Here are the Mass Organisations and Constituent Organisations of Papuans in Support to the West Papua Independence Movement

1. West Papua Council is the umbrella organisation of all political organisations and guerrilla organisations in West Papua. It is the re-emerged form of the Nieuw Guinea Raad - New Guinea Council, established on 01 December 1961, and officially and legally approved by the Netherlands. The only difference with Presidium Council (PDP) is that West Papua Council's members including mediators / facilitators who work to back up the work of the PDP members in facilitating their work. Papua Panel and PDP as well as Facilitators are all in West Papua Council.

2. Papua Presidium Council (PDP) was established on 26 February 2000 in a Grand Tribal Assembly of Tribal Leaders and Papuan Politicians. The PDP was then approved by the Papua People's Congress II 2000 (29 May - 4 June) in Port Numbay ( Jayapura). Thus, PDP is the single and legitimate political organisation that represent all groups of tribes and political ideologies. The mandate from the Papuans was fully given to the PDP to peacefully and democratically resolve West Papua political problems, with Dialogue as the main means. The Chairperson is Theys Hiyo Eluay (Sentani Big Tribal Leader) and Deputy Chair is Thomas Beanal (Tribal Leader of Amungme). PDP membership consists of Moderators, Chairs, and Members. The International Moderator of the PDP is Mr. Fransalberth Joku, based on Papua New Guinea, whereas Mr. Viktor Kaisiepo is the Spokesperson of the PDP in Europe. PDP has 32 members, chosen mainly based on Pillars such as Youth Groups, Women's Groups, and Ex Political Prisoners. The PDP can be referred to the Provisional Government of West Papua.

3. Papua Panel (Panel) consists of 501 - 511 seats/ members, representing tribes and pillars as well as places of origin, including transmigrants (emigrants) who live and would like to live in West Papua after independence. In modern terms, this is the Parliament of West Papua. Papua Panel functions the same as the House of Commons in England or House of Representatives in the states. Whereas the PDP is the same as the Congress, similar role as the USA congress'.

4. LMA (Lembaga Masyarakat Adat - Papua Customary Council) was established in 1980s when the late Governor Barnabas Suebu (from Sentani Tribe) was the Governor of Irian Jaya (the name of West Papua at that time). LMA's chair was the late Ondofolo Dortheys Hiyo Eluay. LMA's role was to protect the interests of the ruling Party, Golkar (belongs to Suharto regime) at the community level. During Suharto's regime, church leaders, governors, rectors of universities and deans as well as tribal elders (famous ones) were elected by the government (or approved by them) and then they automatically became the members of the House of Peoples Representatives (MPR RI). 
   
   However, lately, Theys Eluay used LMA to organise the independence movement and the Grand Assembly Meeting (Mubes Papua) on February 29, 1999 was organised under LMA umbrella to obtain approval from the Indonesian authorities.
   
   In fact, Satgas Papua and PDP establishments were protected and or facilitated under the umbrella of Tribal People's Congress and Tribal People's Task Force to protect the people's rights.

5. Free Papua Movement (OPM) is the single, famous and very long independence organisation, and the mother of all independence movement organisations in West Papua. It mostly conduct guerrilla operations, but recently it has representatives in Australia, Pacific and Europe (Sweden). The OPM has been campaigning for independence of West Papua since 1963, and until today it is almost difficult to draw a line between Papuans and the OPM. All Papuans are the OPM members and or OPM is more than an organisation. OPM used to have its first Embassy in Senegal, but it was closed due to Internal Fight within the OPM.

6. OPM Liberation Army (TPN) and OPM itself have been seen one. But just recently the TPN appeared different from the OPM. They claim that OPM is the political organsation, or that all Papuans who want independence for West Papua, including those in the PDP or those in the villages and cities are all OPM people. TPN is the military wing of the OPM that is based in the jungles of West Papua, with Headquarter in Vanimo, Papua New Guinea. The Chief Commander General Mathias Wenda was recently arrested and currently under threat of being deported to Indonesia with about 11 troops of the TPN. TPN has about 9 regional commanders, who are independent and autonomous, tribally based without any communication at all. All of them do not communicate for years, but they work on the basis of the goal of TPN as an organisation. All TPN Commanders appear to the world as factional leaders, but actually they appear representing their tribes/ territories rather than modern style of command structure.
   
   TPN is normally referred to by the Papuans as the TPN/OPM.  
   
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7. OPM Revolutionary Council is based in Madang PNG. The Chair Moses Weror is a Right Winger, pro West as he clearly claims. The OPMRC is a Papua NGO working for independence in Papua New Guinea.

