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Press Release – Australia West Papua Association
The Australia West Papua Association is greatly concerned that a democratic country like New Zealand is not allowing West Papuan leader Benny Wenda to speak at its Parliament House.8 February 2013
West Papuan freedom fighter blocked from NZ Parliament
The Australia West Papua Association is greatly concerned that a democratic country like New Zealand is not allowing West Papuan leader Benny Wenda to speak at its Parliament House.
Joe Collins of AWPA said this is the second time in just over a week that Indonesian has tried to block the issue of West Papua being raised. After showing the documentary “Goodbye Indonesia,” about West Papua on Aljazeera TV, Aljazeera responded to pressure from the Indonesian Government by adding comments and responses by the Indonesian Government at the end of the film. And now we have the NZ Government also bowing to pressure from the Indonesian Government by not allowing Benny Wenda to speak at Parliament House. It looks like trade again trumps human rights.
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Shame New Zealand Shame
I felt very sad indeed when I read this article that New Zealand has accepted 40 pieces of silver and denied Benny and Jennifer the right to speak about the gross human rights abuses being perpetrated against West Papua by the Indonesian military.
I foolishly thought that New Zealand was a country that refused to turn a blind eye to the abuse.
Viva Merdeka