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A Campaign Is Launched By Human Rights Organizations to Investigate the UN’s Role in Theannexation of West Papua New Guinea By Indonesia Nearly Four Decades Ago

First the United States began pressuring Pakistan. Then it was the Philippines. Now it is Indonesia. According torecent articles in various newspapers, the US is trying to press Indonesia into closer cooperation with its so-calledwar on terror. In exchange, the Pentagon is pressing to end the embargo on military weapons sales to Indonesia. Thatembargo was achieved by human rights groups working throughout Indonesia to end the years of violence by the militaryregime.


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