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Papua New Guinea plans for executions: Further information
4 June 2013

A new law adopted by the Papua New Guinea parliament increases the scope of the death penalty and number of execution methods. This has prompted fears that executions ...

Urgent Action       ASA 34/003/2013

Papua New Guinea repeals Sorcery Act while moving closer to ...
28 May 2013

New laws expanding death penalty signal intent to restart executions, following outcry over murders of women accused of 'sorcery'.

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Papua New Guinea: Death penalty proposals put lives at risk
22 May 2013

At least ten people under sentence of death will be at risk of execution if legal amendments to facilitate the resumption of executions are passed in Papua New ...

Urgent Action       ASA 34/005/2013

Papua New Guinea: Further information: Women accused of sorcery ...
3 May 2013

A seriously injured woman and her two daughters, who were held in Papua New Guinea by a group that accused them of practicing "sorcery", have been freed. They are ...

Urgent Action       ASA 34/002/2013

Wire, May/June 2013. Vol 43, issue 003
1 May 2013

1) The Agenda 2) Up front: The pure power of testimony: 3) 'There are no human rights in Sri Lanka' 4) The painful truth [torture] 5) Five ways to repress a journalist ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/003/2013

Papua New Guinea: Fears for women accused of 'sorcery'
12 April 2013

A seriously injured woman and her two daughters are being held in Papua New Guinea by a group that accuses them of practising “sorcery”. There are grave fears for ...

Urgent Action       ASA 34/001/2013

Papua New Guinea: Police must act urgently to save captured women ...
10 April 2013

Annual Report 2013. The state of the world's human rights. Read it now ...

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Amnesty International | Papua New Guinea: Appalling violence ...
5 April 2013

Authorities in Papua New Guinea must take urgent action to prevent and punish 'sorcery'-related violence, following reports six women and a man were abducted ...

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Papua New Guinea: Appalling violence against six women in Easter ' ...
5 April 2013

Witness says the women were subjected to horrific sexual violence with hot iron rods in the Southern Highlands, and the six are still missing.

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