Vanuatu PM speaks out for West Papua at UN again March 4, 2014 - The Prime Minister of Vanuatu, Moana Carcasses called for international action on West Papua at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva today. Following on from his speech at the UN last September, Mr Carcasses focused his speech on the “chronic human rights challenges that has affected the … peoples of West Papua since 1969″. Highlighting some of Indonesia’s worst human rights offences he pointed out that “[t]he Indonesian National Commission on Human Rights (KOMNAS HAM) concluded that these acts constitute crimes against humanity under Indonesian Law No. 26/2000 (KOMNAS HAM 2001,2004)” and implored the UN to take action. Mr Carcasses demanded that “access must be allowed for the UN human rights monitor, international journalists and international human rights NGO’s to visit West Papua.” Referring to the UN’s betrayal of the people of West Papua in 1969 he went on to say “[w]e must not be afraid if the UN had made some mistakes in the past. We must admit our mistakes and correct them.” In his conclusion he called on the Human rights Council to “consider adopting a resolution to establish a country mandate on the situation of human rights in West Papua. The mandate should include investigation of the alleged human rights violation in West Papua and provide recommendations on a peaceful political solution in West Papua.” suarakolaitaga.blogspot/2014/03/vanuatu-pm-speaks-out-for-west-papua-at.html
Posted on: Tue, 04 Mar 2014 19:53:08 +0000
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