of the removal. The only reason is the the Papuans do not want to move, as they know already that Kiunga is the hell for them. Whoever sent there have never come back alive. That is the open prison for anyone from this Papua Soil.

WASHINGTON - September 24 - The U.S. Senate yesterday voted to renew bans on International Military Education and Training (IMET) and foreign military financing (FMF) for Indonesia. In passing the Foreign Operations Appropriations bill, the Senate agreed to continue the ban on grants of military equipment through the FMF program and on licenses for export of lethal equipmentuntil certain conditions are met, and to extend the ban on IMET until the State Department determines that the Indonesian armed forces and government are cooperating with the FBI's investigation into the murder of U.S.

We would like to hereby declare that we are not going anywhere inside PNG territory, except to remain in Vanimo, PNG, according to the following agreement in a meeting between the villagers and the refugees. If there is any plan, because of being paid by colonial power of Indonesia, then there is no way we are going anywhere inside PNG territory, EXCEPT, we are removed from Papua Land, and go to the Republic of Vanuatu.

The Worldwide Fund for Nature--WWF--renowned the world over as a charitable organization established to protect endangered species, is provably responsible for the slaughter of animals and human beings across Africa and on other continents around the globe on an unprecedented scale. The 1994 Rwanda genocide is but the latest instance of the WWF in action.

WWF Rwanda

John Rumbiak, Chairman of International Affairs for the respected West Papua Human Rights organisation ELSHAM, tours New Zealand between September 20 and October 19. He is available for interview and comment during this time. John Rumbiak, who is currently a visiting Scholar at Columbia University's Centere for Human Rights Study, brings a clear challenge to New Zealanders to face up to the ongoing crisis in Indonesian controlled West Papua. Mr Rumbiak is West Papua's most influential human rights defender.

All around the world, as you read this, children of other cultures are being kidnapped and forced into schools against their will and that of their tribes. People from Indonesia to Zaire are being forcibly removed from their ancestral homelands into shoddy shanty towns with poor sanitation and bad food. These people want to stay in their homelands, living as they always have; with no leaders and no civilisation; hunting and gathering. But the land they live on contains rich minerals and trees. The greedy eyes of westerners want it, so they take it. A familiar story? Corporate aggression?

A former pilot has been jailed for 20 years for murdering Indonesian rights activist Munir Thalib - reversing an earlier ruling quashing his conviction. Pollycarpus Priyanto was jailed for 14 years in 2005, but had his conviction overturned 10 months later. Indonesia's Supreme Court has now reversed that decision - reinstating his initial conviction and increasing his sentence to 20 years. Munir was poisoned with arsenic in 2004 on board a flight to Amsterdam.

The death of the campaigner, who had helped to expose rights abuses by the security services, caused an international outcry.

RESPONSE TO WWF ABOUT PNG INDIGENOUS NGO COMPLAINTS - Indigenous people throughout the world must know of WWF's actions in Papua New Guinea. In PNG we have not only WWF but other BINGOS (big international NGOs) such as Conservation International and The Nature Conservancy. The recent fPcN comment that the WWF defence was "bullshit" is spot on. Here are the details of what is happening in Papua New Guinea with WWF and other BINGOs.

Kronologis Aksi Demo
Kamis, 9 September 2004

Masa berkumpul di Universitas Cenderawasih (kampus Lama-Abepura) Pada pukul 09:00 WPB, yang dilanjutkan orasi sampai Pukul 10:30 WPB dalam orasi ini yang menjadi orator adalah Jefri.P dan Japta intinya Menuntut Kebsahan pelaksanaan Pepera yang cacat Hukum. Kemudian Pada Pukul 10:35 Para peserta demontrasi melakukan Long Mars dari Universitas Cenderawasih.... sampai ke Gedung Otonomi (Kotaraja), Hal ini menyebabkan arus lalulintas
Macet karena para demonstran menutupi jalan raya, dari Otonom naik Trek 4

This report is the seventh in a series of monthly (August 2004) reports prepared by the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights-Indonesia Support Group providing updates on developments in West Papua. The RFK Center has monitored and reported on the human rights situation in West Papua since 1993 when Bambang Widjojanto received the annual RFK Human Rights Award.
For more information, contact:
Miriam Young, RFK Program officer 202-463-7575 or 1-800-558-1880
Abigail Abrash Walton, Support Group Member 603-357-265

Summary/ Contents

We are pleased to announce the release of the following 8 prisoners from Abepura prison the other day. They were being held after re-arrest in connection with the 6th October 2000 Wamena case. In a brief phone call they thanked everyone who has supported them and sent letters and cards to them, which they said helped save their lives... 1.. Edi Marian, 2.. Frans Huby, 3.. Herry Kosay, 4.. Joel Wenda, 5.. Timanus Kogoya, 6.. Yohakim Huby, 7.. Agus Surabut, 8.. Isak Wenda.

Unfortunately the following four are still being held in Abepura in connection with the same case:

Lord of CARGO CULT - open your vessel's hold!

The Lord will provide.....! Bull
Some aid groups bring relief˜and Jesus˜to hill-tribes....
(From The Economist print edition) Aug 5th 2004

Dear Editor,

About 1,000 people have staged a peaceful demonstration in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua, calling for the United Nations to hold an East Timor-style referendum for independence in the region. Civil servants, students, church and tribal leaders and members of the Free Papua Movement rebel group gathered in the provincial capital Jayapura The rally was called to air grievances over problems ranging from human rights abuse to questions over the validity of a 1969 UN-staged vote on independence for Papua.

United Nations, Jul 26 (IPS) - A second U.N. decade spotlighting indigenous peoples is a step closer after the world body's economic and social council (ECOSOC) recommended another 10-year project after the existing decade expires Dec. 30. The decision will go before the 191-member U.N. General Assembly (GA)whose annual meeting begins in September.

Oleh Oridek Ap
Pada hari selasa tanggal 20 juli 2004 sekitar jam 12.30 delegasi Acheh, Papua dan Maluku berangkat dengan bes menuju ke Geneva dan untuk beraksi disana. Delegasi terdiri oleh 17 bangsa Acheh,15 bangsa Maluku dan 2 bangsa Papua. Saudara-2 dari Acheh ramai-2 turun dari Norway ke Belanda untuk ambil bagian. Dalam sejarah perjuangan dan kerja sama ketiga bangsa Acheh, Papua dan Maluku inilah pertama kali yang ada inisiatif untuk beraksi bersama di luar dan didalam gedung PBB.

We are writing to urge you to appoint a United Nations Special Representative to Indonesia to monitor and report on the situations in West Papua. This Special Representative could also make recommendations regarding steps the UN Security Council and General Assembly might undertake to end the troubling and deadly conflicts that continue to engulf this region. The peoples in West Papua have the human right for their self determination – Please call for a new referendum!