The below letter was sent by IPWP members to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres upon Indonesia assuming the Presidency of the UN Human Rights Council: Dear Secretary General Guterres,  Subject: Indonesian Presidency of the UN Human Rights Council We write to issue the strongest possible objection to the recent appointment of Indonesian Ambassador Sidharto Reza.

The final West Papua All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) of 2025 was held in the House of Commons yesterday (15/12/2025).  Chaired by Alex Sobel MP (Labour), the APPG was attended by MPs Anneliese Dodds (Labour), Jeremy Corbyn (Your Party), Lord Richard Harries, and addressed by ULMWP President Benny Wenda and Spokesperson Raki Ap.  President Wenda gave.

As COP30 begins in Belém, Brazil, we the undersigned express our profound concern over the intensifying deforestation currently occurring in West Papua, Indonesia.  West Papua has been under Indonesian control since a controversial 1969 process, “the Act of Free Choice”, which saw 1026 West Papuans vote for integration into Indonesia under conditions of intimidation and violence..