Benny Wenda, international spokesman for the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) poses for a picture in Geneva, Sept 1, 2017. "They look at West Papua differently, as subhuman, and as a colony. West Papua and Papua provinces - often collectively referred to as West Papua - make up the western half of an island north of Australia, with independent Papua New Guinea to the east. The separatists say there are 2.5 million West Papuans, roughly the same as 50 years ago. "This is why West Papuans believe that our right to self-determination under international law still exists."

Source: Bangkok Post September 06, 2017 14:48 UTC