Papua New Guinea
Although a resource-rich country, almost 40 percent of Papua New Guinea’s population lives in poverty. The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted ongoing challenges with government inaction, economic mismanagement, and a severely under-resourced healthcare system. Before Covid-19 started spreading, Papua New Guinea was already struggling with outbreaks of measles, drug-resistant tuberculosis, and polio with poor vaccination rates. Weak implementation of laws on violence against women and children foster a culture of impunity. Prime Minister James Marape has committed to reforms to address gender-based violence, but little real progress has been made.
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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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Australia: End Indefinite, Arbitrary Immigration Detention
A Month Since Tennis Star’s Deportation, No Change for Detained Refugees
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Submission by Human Rights Watch on the Inquiry into the Ending Indefinite and Arbitrary Immigration Detention Bill 2021
January 27, 2022
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Papua New Guinea’s Rapid Tides Expose Climate Risks
Coastal Communities Bear Brunt of Climate Inaction
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Papua New Guinea: Address Abuses Raised at UN Review
Countries Criticize Failures on Women’s and LGBT Rights and the Death Penalty
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Australia: 8 Years of Abusive Offshore Asylum Processing
Governments Should Reject Costly, Harmful Policy for Refugees, Asylum Seekers
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Papua New Guinea: Violence Against Women Accused of Sorcery
Protect Women Targeted; Hold Attackers to Account
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Papua New Guinea’s Universal Periodic Review
Human Rights Review Should Address Broken Commitments, Women’s Rights
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Papua New Guinea Unprepared for Covid-19 Surge
Government Should Bolster Healthcare System; International Donors Need to Step Up
