Papua New Guinea
Lack of accountability for police violence persists in Papua New Guinea, and weak enforcement of laws criminalizing corruption and violence against women and children continued to foster a culture of impunity and lawlessness. Although a resource-rich country, almost 40 percent of Papua New Guinea’s population lives in poverty, which, together with poor health care, barriers to education, corruption, and economic mismanagement, stunts it’s progress.

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Still Making Their Own Rules
Ongoing Impunity for Police Beatings, Rape, and Torture in Papua New Guinea
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News
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Asian Nations Reject UN Vote Against Death Penalty
11 Asia-Pacific Governments Oppose 120 States on Capital Punishment Moratorium
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Japan: Foreign Minister Should Raise Rights Abroad
Trip Covers Papua New Guinea, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar
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Papua New Guinea’s Health System Unprepared for COVID-19
Shortage of Health Care Workers and Medical Equipment
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Australia: National Security Laws Chill Free Speech
Refugees, Health Care, and Criminal Justice Top Agenda
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Papua New Guinea Massacre Doesn’t Justify Death Penalty
Thorough, Impartial Investigation into Killings Needed