Thu, 11/22/2007 - 23:44 — The Lani Singers will be he guests of DJ Ritu on her World Music Show on BBC Radio London 94.9fm, on Saturday 2nd February 2008.
Tune in for the 2 hour long session from 8-10pm, and hear Benny and Maria Wenda talk about the plight of the West Papuan people, their struggle for freedom, and the importance of music in acting as a unifying bond amongst them and their fellowcountrymen. They will also be playing music live on air.
Lord Harries of Pentregarth rose to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to further the independence of West Papua.
The noble Lord said: My Lords, I am grateful to the Government for allowing time for this short debate and, in particular, to the speakers who put their names down. We all feel some sympathy and admiration for the noble Baroness, Lady Royall, who has had to battle in such an indomitable way for so many hours already, and must now face a fresh subject.
WRITTEN DECLARATION CALLS FOR INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM
EURO-MPs are to call for the EU to intervene in forcing Indonesia to respect human rights in West Papua – and grant the province a free and fair referendum on independence – in a Written Declaration launched this Friday (December 1st) to coincide with West Papua Independence Day.
The Written Declaration – the European Parliament’s equivalent of an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons – has been co-sponsored by Green MEPs Caroline Lucas and Jean Lambert, Plaid Cymru Euro-MP Jill Evans and Italian liberal MEP Luigi Cocilovo.
Until yesterday, no major country has ever admitted that that the people of West Papua were forced into Indonesia against their will. Yesterday (13.12.04) at Foreign Office Questions in the House of Lords something very significant happened which may one day be seen as a milestone on the long road to peace in West Papua. West Papuans are welcoming what they see as a helpful and important step forward taken by the British Government in the search for a peaceful and just resolution to the West Papua conflict.
OXFORD MP Andrew Smith has met a West Papuan tribal leader who fled torture to highlight the oppression of Papuans by Indonesia. Benny Wenda, 29, was held and tortured in 2002 by Indonesian forces - which are occupying the territory - until he escaped with his wife Maria and two young daughters and fled to England. Since resigning from his Cabinet post as Secretary of State for Work & Pensions earlier this year, Mr Smith has agreed to put his political weight behind the Oxford Papuan Rights Campaign.
Member of Parliament Bob Blizzard (Waveney) yesterday said in a Westminster Hall debate that "there was no chance at all" that a World Bank-backed plan to 'develop' the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which are the second largest on Earth, would bring any benefits to impoverished local people. Instead, the planned expansion of the timber industry would, the MP said, damage the livelihoods of some of the poorest people on Earth, including those of local 'Pygmies'.
1st December 2004 Indonesian Embassy, London - As darkness fell over London a group of Papuan supporters held a candle lit vigil outside the Indonesian Embassy in Grosvenor Square. The Morning Star flag was raised in solidarity with our West Papuan brothers and sisters in their struggle to establish an independent free and just homeland. A letter concerning the current situation in the Puncak Jaya District of West Papua was officially handed to an embassy representative.
Letter of protest is delivered to Indonesian Embassy
Mr. Eddy Pratomo,
Deputy Chief of Mission,
Today, Wednesday 24th November, Indonesia hosts its first ever arms fair in Jakarta, with over 250 companies attending [1] including UK-based Rolls Royce [2] and a subsidiary of BAE Systems, Atlas Elektronik [3]. Arms from UK based companies have been used against civilians and insurgents in the conflicts of West Papua and Aceh. Campaigners opposed to arms exports and Indonesian civil rights group TAPOL called for an immediate arms embargo. Nicholas Gilby speaking on behalf of Campaign Against Arms Trade and TAPOL, the
Indonesia Human Rights Campaign, said
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