Statement of Reaffirmation for a Regional Moratorium on Deep Sea / Seabed Mining PACIFIC countries must commit to principles of traditional care for nature to ensure food security and the good health of their people. In a statement today the Pacific Conference of Churches called on its members to continue Read more…
PAPUAN churches have called for support to end violence and human rights abuse at the hands of Indonesian security forces and State-sponsored civilian militia. In a letter to Pacific churches, four church leaders claimed the Indonesian state had become part of the problem by not allowing space for people to Read more…
PAPUAN churches want Indonesia to withdraw troops as violence escalates in the disputed territory. And they want the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to urgently visit and see the human rights abuse in Papua – mainly by security forces and the military-backed armed civilian militia. In a letter Read more…
VERSES from Islamic and Hindu scripture echoed through Suva’s Sacred Heart Cathedral last night as people of all faiths gathered to give thanks and pray for creation. About 400 people attended the ecumenical service hosted by the Archbishop of Suva, Dr Peter Loy Chong and the Pacific Conference of Churches. Read more…
POLICE have cautioned the Pacific Conference of Churches Secretariat for hoisting the Morning Star flag on private property in Fiji’s capital, Suva. Officers attempted to seize the flag yesterday (Tuesday) after it was raised in protest against the killing of Papua protesters by Indonesian security force and pro-Jakarta militia. The Read more…
THE Fijian civil society movement stood in silence opposite the Indonesian Embassy in Suva today to protest against killings and human rights abuse in Papua. Police arrived several minutes later to speak with Shamima Ali, head of the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre and chair of the NGO Coalition on Human Read more…
THE Pacific churches have called for an immediate peacekeeping intervention to stop the ongoing violence in the embattled province of Papua. General Secretary, Reverend James Bhagwan, said the Indonesian military and police had chosen to take sides with non-Papuan militia to attack the indigenous people. “A peacekeeping force is needed Read more…
STATEMENT ON RECENT “INSTITUTIONAL RACISM” TOWARDS WEST PAPUANS August 22, 2019 PORT MORESBY The Pacific Conference of Churches, with the Papua New Guinea Council of Churches, strongly condemns the institutional racism against the indigenous people of West (Tanah) Papua that has led to violent attacks against Papuan Students in Surabaya Read more…
The Effect of Modern “Development” Trends on the Pacific By Rev. James Bhagwan General Secretary, Pacific Conference of Churches Presented at Reweaving the PNG Household – Towards a PNG Ecological Framework for Development (PNGEFD) Papua New Guinea Council of Churches Association of Protestant Churches and Missions in Germany Church Partnership Read more…
PACIFIC churches and civil society groups have put regional leaders on notice to take immediate action on West Papua, women and children and climate change. In a statement to the Pacific Island Forum, the CSOs called for a United Nations delegation to visit West Papua to investigate human rights abuse Read more…
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