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Papua New Guinea: Fears for women accused of 'sorcery'
12 April 2013

A seriously injured woman and her two daughters are being held in Papua New Guinea by a group that accuses them of practising “sorcery”. There are grave fears for ...

Urgent Action       ASA 34/001/2013

Amnesty International | Papua New Guinea: Police must act urgently ...
10 April 2013

Police in Papua New Guinea are not doing enough to ensure the release of a seriously injured woman currently detained by a group that accuses her of practising ...

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Papua New Guinea: Police must act urgently to save captured women ...
10 April 2013

Annual Report 2011. The state of the world's human rights. Read it now ...

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Papua New Guinea: Appalling violence against six women in Easter ' ...
5 April 2013

Witness says the women were subjected to horrific sexual violence with hot iron rods in the Southern Highlands, and the six are still missing.

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Papua New Guinea must act after woman burned alive for 'sorcery' ...
8 February 2013

A 20-year-old woman accused of 'witchcraft' after a boy died in the city of Mount Hagen was stripped, tied up, doused in petrol and burned alive.

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Report 2012: No longer business as usual for tyranny and injustice ...
24 May 2012

Amnesty International releases its flagship yearly report documenting the state of the world's human rights.

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Indonesia: Amnesty International welcomes President's commitment ...
16 February 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. Index: ASA 21/006/2012. 16 February 2012. Indonesia: A mnesty I nternational welcomes President's ...

Public Statement       ASA 21/006/2012

Papua New Guinea: Amnesty International welcomes commitment to ...
5 October 2011

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: ASA 34/001/2011. 5 October 2011. Papua New Guinea: Amnesty International welcomes ...

Public Statement       ASA 34/001/2011

Suggested recommendations to States considered in the 11th round ...
1 April 2011

In this document Amnesty International makes recommendations to the governments of different states about ratification of international human rights standards, ...

Document       IOR 41/008/2011

Papua New Guinea - Amnesty International Report 2010 | Amnesty ...
20 January 2011

Annual Report