▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁territ ories ▁on ▁the ▁list ▁have ▁rejected ▁independence ▁( or ▁any ▁other ▁change ▁of ▁status ) ▁through ▁refer end ums , ▁such ▁as ▁Gib ral tar ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁the ▁F alk land ▁Islands ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Like wise ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁the ▁elected ▁Assembly ▁of ▁French ▁Pol yn esia ▁object ed ▁to ▁that ▁territory ' s ▁inclusion ▁on ▁the ▁list . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁controvers y ▁surrounding ▁the ▁vi ability ▁of ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁listed ▁territ ories ▁as ▁independent ▁nations , ▁such ▁as ▁Pit ca ir n , ▁which ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁estimated ▁at ▁just ▁ 5 7 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁M emb ership ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁are ▁the ▁current ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Committee : ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁concerning ▁members ▁Vari ous ▁members ▁on ▁various ▁occasion ▁have ▁blocked ▁the ▁ad mission ▁and ▁re - ad mission ▁of ▁their ▁respective ▁territ ories ▁for ▁de colon ization , ▁despite ▁various ▁independence ▁movements ▁within ▁those ▁territ ories . ▁▁ ▁Indones ia ▁has ▁h inder ed ▁the ▁re - ad mission ▁of ▁West ▁Pap ua , ▁and ▁the ▁ad mission ▁of ▁Min ah asa ▁for ▁de colon ization . ▁ ▁China ▁has ▁h inder ed ▁the ▁ad mission ▁of ▁Tib et , ▁East ▁Turk est an , ▁Inner ▁Mong olia , ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁Mac au , ▁Taiwan , ▁N ing x ia , ▁Gu ang