Green MP to support West Papuan flag raising at Parliament
What: Raising of the West Papuan ‘Morning
Star’ flag to support West Papuan independence
Where: Parliament
forecourt
Who: Peace Movement Aotearoa, other NGOs and
supporters of West Papua, and MPs including Catherine
Delahunty, Green Party MP and International Parliamentarian
for West Papua.
The Green Party will be supporting the
annual flag raising in solidarity with West Papua at 1pm at
Parliament on Monday December 2nd. This event is organised
by Peace Movement Aotearoa every December in recognition of
the anniversary of West Papuan independence.
West
Papua has been occupied by Indonesia since 1969 and citizens
who raise the ‘Morning Star’ flag can be imprisoned for
up to 15 years.
"A number of MPs from several parties
are members of International Parliamentarians for West
Papua, and we are proud to support this event," said Green
MP Catherine Delahunty.
“The West Papuan people live
under a brutal occupation and are imprisoned, tortured and
even killed simply for speaking out about independence. By
raising the ‘Morning Star’ flag we are making a
statement in support of their right to
self-determination.
“John Key and Murray McCully
need to stand up for West Papuan human rights, not to
collude with Indonesian oppression for the sake of trade,”
said Ms Delahunty
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