Nationaal Papoea Vereniging ’95 West Nieuw Guinea Thomas Schwenckestraat 30 2563 BZ Den Haag Nederland Email: npv95wng@hotmail.nl UN FMI HRC/FORUM ON MINORITY ISSUES 12TH SESSION Thursday, 28 November 2019, 29 November 2019 Palais des Nations – Geneva, Switzerland Call for a dialogue between the people of Papua and the Indonesian government On 17 August 2019 thousands of Papuans took to the streets to call out the racist attacks against Papua students on Java. They were called pigs, dogs and monkeys. An attitude that the Indonesian government has promoted for decades. In the months that followed, many spontaneous demonstrations took place in Papua. Thousands of Papuans rebelled against the Indonesian government which controls the daily life of the Papuans with fear and insecurity. They were met with military violence which left at least 20 people dead and many more injured. Hundreds of protesters were arrested and many remain in prison. The people in Papua continue their protest against oppression and racism. They ask the international community to stand with them in their fight against racism. This fight against racism can only be won if the Papuan people are given freedom and control over their destiny.