Venue: Yasuko Hiraoka Myer Room, Level 1, Sidney Myer Asia Centre
Presenters: Mr Nic Maclellan, Dr Budi Hernawan
Dr Budi Hernawan and Nic Maclellan will explore political developments in West Papua and the intractable conflicts between the Jakarta Government and its Papuan opponents. The diplomatic struggle between the Indonesian Government and United Liberation Movement for West Papua in the Melanesian Spearhead Group and the Pacific Islands Forum will also be discussed.
The Melanesian Spearhead Group is the only forum where both Papuans, through the United Liberation Movement for West Papua, and the Indonesian Government have a seat at the same table. Human rights abuses and the behavior of the Indonesian security forces are critical issues both in the politics in West Papua and the diplomatic struggle in the Pacific. At the recent United Nations General Assembly Session the leaders of seven Pacific states raised human rights abuses in West Papua.
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https://events.unimelb.edu.au/events/7661-west-papua-indonesia-and-the-pacific
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