Benny Wenda
Politician
1975 –
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Who is Benny Wenda?
Benny Wenda is a West Papuan independence leader and an international lobbyist for the independence of West Papua from Indonesia. He lives in exile in the United Kingdom. In 2003 he was granted political asylum by the British government following his escape from custody while on trial.
He has acted as special representative of the Papuan people in the British Parliament, United Nations and European Parliament. In 2013 he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize along with West Papuan political prisoner Filep Karma, for their lifetime’s work in struggling for peace, freedom and justice for West Papua.
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