Benny Wenda pictured in London in 2019
Meanwhile, Poland strips Zelensky of its highest honour over naming of military unit after WWII far-right paramilitaries
INDONESIA must be suspended from the United Nations Human Rights Council for its systematic racism and discrimination against West Papuans, independence leader Benny Wenda said on Saturday.
He spoke after the brutal attack on a deaf West Papuan man called Steven Yadohamang by Indonesian soldiers in the town of Merauke last week.
Footage showed Mr Yadohamang’s head being crushed under the boots of military officers, and Mr Wenda said the incident had been compared to the killing of George Floyd in the US last year.
The struggle for Palestinian freedom has become a defining issue for everyone committed to justice, democracy and peace, says PETER LEARY ahead of the Stop the War International Conference on Saturday
The Met Police's refusal to act against British nationals accused of war crimes in Gaza is a green light for Israel's genocide, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
For those who lived in Yanoun, its disappearance is not just a local tragedy, but a stark symbol of escalating violence, displacement and impunity across the occupied West Bank, says JANE HARRIES
