Papua New Guinea

Human Rights in PAPUA NEW GUINEA

AI Worldwide appeals April 1997
31 March 1997

1. Mexico: Abduction, torture and harassment of Ruth Yudit Ortega Orozco; 2. Papua New Guinea (Bougainville): Extrajudicial execution of Theodore Miriung; 3. Iran ...

Report       NWS 22/002/1997

Papua New Guinea: Open letter to Prime Minister Sir Julius Chan
8 March 1997

On 7 March 1997 Amnesty International wrote an open letter to the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Prime Minister, expressing serious concern at the use of foreign military ...

Report       ASA 34/004/1997

Papua New Guinea: Bougainville: the forgotten human rights tragedy
26 February 1997

Human rights violations, including extrajudicial executions, "disappearances", ill-treatment and arbitrary arrests and detention continue at an alarming rate in ...

Report       ASA 34/001/1997

Papua New Guinea: Bougainville: International action essential as ...
26 February 1997

News Service 28/97. AI INDEX: ASA 34/03/97. EMBARGOED UNTIL 24 FEBRUARY 1997. BOUGAINVILLE: INTERNATIONAL ACTION ESSENTIAL AS VIOLATIONS CONTINUE. ...

Press Release       ASA 34/003/1997

Papua New Guinea: Death penalty
10 February 1997

Steven Loke, Greg Kavoa, Charles Kaona: On 10 February 1997 the above men were sentenced to death on conviction of murder after a trial at the Kimbe National Court ...

Urgent Action       ASA 34/002/1997

Papua New Guinea: Government yet again turns a blind eye to latest ...
6 December 1996

News Service 235/96. AI INDEX: ASA 34/05/96. 6 DECEMBER 1996. PAPUA NEW GUINEA: GOVERNMENT YET AGAIN TURNS A BLIND EYE TO LATEST KILLINGS ...

Press Release       ASA 34/005/1996

Papua New Guinea: A full, independent investigation needed into ...
13 October 1996

News Service 186/96. AI INDEX: ASA 34/04/96. 14 OCTOBER 1996. PAPUA NEW GUINEA: A FULL, INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION NEEDED INTO LATEST KILLING. ...

Press Release       ASA 34/004/1996

Abolition of the death penalty worldwide: developments in 1995
30 June 1996

This report describes positive developments in the abolition of the death penalty worldwide, including the abolition of the death penalty in Spain, Mauritius and ...

Report       ACT 50/007/1996

Papua New Guinea: further information on: death penalty: Charles ...
14 April 1996

The death sentence against the above was lifted on 2 April 1996, following the overturning of his conviction for wilful murder and rape. He remains in detention ...

Urgent Action       ASA 34/002/1996

Amnesty International News, April 1996. Vol.26, No.4.
31 March 1996

1. Bahrain: Hundreds arrested as protests flare up; 2. Senegal: Widespread use of torture persists with impunity while human rights abuses continue in Casamance ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/004/1996