Indonesia anger as West Papua independence raised at Pacific forum
(The Guardian Indonesia)

Breakaway leader Benny Wenda will use meeting in Tuvalu to push for UN vote on Jakarta´s control of province Human rights violations and political independence in West Papua are set to command debate at this week´s Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), where Papuan independence leader Benny Wenda will urge government leaders to support the `Free Papua` campaign amid recent escalating political violence.Exiled from Papua, but now an official representative attached to the Vanuatu government´s delegation, Wenda is campaigning for a United Nations general assembly resolution next year that will re-examine the controversial 1969 Act of Free Choice vote that formalised Indonesian control of the province. Related: Pacific Islands Forum: Tuvalu children welcome leaders with a climate plea What is West Papua? Related: `Fight for our lives`: Fiji calls world leaders `selfish` as it lays out climate crisis blueprint Continue reading...