UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Plea for UN intervention over illegal PNG loggers ‘stealing forests’

RNZ Pacific A United Nations committee is being urged to act over human rights violations committed by illegal loggers in Papua New Guinea. Watchdog groups Act Now! and Jubilee Australia have filed a formal request to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to consider action at its next meeting in August. “We ... <a title="Plea for UN intervention over illegal PNG loggers ‘stealing forests’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/28/plea-for-un-intervention-over-illegal-png-loggers-stealing-forests/" aria-label="Read more about Plea for UN intervention over illegal PNG loggers ‘stealing forests’">Read more</a>