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OPMC RESPONDS TO WALE ON WEST PAPUA AND ALLEGED KIDNAPPINGS

The Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (OPMC) calls on the Opposition Leader to learn his geography before taking a stand on the matter of West Papua.

28 Oct 2024

Opposition Group
Wale Blasts PM on False Accusations and Betrayal of West Papua
The Leader of Opposition Hon. Matthew Wale has condemned the Prime Minister for engaging in deceptive tactics following criticisms of his silence on the recent kidnapping issue. Hon. Wale stressed that matters of national security falls squarely on the Prime Minister, not the Leader of Opposition.
28 Oct 2024
Government
SIDCCG Government has no policy on West Papua
The Solomon Islands Democratic Coalition for Change Government does not have a policy on the West Papua issue, says Prime Minister Rick Houenipwela. Prime Minister Houenipwela revealed at a recent media conference in Honiara.
4 Dec 2018
Government
“West Papua’s suppression is a fraudulent process facilitated by the UN”
The Indonesian Government has used “sovereignty” as an excuse to suppress West Papuans’ demands for self-determination, commit human rights violations, murder hundreds of thousands of indigenous West Papuans, dispossess them from their lands, and thwart international discussions about the issue…
19 Oct 2018
Foreign Relations
‘SI’s UNGA position on West Papua is a pity’: Governor Juffa
“You can recognize the sovereignty of a nation but you can also point out something that isn’t right”, says Gary Juffa, Governor of Papua New Guinea’s Oro Province.
18 Oct 2018
Government
‘Be consistent or we lose credibility’: Dr Kabutaulaka
National leaders must make sure national views at the international area must be consistent or the country loses its credibility. Director of ‘Centre for Pacific Island Studies’ at the University of Hawai’i, Associate Professor Tarcisius Tara Kabutaulaka was reacting to Prime Minister Rick…
2 Oct 2018
Top Headlines
Local supporters join Papuan flag day demonstrations
Solomon Islands Solidarity for West Papua joined other groups in the Pacific and around the globe today in raising the West Papuan flag and advocating for the freedom of people in the Indonesian region.
1 Dec 2017
Fiji
MSG LEADERS HAVE GREAT RESPONSIBILITIES
The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Chair, Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare says leaders of MSG countries have a ‘greater’ responsibility to ensure their decisions have positive impacts on the lives of their citizens.
18 Jan 2017
Government
SI REPEATED CALL ON INDONESIA TO WORK WITH UN
Solomon Islands this week has repeated its call on Indonesia to cooperate with the United Nations Human Rights Council to allow a UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression to visit West Papua and Papua Provinces.
22 Sept 2016
Government
PACIFIC NATIONS DUTY-BOUND TO HELP WEST PAPUA: SOGAVARE
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has said Pacific Islands nations have a duty as closest neighbours to West Papua to address issues of concern to West Papua.
5 Sept 2016
Foreign Relations
PCWP GAINED MOMENTUM WITH TWO NEW MEMBERS
The Pacific Coalition on West Papua (PCWP) is gaining momentum with the addition of two new members and the confirmation of the membership of two other parties who indicated their profound support for the initiative since its introduction in Honiara, Solomon Islands in July this year.
4 Sept 2016
Diplomacy
SI GIVEN LEADING ROLE TO ADVOCATE ON WEST PAPUA ISSUES
Solomon Islands has been given the leadership role in advocating on the issues of human rights violation and allegations in West Papua. The leadership role was bestowed upon the country following last week’s Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers meeting in Suva,Fiji.
19 Aug 2016
Government
MGS’s DETERMINATION TO GRANT ULMWP FULL MEMBERSHIP STILL ON
The Melanesian Spearhead Group’s (MSG) determination to grant full membership to the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) is not over. MSG Leaders have ‘deferred’ deliberations on the ULMWP’s application for full membership, a decision attributed to legal wording issues last Thursday.
17 Jul 2016
MSG
ULMWP DISAPPOINTED WITH MSG’s DEFERRAL DECISION
The Secretary General of the United Liberation Movement of West Papua (ULMWP), Octovianus Mote has said the decision to defer West Papua’s application to become full members of the Melanesian Spearhead Group was disappointing.
17 Jul 2016
Honiara City
WE WANT MORE INTERACTION WITH MSG: MOTE
West Papua says it wants more interaction with members of the Melanesian Spearhead Group, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and New Caledonia.
15 Jul 2016
Fiji
MSG LEADERS DEFERRED TALKS ON WEST PAPUA’s MSG APPLICATION
Melanesian Spearhead Group Leaders have ‘deferred’ deliberations on the United Liberation Movement for West Papua’s application for full membership, a decision attributed to legal wording issues. MSG Chair, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare announced late this evening. Mr.
14 Jul 2016
Guadalcanal Province
ULMWP ATTENDING PIDF AS OBSERVERS
Members of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) are attending the Fourth Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Summit in Honiara as observers. Spokesperson Benny Wenda says the movement is here to observe and learn about the work of the PIDF.
14 Jul 2016
Abuses
I’M COMMITTED TO WEST PAPUA’s PLIGHT: PM SOGAVARE
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare assures a visiting West Papuan delegation of his determination as Chair of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) to continue the push for West Papua’s freedom from all forms of human rights abuses and oppression in that region.
4 Nov 2015
Government
PM CALLS FOR MORE ACTION INTO HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN WEST PAPUA
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has called on the Geneva-based United Nations Human Rights Council to do more in investigating and monitoring allegations of human rights abuse and violence in Papua and West Papua regions of Indonesia.
2 Oct 2015
Government
PM SOGAVARE FAIRLY SATISFIED WITH PIF DECISION ON WEST PAPUA
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has said he is fairly satisfied with the contentious approach taken by leaders of the recent 46th Pacific Leaders Forum on the issue of West Papua.
17 Sept 2015