The International Parliamentarians for West Papua has called for an internationally-supervised vote on independence in West Papua. Also present were members of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua which was last year granted observer status at the Melanesian Spearhead Group. One of those in attendance was the Vanuatu government minister Ralph Regenvanu who spoke.

Video of question exchange in the New Zealand parliament.

Jeremy Corbyn has drawn attention to the plight of West Papuans, saying the recognition of human rights and justice should be the “cornerstone” of the UK Labour party’s foreign policy. The Labour leader made the comments in an address to a meeting of international parliamentarians, supporters and activists in London on Tuesday. The group, which.