Theys Eluay

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Theys Eluay (1937–November 10, 2001) was the leader of West Papua's Papua Presidium Council, and a prominent advocate of Papuan independence from Indonesia. He was kidnapped by some of Kopassus's members and found to be murdered in his car around Jayapura.

[edit] References

• Keynote: West Papua rising. New Internationalist (April 2002). Retrieved on 2007-03-05.
• Moore, Matthew. "Kopassus guilty of Eluay murder", The Age, April 22, 2003. Retrieved on 2007-03-05.
• Arrest of Theys Eluay and the National Dialogue Debate. Indonesia: Human Rights and Pro-Independence Actions in Irian Jaya. Human Rights Watch (December 1, 1998). Retrieved on 2007-03-05.

[edit] External links

• News Updates on Assassination of Theys Eluay. westpapua.net. Retrieved on 2007-03-05.
• The life and death of Theys Eluay. Inside Indonesia, April-June 2002.