Thousands of Indonesian women trafficked to Hong Kong risk slavery-like conditions as domestic workers, with both governments failing to protect them from widespread abuse and exploitat

Further information on 336/12 Index: ASA 21/036/2013

Truth and Justice are the foundations for developing democracy in Timor-Leste

November 12 is the 22nd anniversary of the Santa Cruz massacre.

Index: ASA 21/035/2013

West Papuan independence leader Mr. Benny Wenda is presently in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Throughout the month of November (2013) Mr.

WE MUST: (minimal) 50% wage increase
Abolish Outsourcing
Social Insurance for all the people
and STOP PRODUCTION (STRIKE) on a National Scale!

Liberation Greetings,

AHRC-PRL-017-2013

Today, on the 38th anniversary of the murder of the Balibo Five in East Timor, the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance is launching a campaign highlighting impunity over the killin

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-136-2013

Dear friends,

98 international and Pacific non-governmental organisations, academics, politicians and individuals have written to the leaders of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG), welcoming their

Six of the West Papuans who sought asylum in Australia after being persecuted for their involvement in a ceremonial handover of sacred water and ashes as part of the Freedom Flotilla, w

Index: ASA 21/0332013

West Papua Action Auckland is shocked to hear that the Government's training programme for the police in West Papua and Maluku is about to enter a new phase – a three year commitment in

Dr Richard Di Natale
Australian Greens Senator for Victoria

We are writing to express our deep concern about Westmont's planned sponsorship of a paid speaking engagement with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.

Dr Richard Di Natale
Australian Greens Senator for Victoria

West Papua Action Auckland,
Box 68-419,
Auckland

8 October 2013

Australian Greens Senator, Richard Di Natale, today called on Trade Minister Andrew Robb to explain misleading remarks about West Papuans who visited the Australian consulate in Bali ov

"We ask for your help. We seek refuge and plea for our safety.

AWPA has faxed the below letter to the Australian Consulate in Bali seeking clarification if the 3 West Papuan students left voluntarily or if were told that they would be handed over t

Australian Greens Senator, Dr Richard Di Natale, today called for the Australian Government to immediately offer sanctuary to three West Papuans.

Urgent Appeal Update: AHRC-UAU-028-2013

Dear friends,

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-127-2013

Dear friends,

The Honorable Barack Obama
President of the United States
White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

October 3, 2013

The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) today urged President Obama to emphasize human rights and the rule of law in US-Indonesia relations.

Ian Rintoul – Yesterday at his press briefing, Immigration Minister, Scott Morrison, claimed that Australia had removed seven West Papuan asylum seekers to PNG last Friday on the basis

In Tony Abbot's Joint media conference with the Indonesian President he said,

West Papua Action Auckland,
Box 68-419,
Auckland.

30 September 2013

"The Indonesian government needs to explain why police officers found it necessary to fire directly into a crowd of protesters throwing rocks.

Prime Minister Abbott should use his first foreign trip as head of state to put human rights at the heart of Australia's foreign policy.

Havana – In a bilateral meeting with his Cuban counterpart, Raul Castro, last Friday in Havana (or Saturday morning in Timor-Leste), H.E.

Yesterday (25/9) a delegation of Papuan human rights defenders met with the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (UNWGEID) in Geneva to follow-up on the case of Ar

Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop are visiting Indonesia at the end of September.

Allegations raised in this release have been verified independently by WPM.

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-124-2013

Dear friends,

Four West Papuan community leaders were arrested on Wednesday the 18th of September, 2013 after sending a letter to the Biak police station informing them of a procession planned to wel

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-123-2013

Dear friends,

A number of events took place across West Papua today to celebrate the arrival of sacred water and fire from the Freedom Flotilla.

September 14th 10am.

The 15 of September is International Day of Democracy.

Evading the Indonesian navy, two tiny boats met near the Australia-Indonesia border to ceremonially reconnect the indigenous peoples of Australia and West Papua.

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-118-2013

Dear friends,

"Yogyakarta's military judges sent a long overdue message that soldiers shouldn't expect to get off easy for serious crimes against civilians.

One small yacht, the Pog, has set sail west from Thursday Island towards West Papua.

AI Index: ASA 21/032/2013

Joint statement by civil society organizations

AI Index: PRE01/446/2013

AI Index: ASA 21/031/2013

As people around the world mark the International Day of the Disappeared, Amnesty International calls on the Indonesian President to stop delaying the establishment of a Human Rights Co

The People of Timor-Leste once again commemorate 30 August as the 14th anniversary of the popular consultation (1999-2013).