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Urgent Action on Torture & Attempt to Kill One Melanesian from West Papuan in Vanimo, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea

September 30, 2019  [48  entries]  ± Views 0 § Leave a comment

An Open Letter To: Honourable James Marape, MP, The Prime Minister of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea Port Moresby, PAPUA NEW GUINEA Subject: Urgent Action on Torture & Attempt to Kill One Melanesian from West Papuan in Vanimo, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea Dear Honourable Prime Minister, West Papua and human rights of […]

✍  Campaigns (20)✎  , Indos Terrorism, torture, Vanimo  Length: [627] words., and modified on September 30th, 2019. Status

Refugees from West Papua in Kiunga Diocese stand in front of their stilted houses, preparing for waters from the river to rise up to the door. They are forced to build their homes on this unwanted land as more than 90 percent of the land in the country is owned by locals. (Photo by Peter Balleis SJ/ JRS)

Papuan citizenship promised soon for West Papuan refugees

June 23, 2016  [48  entries]  ± Views 0 § Leave a comment

By Charles Yapumi in Vanimo West Papuans who have been living in Papua New Guinea for many decades will be granted citizenship soon. The PNG Immigration and Citizenship Authority will also embark on registering all West Papuan refugees who have crossed over from Indonesia to seek refugee status in Papua New Guinea. “So far we […]

✍  Citizenship (8)✎  , , Vanimo  Length: [544] words., and modified on July 21st, 2019. Standard