The Liberating Body of Christ FREEDOM Sunday in the Pacific is a day when churches gather to pray for peace and justice, particularly in Bougainville, Kanaky, Maohi Nui and West Papua – territories in which the majority of people still yearn for political self-determination. This year the day falls on December Read more…
PACIFIC church leaders will address racism, xenophobia and discrimination in an online seminar on December 2. Among participants in the web-based seminar (webinar) are Reverend James Bhagwan, General Secretary of the Pacific Conference of Churches and representatives of the West Papuan and Maohi Nui (French Polynesian) communities. The webinar will Read more…
THE cobalt blue flag of the Autonomous Bougainville Government flutters proudly over Suva, Fiji today. It’s a symbol of the support of Pacific churches for the referendum on independence from Papua New Guinea. The Pacific Conference of Churches has been involved since 1989 in the process to seek justice for Read more…
VANUATU’S Anglican Church has openly condemned domestic and all forms of violence. The Bishop of Vanuatu and New Caledonia, the Right Reverend James Tama, said all forms of violence violates human rights. “By Christian standards is a sin against God the Creator,” Tama said. “The church stands by its Christian Read more…
PACIFIC church leaders have accepted two Papuan churches into their fold and resolved to continue to address human rights abuses by Indonesian security forces in West Papua. The three-day meeting at the Pacific Theological College also saw closed-session talks between the leaders and Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and trade Read more…
THE United Liberation Movement for West Papua has accused Indonesian President, Joko Widodo (Jokowi) of using the territory as a holiday home. Movement Chairman, Benny Wenda, said the visit came at a time when Papuans were being killed and tortured like animals. Here is Wenda’s full statement: President Jokowi has Read more…
AUSTRALIA’S Uniting Church has called on the government to take concrete steps towards ending human rights abuse in West Papua. In a letter to Foreign Affairs Minister, Senator Marise Payne, Uniting Church President, Deidre Palmer, called for a withdrawal of troops from the embattled Nduga Region and other areas of Read more…
A PETITION to the Indonesia has called for the removal of troops from Papua and an investigation into human rights abuses in the territiory. In a letter to Indonesia’s Canberra-based Ambassador, Uniting Church President, Dr Deidre Palmer called on Indonesia to remove its troops, allow an independent UN investigation into Read more…
PACIFIC church leaders gather in Suva, Fiji, this week to discuss issues affecting regional congregations. Top of the agenda will be development models designed by international donor agencies and forced upon small island governments and their people. On Saturday the leaders will have a closed session with their counterparts from Read more…
THE Diocese of Polynesia has lent its support to calls for an end to human rights abuse in Papua. Archbishop Fereti Cama – head of the Anglican community in Fiji, Samoa and Tonga – said the church was deeply concerned about the escalating abuse. He made the comment after a Read more…
English 
French