Chair of the International Parliamentarians for West Papua (IPWP), Alex Sobel MP, this week met the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Volker Turk in Geneva while at the 61st Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. The pair discussed the OHCHR visit to West Papua, which was first promised by.

The below letter was sent by IPWP members to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres upon Indonesia assuming the Presidency of the UN Human Rights Council: Dear Secretary General Guterres,  Subject: Indonesian Presidency of the UN Human Rights Council We write to issue the strongest possible objection to the recent appointment of Indonesian Ambassador Sidharto Reza.

The final West Papua All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) of 2025 was held in the House of Commons yesterday (15/12/2025).  Chaired by Alex Sobel MP (Labour), the APPG was attended by MPs Anneliese Dodds (Labour), Jeremy Corbyn (Your Party), Lord Richard Harries, and addressed by ULMWP President Benny Wenda and Spokesperson Raki Ap.  President Wenda gave.