Conference discusses West Papua's future

Sibylle Kaczorek
Gadigal Country/Sydney
August 17, 2007
Issue 
721

A conference organised by Indonesian Solidarity, in association with the University of Sydney Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies' West Papua Project, was held on August 9-10, gathering West Papuan government and NGO representatives, academics and international solidarity activists to discuss the current obstacles to justice and prosperity faced by West Papua.

The conference covered a wide range of topics, including the Special Autonomy Law, international solidarity with the West Papuan struggle and Australian foreign policy towards Indonesia and West Papua.

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