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By Patty Pasion in Manila Victims of horrifying acts of torture during Martial Law in the Philippines have recounted their painful experiences before Chief Justice...

Increasing the economic returns of regional fisheries, and responding to the effects of climate change and disaster risk management are two priority issues that...

ANALYSIS: By Dan McGarry Justice Richard Chetwynd acquitted the three men accused of intentional assault on Florence Lengkon on Friday, accepting the defence’s submission that...

By Len Garae in Port Vila Vanuatu gender and human rights advocate Jenny Ligo has called on the Minister of Justice to "revisit resources" made...

By Denise Yeo The AUT Food Network has celebrated the commercial launch of the Nothing Else bar, a milestone achievement after years of rigorous research...

By Freddy Mou in Port Moresby The founding father of Papua New Guinea, Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare, has maintained that at no time in...

By Peter S. Kinjap in Port Moresby Students are due to return to classes tomorrow at the University of Papua New Guinea after two months...

By Sue Bradford For decades activists and intellectuals as diverse as Bruce Jesson, Annette Sykes, Brian Easton, Jane Kelsey and Bryce Edwards have lamented the...

A Café Pacific video at the Tupunis festival on Tanna island. By Odile Guiomar in Lenakel, Tanna Tanna Island has hosted the first Slow Food festival...

By Bob Makin in Port Vila Some eight years of negotiations on the legal texts have gone into deciding what the Pacific free trade agreement...

By Thompson Marango in Port Vila Tanna, the movie shot on Tanna Island, Vanuatu, has been picked by Screen Australia as its official entry for...

OPINION: By Murray Horton The Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) and the Security Intelligence Service (SIS) are being handed more powers by the New Zealand...

By Peter S. Kinjap in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea's Immigration and Citizenship Service Authority in Port Moresby is risking closure due to a constant...

Australia must consider human rights, including the military crackdowns on the West Papuan provinces, when pursuing closer ties with Indonesia, says the Melbourne newspaper...

By Godwin Ligo in Port Vila The Archbishop of the Province of Melanesia, George Teteli, with other Anglican Archbishops and Bishops of Hawaii, and in...

By Gareth Tredway The Indonesian government’s mining ministry is said to have recommended the granting of a new short-term export permit to Freeport-McMoRan’s Grasberg mine...

By Jimmy Domingo in Manila Human rights activists in the Philippines have launched a movement to demand the immediate end of summary executions of suspected...

In memory of Joan Macdonald, 1932 - 2016 Joan Macdonald, nearly 84, a tireless and inspirational New Zealand campaigner for peace, human rights and social...

Trailer for the award-winning documentary The Road To Home about Benny Wenda, the Nobel Peace Prize nominated West Papuan independence leader, in his ongoing...

Radio New Zealand's Checkpoint reports on the reaction to the historic Fiji win. By Avinesh Gopal in Suva The stunning gold medal win by the Fiji...

This Al Jazeera report on YouTube says a leaked Nauru report highlights "appalling" refugee conditions. More than 2000 incidents, including sexual abuse, assault and attempted...

By Dan McGarry in Port Vila The latest chapter in the airport debacle may soon be over. Airports Vanuatu Ltd CEO Jason Rakau said yesterday that...