Statement to the EMRIP on the Rehoboth Basters

Distinguished guests, I wish to describe the situation of the Rehoboth Basters. The Rehoboth Basters are a community of approximately fifty-thousand people who mostly reside in their traditional lands in…

Future prospects for West Papua

On 1 July 2022, a conference to celebrate the independence declaration of West Papua of 1 July 1971 was held in The Hague, Mr. Jeroen Zandberg made the following speech…

Minority rights and mineral extraction for the global energy transition in West Papua

On 14 and 15 June 2022 the United Nations Special Rapporteur and the Tom Lantos Institute organised the Asia-Pacific Regional Forum on Minority Issues. The event was held online. “The…

The linguistic situation of the Frisian minority

On 3 May 2022, Mr. Zandberg made a statement to the Europe-Central Asia Regional Forum in Vienna about an issue that affects the Frisian minority in the Netherlands. Distinguished guests,…

Participation in the European-Central Asia Regional Forum 2022

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues, the Tom Lantos Institute and the Diplomatic Academy in Vienna organised the European-Central Asia Regional Forum on 2 and 3 May 2022,…

Statement about the Cham issue to the European-Central Asia Regional Forum

“The Europe-Central Asia Regional Forum will provide regional insights, which will feed into the thematic work of the Special Rapporteur for his report to the 52nd session of the UN…

West Papua Attends CONIFA Football Strategy Days

The Football Association West Papua (FAWP) attended the Football Strategy Days in Sabbioneta, Italy, on 22 to 24 April 2022. The event brought together the CONIFA members for the first…

Ze hebben de zee verkocht

Ik heb een boek geschreven met de titel ‘Ze hebben de zee verkocht’. Het verhaal gaat over een populist die streeft naar zelfbeschikking van zichzelf en zijn verbeelde volk. In…

60th Anniversary West Papua Flag

On 1 December 2021, a conference in The Hague, the Netherlands highlighted the 60th anniversary of the first raising of the Morning Star flag. Mr. Jeroen Zandberg gave the following…

West Papua vs Katanga Football Match 23-10-2021

The 23rd of October 2021, was a landmark day for West Papua football since it marked the first time in almost two years that the national team was able to…