Write a letter for the Papuan tribes

1. Write your letter, then 2. Complete it and 3. Mail it

Since Indonesia’s occupation of West Papua, an estimated 100,000 Papuans have been killed. Killings, torture, rapes and arbitrary arrests are commonplace. Whole villages have been razed in reprisals against real or imagined separatist sympathisers.

West Papua contains vast mineral and timber wealth and is therefore seen as vital to the Indonesian economy. A heavy army presence protects projects there, including the American and British owned Grasberg mine.

Government officials have spoken of ‘breeding the Papuans out of existence.’ Now, the emergence of an HIV/AIDS epidemic, with infection rates 15 times the national average, make this threat a terrifying possibility. Most Papuans remain completely unaware of this deadly disease and how to protect themselves against it.

How you can help

Please write to Indonesia’s President using this text or your own words:

His Excellency Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
President of Indonesia
Office of the President
Istana Merdeka
Jakarta
10110
Indonesia


May 26, 2013

Your Excellency


 

Will my letter make a difference?
Yes. Time and again, letters from Survival supporters have called governments and organisations to account. Policies have changed and lives have been saved.

Should I post, fax or e-mail?
The most powerful way is to print and post your letter. We will e-mail you a ready-to-print PDF of your letter, together with postage information.

We sometimes also publish e-mail addresses or fax numbers where there is a realistic chance of these being read. However, e-mail addresses change and fax machines get unplugged. If you can, please post your letter.