West Papua Liberation Organization

History

(WPLO) was first established by students at the University of Paradise, Youth West Papua at the initiative of John Anari, ST on July 22, 2002 using the name the Youth and Student Association Natives West Papua (West Papuan Indigenous Students and Youth, AWPISY). This was changed in 2008 to WPIO (West Papuan Indigenous Organization) and then again in 2009 to WPLO (West Papua Liberation Organisation).

WPLO (West Papua Liberation Organization) officially declared simultaneously International Day of Indigenous Peoples (Indigenous Peoples) on August 9, 2009 through an event in Church Worship Lahai Roi Mansinam Island led by the Chairman of the Congregation for the support Mansinam Island village head Mansinam Mr, Rumbrawer and Chief Arfak Mountains, Mr. Keliopas Meidodga.

WPLO officially registered as a CSO (Civil Society Organization) in the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (United Nations Economic and Social Council) in December 2010. As well as working together with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (Organization of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights) at the UN Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. In addition, WPLO each year to promote Self-Determination in the UN Permanent Forum Session on Indigenous Populations (United Nations Permanent on Indigenous Issues) at United Nations Headquarters New York, USA as well as the General Assembly of the United Nations High Commissioner for Periodic Human Rights (Universal periodic Review of the UN OHCHR) at the UN Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

WPLO seeks to promote the self-determination of West Papuans by International Covenant on Civil Rights and Political Section 1 and the Declaration United Nations on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as well as Article 3 of Law No. 12 In 2005 the Republic of Indonesia on the Ratification of the International Covenant on Civil Rights and politic.