National Committee for West Papua
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The National Committee for West Papua (abbreviated KNPB or West Papua National Committee) is a Papuan peoples' group campaigning for independence of Papua and West Papua.
In April 2009, 8 protesters were killed by police during a demonstration involving more than 15,000 people, sponsored by the KNPB. A policeman was wounded by an arrow.[1] On 22 March 2010, KNPB organises a series of new events. 15 Papuans were arrested after police used firearms to disperse the crowd[2].
The International Parliamentarians for West Papua (IPWP) and the International Lawyers for West Papua (ILWP) recognize the West Papua National Committee as the domestic coordinator for the West Papuan independence movement,[3] according to Mario Pigei of the KNPB. At a KNPB rally marking the registration of the IPWP and ILWP at the European Union in Brussels, coordinator Mario Pigei said "Human rights violations continue being committed in Papua with the killings of Papuan figures including Kelly Kwalik"[3]
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