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Dame Meg Taylor: We must act now over gender-based violence in PNG

July 2, 2020

I write this as a Papua New Guinean and a daughter of this nation. I believe in the rights of women. I believe that the Constitution of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, the Mama Lo, safeguards the place of women in our nation. I understand the strengths and limitations of our cultures and ... <a title="Dame Meg Taylor: We must act now over gender-based violence in PNG" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/02/dame-meg-taylor-we-must-act-now-over-gender-based-violence-in-png/" aria-label="Read more about Dame Meg Taylor: We must act now over gender-based violence in PNG">Read more</a>

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Young PNG mother died of ‘blunt force’ head injuries, bruised organs

June 30, 2020

By Rebecca Kuku in Port Moresby Young Papua New Guinean mother-of-two Jenelyn Kennedy died from “head injury and bruised internal organs”, according to a doctor who examined her body. Dr Seth Fose, the chief pathologist at the Port Moresby General Hospital, said the 19-year-old died from “blunt force trauma to the head and the body ... <a title="Young PNG mother died of ‘blunt force’ head injuries, bruised organs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/30/young-png-mother-died-of-blunt-force-head-injuries-bruised-organs/" aria-label="Read more about Young PNG mother died of ‘blunt force’ head injuries, bruised organs">Read more</a>

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Doctors, family, friends ‘failed’ Jenelyn in duty of care, says PNG researcher

June 30, 2020

By Grace Auka-Salmang in Port Moresby The care of duty supposed to be provided to the young Papua New Guinean mother Jenelyn Kennedy killed last week was not properly done and everybody involved failed her, says a leading resarcher and anti-violence advocate. “This includes the police officers at the Family Sexual Violence Unit (FSVU), doctors, ... <a title="Doctors, family, friends ‘failed’ Jenelyn in duty of care, says PNG researcher" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/30/doctors-family-friends-failed-jenelyn-in-duty-of-care-says-png-researcher/" aria-label="Read more about Doctors, family, friends ‘failed’ Jenelyn in duty of care, says PNG researcher">Read more</a>

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Tragic death of Jenelyn Kennedy and media ethics aired on Southern Cross

June 29, 2020

Pacific Media Watch Host Sherry Zhang interviewed the director of the Pacific Media Centre, Professor David Robie, about the tragic life and death of Jenelyn Kennedy from gender violence in Papua New Guinea today on the Southern Cross segment of Radio 95bFM. Professor Robie discussed the rather horrific image of her lifeless body on the ... <a title="Tragic death of Jenelyn Kennedy and media ethics aired on Southern Cross" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/29/tragic-death-of-jenelyn-kennedy-and-media-ethics-aired-on-southern-cross/" aria-label="Read more about Tragic death of Jenelyn Kennedy and media ethics aired on Southern Cross">Read more</a>

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PNG women ‘as good as dead’ say protesters calling for tougher laws

June 28, 2020

Pacific Media Watch Protesters in Papua New Guinea and on social media have launched calls for tougher laws to protect women and girls from gender-based violence and brutality after the torture and death of a 19-year-old mother of two this week. The death of Jenelyn Kennedy on Tuesday after six days of torture, allegedly by ... <a title="PNG women ‘as good as dead’ say protesters calling for tougher laws" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/28/png-women-as-good-as-dead-say-protesters-calling-for-tougher-laws/" aria-label="Read more about PNG women ‘as good as dead’ say protesters calling for tougher laws">Read more</a>

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The harrowing picture that tells a thousand words about tragedy

June 27, 2020

By Rebecca Kuku in The National Jenelyn Kennedy … died this week at 19 in a tragic domestic violence case in Papua New Guinea. Image: EMTV News The battered body of young mother Jenelyn Kennedy lay in a morgue yesterday as relatives told of the repeated beatings she had been receiving in the past five ... <a title="The harrowing picture that tells a thousand words about tragedy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/27/the-harrowing-picture-that-tells-a-thousand-words-about-tragedy/" aria-label="Read more about The harrowing picture that tells a thousand words about tragedy">Read more</a>

