Papua: Statement By Five Papuans Who Went On Trial In Jayapura On January 30, 2012

Papua: Statement By Five Papuans Who Went On Trial In Jayapura On January 30, 2012   [This hand-written statement is signed by the five Papuans who went on trial in Jayapura on 30 January 2012, and is translated in full by Carmel Budiardjo, TAPOL]   Fully understanding and conscious of our basic human rights as Papuans of the negroid race, part of the Melanesian race who live in the land of the country of West Papua, inheritors from our ancestors, we herewith firmly declare that WE...

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