8. The Koteka Tribal Assembly Council (Demmak) - is the alliance of all highlanders of West Papua, who suffer more human rights than other tribes in West Papua, who are the least developed (exploited), whose natural resources are mostly exploited by multinationals. Demmak was established in early 1999 to control the work and movement of the PDP. It has at least 70% members of all Papuans. It channels the voice of the OPM or TPN to the PDP and to the International Community.

9. The Mamberamo-Tami Tribal Council (Mamta) has the same roles and functions as Demmak. It represents tribal groups in Mamberamo River and Tami River Territories, including West Papua Capital - Port Numbay. It has direct link with TPN/OPM just like Demmak.

10. Alliance of Papuan Students (AMP International) - is a student movement for love, justice and truth in West Papua. Majority of AMP members are members of Demmak. They AMP speaks for its people and their organisations such as the PDP, Papua Panel, WestPaC, Demmak, TPN, OPM, Melanesia Council to clarify the problems facing Papuans since 1960s. AMP Produces books and Papers for public readership.

11. The West Papuan Community (WestPaC) is a network of Papuan academics and students that conducts various bibliographic or document research to identify and better present problems and backgrounds of the political problems in West Papua. WestPaC ahs contributed Books and Papers so far: (1) Historical Review, (2) Legal Analysis, (3) Diplomatic Handbook for West Papua Struggle, (4) Human Rights Appeal. WestPaC also conducts seminars and lectures for those who want to hear more about West Papua history and problems in the struggle for independence.

12. The Group 14 (14 Stars Group) - is another name for Papua National Party (PARNA), existed since 1960s. The famous leader, Dr. Thom Wainggai, who declared Great Melanesia in 1984 was then arrested and imprisoned for 20 years in Jakarta. He died due to food poisoning in early 1996 and buried in West Papua.

13. Melanesian Council is related to the Group 14, but the Council works very close with TPN and OPM in order to achieve our common goal: independence.

14. Melanesian Solidarity (Melsol) is an NGO based in Pacific that fights for West Papua cause by legal advocacy and research into problems. It also helps Melanesian Council directly.

15. PDP - Pacific Committee is the core player-committee of the PDP. It has its own council members that run the PDP Pacific Office on daily basis.

16. PDP - Europe Committee is equal to the Pacific Committee but it has not yet achieved the level of organisation and management as good as the PDP Pacific Committee. After the PDP has a Press Desk for Europe in Ireland, we will re-organise the Committee for Europe.

17. WathPapua or the Ndugu Ndugu Research and Publications Institute is the first Papuan research and publishing institute legally established in Java Island of Indonesia on 01 October 2002. It is the publisher of books, cassettes, CDs, films, cards, papers, etc., in effort to educate the global community of the roots of problems in West Papua.

18. ELSHAM Papua (Institute of Human Rights Studies and Advocacy) is the prominent Human Rights NGO belongs to the Papuan people, operating in West Papuan since 1980s. It has done great work. It reports various human rights violations in West Papua in the past and present. You can obtain updates of news and information by contacting elshamnewservice@jayapura.wasantara.net.id

19. LEMASA (Lembaga Adat Masyarakat Amungme or Amungme Tribal Council) is the tribe of Thom Beanal, Chair of PDP now (2002). It was originally established in the campaigns of the Koteka People around the mining areas against environmental destruction caused by the Mining Operations of the giant Freeport Copper & Gold, Inc. based in New Orleans, USA.

20. LAMASKO (Lembaga Ada Masyarakat Kamoro) is the Tribal Council of the Kamoro Tribe of West Papua Highlands. The purpose is the same as LEMASA.

21. DAP (Dewan Adat Papua - Papua Tribal Council) was initiated in mid 2002 in preparing the tribal elders to be brought to the USA to attend a conference on Conflict resolutions and human rights. It is exactly the same as the LMA, but due to the fact the the LMA was set up the Indonesian government, the PDP initiated this organisation. Also in order to balance the movements and activities of the Koteka Tribal Assembly which was in fact getting great support from almost all tribes in West Papua. The Tribal Government Council (DAP) is the embryo of The Papua Tribal Government / Authority, n the eyes of the Koteka Tribal Assembly's Principle of Governance, the embryo of the future government of West Papua. 

22. Polisi Adat Papua (PAP) or the Papua Traditional Police was initiated by the PDP, suspected proposed by Yoris Raweyai in Jakarta in order to help the PDP and Pupuan people from foreign intervention into the security of the community. 

23. Satuan Tugas (Satgas) Papua 

24. Satuan Tugsa (Satgas) Koteka

25.  LEMHARKOT is the foundation for defending the human rights of Koteka people