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Samoan Chiefs File Official Complaint To ADB

Source: Samoa Observer

Objecting to reforms that could lead to alienation of customary lands

A group of village chiefs filed an official complaint to the Asian Development Bank (A.D.B) yesterday. And they are adamant that if their grievances are not adequately addressed by the Bank, they are prepared to take the matter all the way to the International Human Rights Court.

PNG Activis i askim rijan long sapotim West Papua indipendans

Source: Radio Australia

Wanpela Papua New Guinea human rights activist na sapota blong West Papua Independence itok PNG na rijin i nid long wokim moa long halvim ol lain ia.Wanpela Papua New Guinea human rights activist na sapota blong West Papua Independence itok PNG na rijin i nid long wokim moa long halvim ol lain ia.

West Papua Morning Star Flag (Credit: ABC) 

PNG government accused of lying about Ok Tedi funds verdict by PNG SDP chairman Sir Mekere Morauta

 

Source: ABC Australia

PNG's prime minister has been accused of 'grossly misrepresenting' a court decision over disputed funds from the Ok Tedi mine.

The PNG SDP and the PNG government are fighting over control of a trust which uses money from the Ok Tedi mine to fund development projects (Credit: Audience submitted)

State Crime and resistance in the South Pacific: Uncovering a denied history

Source: PNG Mine Watch

During a fiery Senate Estimates hearing in Australia earlier this year, a senior official from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade was asked by Senator Lee Rhiannon if she was aware of significant evidence on Australian state criminality published in the British Journal of Criminology.