This legal paper by Annette Culley for the Federal republic of West Papua office in Docklands (Victoria, Australia) affirms that States have a responsibility to protect all those within their territory; that third States have a right and obligation to complain of wrongful acts committed by a sovereign State; and finally, that sovereignty comes under question where a people within a sovereign state are subject to alien subjugation or serious violations of their human rights. This 24,000-word publication (100 x A5 pages) is downloadable (below) and can be quoted providing that the usual creditations are incorporated.
'WEST PAPUA: Decolonization, Boundaries and Self Determination' by Annette Culley brings together all the UN resolutions, and principles, and rules that have been applied, or ignored, in the case of West Papua’s occupation, and analyses the relationship between occupied West Papua and international law. The book was published by the West Papua Womens' Office in Docklands, and can be downloaded, printed, or quoted with the usual accreditations. The post also includes Memorials to Olga Hamadi, the courageous West Papuan lawyer, and Australian academic Peter King; and addresses by Drs Jacob Rumbiak, and Lance Collins who lead Australian Army Intelligence in East Timor in 1999.
