WHAT YOU CAN DO Write to:
~ The Minister for Defence and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, at Parliament House, Canberra, ACT 2600, asking that they stop all arms sales to Indonesia, stop the training of Indonesian troops, especially special force troops and halt the combined military exercises, until the Indonesian government shows a commitment to Human Rights.· The United Nations Centre for Human  Rights,  Palais  des Nations, CH-1211, Geneva 10, Switzerland, asking that they send both the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and the Special Rapporteur on Torture to conduct investigations into the human rights situation in Irian Jaya.· The Australian Prime Minister Foreign Minister and Foreign Minister urging that the issue of West Papua be brought to the Decolonisation Commission of the United Nations before the General Assembly.~ The Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade of the Federal Parliament and urge them to send a fact finding mission to West Papua to monitor the situation. Contact address: Chairperson JSCFADT Parliament House Canberra 2600 ~ The Prime Minister of PNG, asking him to act on the issue of the status of the West Papuan refugees, their right to residency, freedom of movement and opportunities for education and employment. Also to the Australian Foreign Minister asking him to take up the matter with the PNG government.Assist with the running of an indigenous non-government organisation being set up in West Papua, YALI-IrJa, (Yayasan Lingkungan Hidup Irian Jaya - The Irian Jaya Environment Foundation). Funds are urgently needed to purchase basic equipment such as a computer, modem and fax.Further information can be obtained direct from Ms Kate Iwi, c/- Down to Earth, 5 Meadway, London, NW11 7JR, UK, or the Australia West Papua Association, Sydney, PO Box 65, Millers Point NSW 2000.Join or establish a West Papua support group in your area.These local groups can assist with  disseminating  up-to-date information about the issues dealt with in this kit. (See details on groups and contacts.) " A chronology of recent events in West Papua is available from AWPA, Sidney.
For further information contact: Australia West Papua Association, Sydney PO Box 65, Millers Point, NSW 2000 Tel: (02) 9552 6022, (02) 9960 1698, Fax: (02) 9552 4583, (02) 9960 1698 Australia-West Papua Association PO Box 1148 Collingwood Vic 3066 Tel: 03 9387 2095 (ah) Tapol (The British Campaign for the Defence of Human Rights and Political Prisoners in Indonesia) 111 Northwood Road, Thornton Heath Surrey CR48HW, UK ICRAF Powes Parkop PO Box 155 University of Papua New Guinea Tel: (675)326 2385 Fax: (675)326 0273 Inside Indonesia PO Box 190, Northcote 3070 Victoria ACFOA Human Rights Office 124 Napier St., Fitzroy, 3065 Tel: (03) 9417 7505 Fax: (03) 9416 2746 Tasmanian West Papua Association 22 Cambridge Road Bellerive 7018, Tasmania Australia Tel: 002 44 5713 AusAID (Australian Agency for International Development) Indonesia Section GPO Box 887 Canberra ACT 2601 Tel: 026 276 4000