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Papua Presidium Council (PDP)
Mediator/
Facilitator for Europe
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Evora Park, HOWTH, Co. Dublin, Ireland, Phone:
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PAPUAN
PEOPLE'S
CONGRESS
II 2000
Resolutions
Adopted 4 June 2000
Bearing
in mind,
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
of the United Nations adopted in December 1948,
The first paragraph of the Preamble of the
1945 Indonesian Constitution,
Resolution 1514 (XV) of the United Nations
General Assembly adopted on 14 December 1960, which guarantees
the granting of independence to the peoples of colonial
territories,
The Political Manifesto of the National
Papuan Committee adopted on 19 October 1961,
President Sukarno's recognition of the
existence of the West Papuan State as manifested by his People's
Triple Command announced on 19 December 1961,
The letter of the United States Congress
dated 22 May 1998,
The Statement of the West Papuan People's
Team of 100 on 26 February 1999 addressed to the President of
the Republic of Indonesia and his cabinet, and
The results of the Second Papuan People's
Congress in June 2000, and in particular the strong aspirations
of the entire people and nation of Papua to separate from the
unitary Republic of Indonesia,
The
Papuan people and nation hereby state, through the intermediary
of the Second Papuan Congress of 2000:
The Papuan Nation has been sovereign as a
people and state since 1 December 1961,
Through the intermediary of the Second
Congress, the Papuan Nation rejects the 1962 New York Agreement
which was legally and morally flawed because no representatives
of the Papuan Nation were involved,
Through the intermediary of the Second
Congress, the Papuan Nation reject the results of Pepera (the
‘Act of Free Choice’) because it was conducted to the
accompaniment of threats, intimidation, sadistic killings,
military violence and immoral deeds that gravely violated
humanitarian principles.
The Papuan Nation therefore calls on the
United Nations to revoke UN Resolution 2504 adopted on 19
November 1969.
Indonesia, the Netherlands, the United
States of America and the United Nations must recognise the
political rights and sovereignty of the West Papuan Nation,
which are lawful by virtue of historical fact, law, and social
and cultural heritage.
The crimes against humanity that have been
perpetrated in West Papua as a result of the international
political conspiracy in which Indonesia, the Netherlands, the
United States of America and the United Nations were involved
must be thoroughly investigated and the perpetrators tried
before an international tribunal.
The United Nations, the United States of
America and the Netherlands should review their involvement in
the process by which Indonesia annexed West Papua and should
honestly, justly and truthfully convey the findings to the
Papuan people on 1 December 2000.
Political negotiations to resolve the above
problems must be undertaken honestly, peacefully and
democratically, based on the principles of justice and truth.
The
Papuan people, through the Second Congress, give full powers to
the Papuan Presidium Council:
To struggle for world recognition of the
sovereignty of the Papuan people and for investigations into and
the trial of the perpetrators of crimes against humanity in West
Papua.
To speedily set up an Independent Team to
enter into peaceful negotiations with Indonesia and the
Netherlands under the auspices of the United Nations for a
referendum on recognition of the sovereignty of the Papuan
people and Nation.
To use available resources in Papua in a
non-binding manner to fund endeavours to achieve the objectives
of the struggle.
Through
the Second Congress Panel, the Papuan people fully support the
Papuan Presidium Council:
To give an account of the implementation of
the above tasks on 1 December 2000.
Negotiations to settle the question of the
political status of West Papua by just and democratic means must
be undertaken between the lawful representatives of the Papuan
Nation and Indonesia, the Netherlands, the United States and the
United Nations.
Bearing in mind the experiences of the
Papuan Nation during 38 years of oppression and violence under
the government of the Republic of Indonesia, the Second People's
Congress held in 2000 calls upon the United Nations and the
international community to provide protection to the Papuan
Nation in matters of law and security.
The Second Papuan Congress 2000 calls upon
the Papuan people to respect and guarantee the civil rights of
all inhabitants living in Papua, including minorities. In
addition, the Second Papuan People's Congress calls upon the
Papuan people to behave cordially and in a supportive manner
towards investment activities in Papua, provided that the
investors acknowledge the ancestral rights of the owners and
behave respectfully towards the environment and culture of
Papuan society.
This resolution was truthfully and
earnestly drawn up at the Papuan Congress 2000 which was
attended by 501 lawfully chosen representatives of West Papuan
society from all corners of the Papuan land and from abroad, and
which was also attended by 21,000 Papuans and non- Papuans. This
Congress is the highest democratic vehicle of the Papuan people
and, as such, it is the only authority entitled to adopt lawful
political decisions of the Papuan Nation.
The Papua Congress 2000 once again affirms
to the nations of the world that, based on the correction of
history, the Papuan Nation has been free since 1 December 1961.
Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!
This resolution shall be officially
presented with respects to the Government of the Republic of
Indonesia, the Dutch Government, the US Government and the
United Nations, as well as to the Nations and the international
community.
All thanks be to You, God
The
Leadership of the Second Papuan Congress Plenary:
Thaha
M Alhamid, Chairman (signed)
Tt Aronggear S.E., Deputy Chairman (signed)
The Reverend Herman Awom S. Th, Secretary (signed)
Franzalbert Yoku, Member (signed)
Decky Wanggin, B.A., Member (signed)
Drs Fera Kamba, Member (signed)
Sam Manami Satia, Member (signed)
Adolof Fonataba, Member (signed)
Port
Numbay, 4 June 2000
25th June 2000 ,
TAPOL translation of the Resolution adopted by the Second
Papuan People's Congress at Port Numbay (Jayapura) on 4th
June 2000. http://gn.apc.org/tapol/
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