tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21277069.post1885864152446803757..comments2024-02-22T13:40:45.894+11:00Comments on Happy Antipodean: Indonesian sovereignty in West Papua only possible with Australia's consentMatthew da Silvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07158988637117138260noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21277069.post-66409365157657989012013-05-28T03:05:37.711+10:002013-05-28T03:05:37.711+10:00Basically correct, but the door or mechanism is th...Basically correct, but the door or mechanism is there if the Australia public ever wants to flex its muscle, and the public would have to apply a lot of pressure on Canberra. America has proven in 2005 to be keen to ask questions about West Papua and the Indonesian claim to it, it took SBY considerable interference in US politics to thwart the US Congress questions that year.<br /><br />But thereSnowMonkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10800400535602803880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21277069.post-10835493928512093852013-04-30T05:51:27.348+10:002013-04-30T05:51:27.348+10:00Thanks for your comment. It's interesting to l...Thanks for your comment. It's interesting to learn more about the UN's obligations. I feel though that political realities in the region mean that Australia is the most likely entity to do something about the abuses occurring in West Papua. This is partly because there are concerned citizens of Australia who are able to effectively agitate for their govt to act. I suspect there are also Matthew da Silvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07158988637117138260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21277069.post-69671411462112660392013-04-30T01:27:59.455+10:002013-04-30T01:27:59.455+10:00Your suggestion is based on a misunderstanding. On...Your suggestion is based on a misunderstanding. Only the Security Council should be talking to Indonesia about West Papua, which became a UN trust territory in 1962 which means the United Nations is required by the UN Charter under article 76 to protect human rights in the colony, under article 87 to hear petitions about West Papua, and to monitor conditions in West Papua under article 88 of the SnowMonkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10800400535602803880noreply@blogger.com