Theys Eluay
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Theys Eluay (1937–November 10, 2001) was the leader of West Papua's Papua Presidium Council or Presidium Dewan Papua (PDP), and a prominent advocate of Papuan independence from Indonesia. He was kidnapped by Kopassus 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. Retrieved on 2007-03-06.
- Indonesia: Investigate Death of Papua Leader. Human Rights News, 11 November 2001. Retrieved on 2008-04-09.
- Ovrview of links of the Killing of Theys Eluay. West Papua News Online, 23 March 2003. Retrieved on 2008-04-09.

