M E D I A R E L E A S E

25 October 2006

The Australia West Papua Association (Sydney)

AWPA (Sydney) is shocked that a communique of the Pacific Islands Forum endorses colonial subjugation of West Papua and disregards West Papua's heroic rejection of the Special Autonomy package on 12th August 2005. AWPA (Sydney) asks the United Nations members at the Pacific Islands Forum to respect UN General Assembly Resolution 1514 by supporting West Papua's right to Self-determination and Decolonisation.

Joe Collins said "Given the Forum's talk of cooperation and enhancing social well-being that it is greatly disappointing the Forum has refused observer status for the people of West Papua at this gathering".

(Info. Joe Collins Mob. 04 0778 5797) (Colonisation Info. A Johnson Mb 04 3400 3131)

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