Pacific Islands Forum 2003 Communique - West Papua

16 August 2003

Excerpt from the Pacific Islands Forum 2003 Communique:

"Papua"

"74. Forum Leaders reiterated their support for special autonomy for Papua which they considered to offer realistic prospects for peaceful resolution of the situation in Papua. Noting that the 2001 special autonomy law had yet to be fully implemented, they urged the sovereign authority, Indonesia, to expedite promulgation of the necessary regulations and to take other steps needed to give effect to special autonomy.

75. Leaders expressed concern about the continuing violence in Papua and called on all parties to protect and uphold the human rights of all residents in Papua and to resolve differences by peaceful means. They also urged the Indonesian authorities to bring to justice the perpetrators of serious crimes committed in the province of Papua."

The full text of the Pacific Islands Forum 2003 Communique.

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