Tag: United Nations
NZ ‘inert’ over Israel’s ‘flagrant violations’ in occupied Palestine
COMMENTARY: By John Minto
No government likes to be called out for human rights abuses and it’s uncomfortable to do so, particularly when the abuser...
Vanuatu – West Papua – MSG: An epic saga of messianic hope, betrayal, tragedy and resurrection
SPECIAL REPORT: By Yamin Kogoya
The name Vanuatu has taken on a sacred significance in Papuan liberation consciousness.
The Free Papua Movement (OPM) elders ignited this...
Kanaky New Caledonia’s FLNKS wants ICJ advice on contested vote
By Walter Zweifel
New Caledonia’s pro-independence FLNKS (Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front) says the advice of the International Court of Justice is being sought...
Author-poet condemns Papuan rebel threat to shoot NZ hostage pilot if denied talks
Asia Pacific Report
An Australian author-poet and advocate for West Papuan independence has condemned a reported threat against the life of a New Zealand hostage...
Caledonian Union dismisses ‘two generations to self-determination’ comment as an insult
By Walter Zweifel
New Caledonia’s largest pro-independence party says the latest French pronouncement on self-determination is an insult to the decolonisation process.
Amid a dispute over...
Top UN Pacific official told to leave Fiji amid ‘harassment’ allegations
By Kelvin Anthony
Allegations of sexual harassment have emerged in the case of a senior United Nations manager at the Fiji multi-county office who has...