Human Rights in Papua New Guinea: Is this Where We Should Be Settling Refugees?

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Gerber ◽  
Cai Wilkinson ◽  
Anthony John Langlois
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea

scholarly journals The Manus Island Regional Processing Centre: A Legal Taxonomy

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 427-451
Author(s):  
Nikolas Feith Tan
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Black Hole ◽  
Supreme Court ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
Control Approach ◽  
Processing Centre ◽  
Migration Control

Abstract This article considers the controversial cooperative migration control approach of extraterritorial asylum through a case study of the Manus Island Regional Processing Centre (RPC), in operation between 2012 and 2017. Rather than operating in a ‘legal black hole’, the RPC was the site of legal contestation, as refugees and their lawyers turned to various legal fora in an attempt to hold Australia, Papua New Guinea and private contractors responsible for violations of human rights law. The recent closure of the RPC, as a result of litigation in the Papua New Guinea Supreme Court, shows that just as States employ a broad range of deterrence policies, refugee lawyers have an emerging ‘toolbox’ at their disposal to challenge extraterritorial asylum policies. The Manus Island RPC experience holds lessons for future litigation on policies of extraterritorial asylum, presenting both opportunities and risks for policymakers and refugee lawyers alike.

De-colonising Human Rights: Customary Justice and Child Protection in Papua New Guinea

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 622-657
Author(s):  
Micheil Paton
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
International Community ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
Justice Systems ◽  
Accessible Form

This article argues that the potential contribution of customary justice systems to the realisation of human rights has been under-investigated, under-acknowledged and under-utilised, primarily due to historical and lingering colonial attitudes within the international community. The article focuses on the example of child protection in Papua New Guinea, a country where customary justice is the only accessible form of justice for the vast majority of the population. Some of the article’s recommendations may also be applicable in other societies. The article examines potential reasons for the reluctance of the international community to recognise and support customary justice systems in the implementation of human rights. The article argues that the application of customary justice constitutes a cultural right, and potentially offers some superior human rights practices from which the international community could learn and benefit.

Listening to the voices of children: understanding the human rights priorities of children with disability in Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 358-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Jenkin ◽  
Erin Wilson ◽  
Matthew Clarke ◽  
Robert Campain ◽  
Kevin Murfitt
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Children With Disability

Human rights in Papua New Guinea: is this where we should be settling refugees?

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Gerber ◽  
Cai Wilkinson ◽  
Anthony J Langlois ◽  
Baden Offord
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea

scholarly journals Insights into traditional Pacific warfare ‘rules’

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 209-212
Author(s):  
David Robie
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Civil War ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Ethnic Conflict ◽  
Solomon Islands ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
International Humanitarian Law ◽  
Human Rights Violations ◽  
Humanitarian Law ◽  
Deaths In Custody

The decade-long civil war in Bougainville, sporadic warfare in the Papua New Guinea Highlands, ethnic conflict in the Solomon Islands, and human rights violations during four coups and deaths in custody in the wake of a military barracks mutiny have demonstrated the need for a wider Pacific understanding of international humanitarian law (IHL).

scholarly journals INTERVIEW: Jo Chandler: Gender, human rights and power investigations in Papua New Guinea

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
Jo Chandler ◽  
Tom Morton
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Online Publication ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Associate Professor ◽  
Health And Human Rights ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Fact Checking ◽  
The University ◽  
Port Moresby

INTERVIEW: A series of stories on the complexity and contradictions of Papua New Guinea, Australia’s closest neighbour, has won the 2013 George Munster award for independent journalism. The award is presented by the George Munster Trust and the Australian Centre for Independent Journalism (ACIJ) at the University of Technology, Sydney. Freelance journalist and former senior writer for Fairfax Media, Jo Chandler won the award for her Papua New Guinea articles, published in 2013 in the now defunct online publication The Global Mail. Covering issues such as health and human rights; violence and justice; aid and development; gender and power, the stories illustrate the complexity and contradictions of PNG, Australia’s closest neighbour. These stories included ‘It’s 2013, And They’re Burning Witches’, an article which received more than one mil­lion page views, and the personal ‘TB and me’. Each story demonstrated strong investigative skills, rigorous fact checking and quality writing. At the award presentation on 17 March 2014 at UTS, Chandler took part in a conversation with ACIJ director associate professor Tom Morton about her stories, how and why she covered them and what continues to motivate her. The George Munster Award recognises excellence in journalism and commemorates George Munster, freelance editor, journalist and writer.Caption: Figure 2: These men call their gang ‘Dirty Dons 585’ and admit to rapes and armed robberies in the Port Moresby area. They say two-thirds of their victims are women. © Vlad Sokhin 

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