The (not so) mysterious death of Rosalyn Albaniel Evara.

By PNG Echo Postscript As an Australian tax-payer, I object to my hard-earned tax dollars going to a foreign government that tacitly condones the wholesale abuse of half of their population – and then does it with my money. It is time that international sanctions were applied to Papua New Guinea – time to hit them where it will hurt – in the money pocket.  The international community need to express their disgust at the ongoing human rights abuses in PNG – we (the international community) can stop this, even if they won’t. Let’s make this stop at Rosalyn Albaniel. Continue reading The (not so) mysterious death of Rosalyn Albaniel Evara.

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When legal pragmatism wins over justice: A case analysis

By PNG Echo This is the second in the series about violence against women in PNG. It was my intention to just tell the stories in all their horrific detail … alas, although I consider myself a storyteller, sometimes the academic in me will not be still. An analysis of the case outlined below is instructive on some of the problems that women face in PNG when looking for justice. Within that problem also lies the solution (or at least a part thereof.)   Read on: The story: A potential client went to see a young lawyer to complain that her Continue reading When legal pragmatism wins over justice: A case analysis

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