Hon. Prime Minister Peter O'Neill,
Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
Office of the Prime Minister
Morauta House, Waigani
Papua New Guinea
12 October 2012
Dear Prime Minister,
I am writing
to you on behalf of the Australia West Papua Association in Sydney to
thank you for raising concerns about the human rights situation in West
Papua[1] with the Indonesian Government. We
know that PNG has been a good friend to the West Papuan people and we
urge you to continue to do all you can to help raise awareness about the
human rights abuses being committed by the Indonesian security forces
in West Papua at international forums such as the Human Rights Council and other UN bodies.
In relation to the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG).
We note that
the MSG has granted observer status to Indonesia at the MSG and AWPA
urges PNG to now support full membership for the Melanesian people of
West Papua at the next MSG Summit to be held in New Caledonia (Kanaky)
in 2013. A precedent previously given by the MSG to the Front de
Liberation Nationale Kanak et Socialiste (FLNKS) of Kanaky (New
Caledonia). We believe you would have the support of the people of PNG
in doing so. In response to the question, “do you support independence
for West Papua?” (in a poll by the Pacific Institute of Public Policy
in 2011), a clear majority of respondents across Melanesia said yes,
with very high support in PNG (89.3%).
We believe the MSG can play an important role in
helping facilitate dialogue between representatives of the West Papuan
leadership and the Indonesian Government. The West Papuan people have
been calling on the international community for years to support such
dialogue as a way of solving the many issues of concern in West Papua.
We urge you support those representatives of the West Papuan people
involved in the self-determination struggle being granted full
membership at the next MSG Summit.
Yours sincerely.
Joe Collins
Secretary
AWPA (Sydney)
Australia West Papua Association (Sydney)
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