By Norma HoltTheir country sits some 250 miles north of Australia across the Torres Strait and is part of a large Island with a close history and links to it. It comprises of people who were independent and self-governing with a culture similar to tribal groups elsewhere. They were not violent towards anyone except through the spats and tribal wars they fought among themselves. Most of them, however, were head hunters and engaged in cannibalism that offends those of the west.
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West Papua must be given full membership at the Melanesian Spearhead Group, says the Pacific Freedom Forum.
"The people of West Papua have long been denied basic human rights by their own government," says PFF Chair Titi Gabi.
"They are therefore justified in seeking support and assistance for those rights from outside their own borders."
The Melanesian Spearhead Group will decide on an application for full membership from West Papua groups in June.
PFF is calling on the Melanesian Spearhead Group
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