March 2008

San Bushman want their day in Botswana court

Submitted by FdN on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 15:19
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The fate of one of southern Africa's oldest nomadic tribes, the San or Bushmen, could be sealed when the Botswana High Court hears argument on the issue of ancestral land rights. The court case, which commences on July 5 with an in loco inspection, could decide the future of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen communities.

West Papuan Freedom Fighters - URGENT RELEASE

Submitted by Alezev on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 15:43
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Urgent news from West Papua....please help where you can and forward this alert to anybody who may wish to give support, thank you.
1 .Urgent support needed for Mr Yusak Pakage - arrested West Papua freedom activist.
2. DEMONSTRATION AGAINST THE INDONESIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, LONDON MONDAY 5TH JULY 2004.
3. Please write requesting that refugees living in Vanimo not be forcibly moved to East Awin but be allowed to live on land being offered to them in Blekwara.
4. **URGENT** OPM PRESS RELEASE 1. June 30th 2004

Papuan protestors call for indepedence referendum

Submitted by FdN on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 15:58
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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.

John Rumbiak, from West Papuan in Aotearoa -UPDATED

Submitted by FdN on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 16:24
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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.

ALOM PAGAWAK A DEMMAK ELDER TERRORISED BY THE TNI/POLRI

Submitted by Alezev on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 15:24
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A Call for Your Alert from the Central Committee of the AMP. - Dear Friends and Supporters, Today, 10 June 2004, at 19:30 Papua Time, the Chair of the AMP Central Committee received a report from Mbaliem valley regarding efforts to intimidate and arrest some of our elders and friends in the area. By WPNews - Jun 14, 2004, 06:23 - One of them is Elder Alom Pagawak, the Head of Yelonggolo Village, District Kelela, Western Mbaliem. He is one of the key figures of Demmak (The Koteka Tribal Assembly).