West Papua Human Rights Day Vigil Dutch Embassy noon

national | miscellaneous | news report Monday December 09, 2002 13:48 by Mark Doris - West Papua Action wpaction at iol dot ie 134 Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7 01 8603431 / 087 2969742

Silence Kills!

Human Rights Day: Human Rights in West Papua Vigil at Netherlands Embassy 12.00pm to 1.00pm Tues 10 December There will be a vigil outside the Netherlands Embassy from 12.00pm to 1.00pm (please note time) on Tuesday, 10 December 2002. West Papua was taken over by the Indonesian military in 1963; at least 100, 000 or 10 per cent of the indigenous population have been killed since 1963. The Netherlands, the former colonial power in West Papua, continues to remain silent on the suffering of the West Papuan people.

Human Rights Day: Human Rights in West Papua

Vigil at Netherlands Embassy 12.00pm to 1.00pm Tues 10 December

There will be a vigil outside the Netherlands Embassy from 12.00pm to 1.00pm (please note time) on Tuesday, 10 December 2002.

The Netherlands Embassy is located at 160 Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. (DART: Sydney Parade; Bus No. 5 or 7, junction with Ailesbury Road)

It is time for the Netherlands to call publicly as a matter of urgency for a proper act of self-determination in West Papua in accordance with international practice as they agreed to at the United Nations 40 years ago this year.

West Papua was taken over by the Indonesian military in 1963; at least 100, 000 or 10 per cent of the indigenous population have been killed since 1963. The Netherlands, the former colonial power in West Papua, continues to remain silent on the suffering of the West Papuan people.

The human rights of West Papuans continue to be denied, with ongoing killings, tortures, rapes and arbitrary detention.

ALL WELCOME!

West Papua Action
134 Phibsborough Road
Dublin 7
Ireland
Tel. *353 1 8603 3431
Fax. *353 1 882 7576
Mobile. *353 87 2969742
Email. wpaction@iol.ie
http://westpapuaaction.buz.org
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for human rights in West Papua
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