South East Asia’s Phantom Menace: Rio Tinto & Freeport-Mcmoran
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Michael Somare said, “Rio Tinto played an active role in military operations that ultimately led to a civil war in which 15,000 people died.†...
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HIV/AIDS Rates Sky-Rocket in West Papua
Many Papuans avoid seeking help because they don’t trust the Indonesian medical services, believing that they deliberately infect Papuans with the disease. Racist attitudes towards Papuans are commonplace, ano ...
The Betrayal of West Papua and the Ongoing Cultural Genocide Part 2/2
“Mr Speaker, in other words, it was our national policy to sacrifice the lives and future of some 800,000 West Papuan New Guineans to the Indonesian military in exchange, supposedly, for Sukarno and later Suhar ...
The Betrayal of West Papua and the Ongoing Cultural Genocide Part 1/2
‘The reality is grim…’ reads an newly de-classified cable to the Department of State, ‘Now there is no freedom of speech, no freedom of movement, and forceful oppression is the rule ’. ...
Wikileaks uncovers corruption, neglect and human rights abuses in Papua
A September 2009 cable from the US embassy in Jakarta, obtained from wikileaks, says: “The region is politically marginalized and many Papuans harbor separatist aspirations". ...
Rio Tinto Questioned on Unethical Behavior in West Papua
Benny Wenda, a West Papuan independence leader, questions Rio Tinto regarding its conduct at the Grasberg Mine, in his home country. ...
WEST Papua Report Dec 2010 Highlights
Security and Commercial Interests Drive Obama Administration Policy in Indonesia. ...
West Papua Has Harsh Words, High Hopes For US
Rallies were held at US Embassies in West Papua, Jakarta, Melbourne and Perth, in advance of Sept 22nd’s US Congressional Hearing in Washington, DC titled “Crimes Against Humanity: When Will Indonesiaâ ...
International Mining Companies Undermine Human Rights, Destroy Environment in Indonesia
These mining operations cause untold environmental destruction and largely help to fund Indonesian security force atrocities against local indigenous people. ...
Eco-Nightmare: The Grasberg Mine, West Papua
Andrew Hickman, from Down to Earth, reporting outside the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Center, London, England. ...
WEST PAPUA on the BRINK
Despite congressional pressure, the Obama Admistration has recently decided to lift a ten-year ban on supporting Kopassus (Indonesa’s Special Forces Unit) ...
Dutch to Explore New Guinea Area (NY Times Article March 1969)
Remote Section of Disputed Territory Will Be Object of Intensive Research UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., March 6 1969– The Netherlands has begun an ambitious scientific expedition into an unexplored area of Netherlands ...
The Grasberg Mine: West Papua
The Freeport-McMoran mining company is guilty of human rights and environmental atrocities on a colossal scale. ...
