It is covered with tropical rainforest, home to many unique species of wildlife, and hugely rich in resources such as oil, gas, copper, gold and timber.

Yet in this paradise the people of West Papua, like Benny Wenda, are suffering terrible oppression under Indonesian rule. This situation of oppression has been maintained by ruthless military crackdowns on political activity in the area. 

Despite this, the UK has provided military support through arms sales to Indonesia over most of the last 30 years.