Police brutality

FPIC and REDD awareness got interests from local communities in Turubu LLG

On 23 Feb, 2015 By Elizabeth1

Source: Jimmy Kalebe

An awareness campaign was conducted last week covering the coastal villages of Turubu in East Sepik Province.

The awareness that covered 21 villages mainly looked at Free, Prior, Informed Consent (FPIC) and Reduce Emission from land Degradation and Deforestation (REDD) was well received and drew much interests from participating communities.

Land owners take action while decision pends in court

On 17 Feb, 2015 By Elizabeth1

Source: Jimmy Kalebe

The current logging operations in Turubu LLG in Wewak District and parts of Sausso LLG in Yangoru Saussia District East Sepik Province are still going despite it being nullified by the national government last year.

During the 6years of massive logging and round log export, millions of Kina damages were done to the environment, affecting livelihoods of local people.

To date, promises of improved infrastructure and other benefits as stated by the landowner company in the beginning were never materialized.

HRW: 2015 World Report addresses gender inequality, police brutality, corruption

On 04 Feb, 2015 By Elizabeth1

Source: EM TV Online

Gender inequality, corruption and police brutality are among the key issues Papua New Guinea faces today, Human Rights Watch’s 2015 World Report states.

Illegal Logging Wreaking Havoc on Impoverished Rural Communities

On 02 Dec, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Multi-agency report confirms police working for Rimbunan Hijau brutalize communities in SABL areas

On 10 Nov, 2014 By rait man

Source: PNG Exposed

An Independent Fact Finding Mission undertaken by a joint team of government officials and civil society organisations, has confirmed allegations of ‘continuous brutality and human rights violations’ by police personnel operating on behalf of Rimbunan Hijau inside two Special Agriculture and Business Lease areas in the East New Britain Province of Papua New Guinea.

PNG police task force to combat police brutality

On 23 Oct, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: Radio New Zealand

The Papua New Guinea government is to set up a Police Task Force to combat police brutality.

The Post Courier reports that the task force will have up to 30 police officers whose primary role will be to instill discipline and restore respect among the police and the public.

Kundiawa MP Tobias Kulang had raised the issue of frequent reports of police brutality in Port Moresby with Mr O'Neill during question time in parliament yesterday.

PNG police brutality highlights troublesome link to loggers

On 23 Oct, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: Radio New Zealand

Originally aired on Thursday 16 Oct 2014

Calls continue for Papua New Guinea police working for logging companies to be removed amid unresolved claims of police brutality against landowner communities opposed to logging.

Allegations by some East New Britain landowners that they were intimidated and assaulted among other abuses by police attached to a logging company remain unresolved.

Juffa: Logging not beneficial

On 13 Oct, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Picture: Oro Governor, Gary Juffa

Article Source: Post Courier

Large scale logging in the country has done more damage than good in the rural areas, those affected are often suppressed and threatend by foreign loggers using local police to thier benefit, Oro Governor Gary Juffa said yesterday.

Barrick Gold refuses to relocate villagers who suffer murer, rape and house burning

On 13 Sep, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Mine watch

This past July a young man was murdered deep in the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea, and Canadians should care.

Why?

Why concern ourselves with this one act of violence in a far away corner of the Pacific, at a time when there is so much violence in the world?

Scores arrested and beaten as West Papuans in Timika protest for a referendum

On 30 Jul, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: Free West Papua Campaign

On 17th July 2014, hundreds to thousands of people outside the local Indonesian Parliament office in Timika, West Papua, peacefully protested for an independence referendum and for the release of the scores West Papuan political prisoners who continue to be held behind bars by the Indonesian government.

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