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"West Papua’s Indigenous people have called for a boycott of KitKat, Smarties
and Aero chocolate, Oreo biscuits and Ritz crackers, and the cosmetics brands
Pantene and Herbal Essences, over alleged ecocide in their territory.
All are products that contain palm oil and are made, say the campaigners, by
companies that source the ingredient directly from West Papua, which has been
under Indonesian control since 1963 and where thousands of acres of rainforest
are being cleared for agriculture.
More than 90 West Papuan tribes, political organisations and religious groups
have endorsed the call for a boycott, which they say should continue until the
people of West Papua are given the right to self-determination.
Raki Ap, a spokesperson for the United Liberation Movement for West Papua,
which is overseeing the call, said: “These products are linked to human rights
violations, in the first place, because West Papuans are being forced, with
violence, to get off the land where they’ve lived for thousands of years, which
has now resulted in ecocide.
“This is a signal to the countries who are dealing with Indonesia, especially
those in the Pacific region, to take notice of who they’re dealing with and how
they are basically allowing Indonesia to continue the colonial project in West
Papua, the human rights violations, and also ecocide.”"
Via Susan ****
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