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Tragic life and death of Jenelyn – babysitter tells of PNG torture case

June 26, 2020

By EMTV News Jenelyn Kennedy eloped with her partner at a tender age of 15, bore him his first child at age of 16, and died at age 19 – allegedly at the hands of the very person she thought she loved and would take good care of her. It’s a tragedy no parent would ... <a title="Tragic life and death of Jenelyn – babysitter tells of PNG torture case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/26/tragic-life-and-death-of-jenelyn-babysitter-tells-of-png-torture-case/" aria-label="Read more about Tragic life and death of Jenelyn – babysitter tells of PNG torture case">Read more</a>

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Indonesian trolls target Tongan beauty Diamond Langi over Papuan solidarity

June 25, 2020

By Sri Krishnamurthi, contributing editor of Pacific Media Watch Miss Universe NZ 2019 beauty queen Diamond Langi is being trolled by thousands of Indonesians on social media for speaking up about discrimination against West Papuans. “The post I had made was #FreeWestPapua with a video showcasing the discrimination West Papuans have had to endure for ... <a title="Indonesian trolls target Tongan beauty Diamond Langi over Papuan solidarity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/25/indonesian-trolls-target-tongan-beauty-diamond-langi-over-papuan-solidarity/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian trolls target Tongan beauty Diamond Langi over Papuan solidarity">Read more</a>

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French Polynesia records Pacific’s first coronavirus case with Paris lawmaker

March 14, 2020

French Polynesia has recorded the first coronavirus case in the Pacific Islands. President Edouard Fritch said the carrier was one of French Polynesia’s members of the French National Assembly, Maina Sage, who returned from Paris at the weekend. She was at home in self-isolation, Fritch said. Reports say Sage had met the French Culture Minister ... <a title="French Polynesia records Pacific’s first coronavirus case with Paris lawmaker" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/14/french-polynesia-records-pacifics-first-coronavirus-case-with-paris-lawmaker/" aria-label="Read more about French Polynesia records Pacific’s first coronavirus case with Paris lawmaker">Read more</a>

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Three PNG children die among 11 killed in Porgera massacre

March 12, 2020

By Ale Asa in Porgera Eleven people – including three children – have been massacred when a fight between two warring tribes from Tari spilled into the Porgera Valley in the Papua New Guinea Highlands. Three women and five men from Enga were also killed when the O Kiru and Miape tribes resumed fighting, this ... <a title="Three PNG children die among 11 killed in Porgera massacre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/12/three-png-children-die-among-11-killed-in-porgera-massacre/" aria-label="Read more about Three PNG children die among 11 killed in Porgera massacre">Read more</a>

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The push to end violence against women in Asia-Pacific

March 9, 2020

Pacific Media Watch Violence against women is at epidemic proportions in the Asia Pacific. The region’s governments, if they are to find ways of preventing domestic violence and support its victims, need reliable data, but getting the numbers is a difficult undertaking. Public health researchers Dr Henriette Jensen and Dr Kristin Diemer join The Jakarta ... <a title="The push to end violence against women in Asia-Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/09/the-push-to-end-violence-against-women-in-asia-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about The push to end violence against women in Asia-Pacific">Read more</a>

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How corporations make money out of ‘feel-good’ feminism

March 9, 2020

ANALYSIS: By Catherine Rottenberg A few days ago, I received a message from my son’s secondary school announcing that it would be celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD) on Friday. The message read: “The school is selling Feminist jumpers to mark the event. Jumpers are on sale for 10 pounds ($13) – please ask your daughter ... <a title="How corporations make money out of ‘feel-good’ feminism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/09/how-corporations-make-money-out-of-feel-good-feminism/" aria-label="Read more about How corporations make money out of ‘feel-good’ feminism">Read more</a>