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March 4, 2022
UN News Shocking abuses against indigenous Papuans have been taking place in Indonesia, say United Nations-appointed human rights experts who cite child killings, disappearances, torture and enforced mass displacement. “Between April and November 2021, we have received allegations indicating several instances of extrajudicial killings, including of young children, enforced disappearance, torture and inhuman treatment and ... <a title="UN report calls for independent probe into ‘shocking’ rights abuses in Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/04/un-report-calls-for-independent-probe-into-shocking-rights-abuses-in-papua/" aria-label="Read more about UN report calls for independent probe into ‘shocking’ rights abuses in Papua">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Yamin Kogoya in Brisbane Google images of a country or region can offer a wealth of information about the people and cultures that live there. Some images accurately portray reality while others present camouflage, attempting to deceive or twist our perception. From a marketing standpoint, it’s all about selling the national identity, brands ... <a title="How Google moulds public opinion on West Papua, disrupts education" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/how-google-moulds-public-opinion-on-west-papua-disrupts-education/" aria-label="Read more about How Google moulds public opinion on West Papua, disrupts education">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2022
By Mark Talia in Port Moresby “Enough is enough,” is the impassioned plea of the women, mothers and daughters of Papua New Guinea, says Mea Isaac, women’s representative in the Motu-Koitabu Assembly. She has called for all forms of violence, abuse and discrimination against women to stop in the wake of the latest case of ... <a title="‘Enough is enough’, say PNG women over gender crimes by ‘callous men’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/12/enough-is-enough-say-png-women-over-gender-crimes-by-callous-men/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Enough is enough’, say PNG women over gender crimes by ‘callous men’">Read more</a>
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December 29, 2021
By Rebecca Kuku in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea’s “glassmen” — men who claim to identify and accuse women of sorcery — must be hunted down and charged with their crimes, says Northern Governor Gary Juffa. He said PNG should not just continue expressing concern and outrage while doing nothing to address sorcery accusation-related violence ... <a title="Hunt down PNG’s sorcery torture ‘glassmen’ – charge them, says Juffa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/29/hunt-down-pngs-sorcery-torture-glassmen-charge-them-says-juffa/" aria-label="Read more about Hunt down PNG’s sorcery torture ‘glassmen’ – charge them, says Juffa">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk In a seven-minute social media broadcast, President Duwa Lashi La has declared it is time to stop the military regime’s ongoing torture, detention, jailing and murder of civilians opposed to the military coup seven months ago. And he added that it is vital to halt the regime’s dismantling of the country’s ... <a title="Burma’s National Unity Government ‘declares war’ on military regime" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/08/burmas-national-unity-government-declares-war-on-military-regime/" aria-label="Read more about Burma’s National Unity Government ‘declares war’ on military regime">Read more</a>
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June 14, 2021
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Prime Minister James Marape says Papua New Guineans who continue to commit crimes under the pretext of “sorcery” must be arrested and charged by police. Marape was responding to questions asked by The National in relation to the death of Mary Kopari who was killed by an angry mob ... <a title="Marape tells PNG police they should be ‘doing their job’ over sorcery killings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/14/marape-tells-png-police-they-should-be-doing-their-job-over-sorcery-killings/" aria-label="Read more about Marape tells PNG police they should be ‘doing their job’ over sorcery killings">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2021
By Janet Kari in Lae, PNG Prosecution of perpetrators of gender-based violence around the country still remains a massive problem for Papua New Guinea, says National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop. He said while the issue of GBV continued to escalate in the country, perpetrators were not being brought to account and this gave them ... <a title="Prosecuting gender violence culprits still a problem, Parkop tells women" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/20/prosecuting-gender-violence-culprits-still-a-problem-parkop-tells-women/" aria-label="Read more about Prosecuting gender violence culprits still a problem, Parkop tells women">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk West Papuans are facing the start of 2021 with sorrowful news about the death of Mispo Gwijangge, a victim of accusations and torture over alleged crimes he did not commit. Some human rights advocates and lawyers, including Amnesty International Indonesia, have expressed their condolences for his death in Wamena on January ... <a title="A sad Papuan human rights tale – the torture and death of Mispo Gwijangge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/10/a-sad-papuan-human-rights-tale-the-torture-and-death-of-mispo-gwijangge/" aria-label="Read more about A sad Papuan human rights tale – the torture and death of Mispo Gwijangge">Read more</a>
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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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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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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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February 23, 2019
The python used to interrogate a Papuan suspect “was a pet snake that was not poisonous and tame”, claim Indonesian police. Image: CNNIndonesia Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Papua Regional Police public information head Assistant Superintendent Suryadi Diaz is asking all parties not to dramatise or make a big issue out of the use of a ... <a title="‘Not a big deal’ claim police, rejecting UN call for Papua snake investigation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/23/not-a-big-deal-claim-police-rejecting-un-call-for-papua-snake-investigation/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Not a big deal’ claim police, rejecting UN call for Papua snake investigation">Read more</a>
