Tag: Melanesian Spearhead Group
Wenda welcomes MSG call for UN visit and fights on for full membership
Asia Pacific Report
In spite of again being denied full membership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group, the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has...
Wenda calls on MSG for urgent action to back pledge over human rights
Asia Pacific Report
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua has responded cautiously over the Melanesian Spearhead Group’s surprise denial of full membership at its...
OPM accuses Melanesian group of taking Jakarta’s ‘blood money’ at expense of West Papuan justice
Asia Pacific Report
A West Papuan leader has condemned the Melanesian Spearhead Group for abandoning the West Papuan cause in favour of a “corrupt alliance”...
MSG throws away golden chance to reset peace and justice for West Papua
By David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report
The Melanesian Spearhead Group has thrown away a golden chance for achieving a historical step towards justice...
MSG leaders defer Papua membership decision to Pacific Islands Forum
By Kelvin Anthony in Port Vila
The leaders of five Melanesian countries and territories avoided a definitive update on the status of the United Liberation...
‘The world is watching’ – it’s a test for Melanesian leaders over West Papua, says Wenda
By Hilaire Bule in Port Vila
Benny Wenda, the interim president of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), has welcomed the Melanesian Spearhead...