Solomon Islands Seeks to Host 2017 Melanesian Youth Parliament
- Solomon Islands are seeking to host the Melanesian Youth Parliament in 2017.Monday, 31 October 2016 9:03 AM, Solomon Times The National Parliament and the Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs made their intentions known during the recent National Youth Parliament in Honiara. Speaker of Parliament, Ajilon Jasper Nasiu, told participants that 20 youth parliamentarians will be selected from the current Youth Parliament to represent […]
Australian Activist Speaks Out Against Jakarta Request
Wednesday, 2 November 2016 8:29 AM, Solomon Times Leader of the Australian West Papua Association (Sydney) (AWPA), Joe Collins, has spoken out against reports that Jakarta has requested Australia to pass on a message to the Solomon Islands to refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of Indonesia. “This is an outrageous request as it […]
Respect for Human Rights is a UN Principle
Tuesday, 1 November 2016 9:47 AM, Solomon Times News that the Indonesian government is upping the ante against supporters of West Papua comes as no surprise, a well-placed senior government source said. “It is no surprise to us, and I think it is not right to say that we are interfering with the internal affairs […]
Solomon Islands Repeats Call for Independent Assessment of West Papua
SolomonTimesOnline – The Solomon Islands representative in Geneva, Switzerland, has repeated calls for Indonesia to allow a UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression to visit West Papua and Papua Provinces. Minister Councilor at the Solomon Islands Mission in Geneva, Switzerland, Barrett Salato made the call at the start of the 33rd Human Rights Council […]
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