Tag: GBV
Marape’s message to PNG men, boys: ‘Stop the violence against women’
PNG Post-Courier
Prime Minister James Marape has issued a strong appeal to all young men and boys in Papua New Guinea -- stop abusing girls,...
Fiji police have ‘patriarchal mindset’, lack training over gender violence, says...
By Nacanieli Tuilevuka in Suva
Some police officers are unable to effectively investigate cases of gender-based violence, claims Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre coordinator Shamima Ali.
Ali...
New Caledonia’s Great Chief Boarat found dead in Koumac – arrest...
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific Desk
New Caledonia’s Great Chief William Boarat has been found dead and police have arrested a 24-year-old...
A Wall of Shame – but do Pacific Islanders even notice...
The fifth report in a five-part series focused on the 15th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women that took place in the Marshall Islands last...
PNG’s censorship office bans Jayrex songs over partner abuse allegations
By Phoebe Gwangilo in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea's National Censorship Office has cracked down on gender-based violence by temporarily banning all songs by popular...
PNG daily Post-Courier joins fight against gender-based violence
By Claudia Tally in Port Moresby
The Post-Courier daily newspaper is one of 15 companies in Papua New Guinea that have pledged to fight against...
Parkop calls for full probe into brutal murders of two Moresby...
By Claudia Tally in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea's National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop wants the city’s police to fully investigate the gruesome murder...
Noumea protesters demand action on domestic violence after woman is killed
RNZ Pacific
About 100 people have marched in the New Caledonian capital of Noumea to protest against what they see as government inaction to curb...
‘Enough is enough’, say PNG women over gender crimes by ‘callous...
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...
Christmas on the street for PNG survivor of jailed wife basher
By Rebecca Kuku and Marjorie Finkeo in Port Moresby
As families prepare to celebrate Christmas with their loved ones, a safe house in Papua New...
‘It gives us nightmares,’ says PNG police officer dealing with domestic...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
“We take the pain and problems of victims home and it gives us nightmares many times.”
A police woman serving at the...
Protect women accused of ‘sorcery’ and punish attackers, watchdog tells PNG
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The Papua New Guinean government should protect women accused of practicing “sorcery” from violence and hold the attackers to account, says...
PNG woman tortured and killed in horrifying video over ‘sorcery’
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby
A Papua New Guinean woman accused of killing a two-year-old boy through sorcery was assaulted, tortured and killed after...
Prosecuting gender violence culprits still a problem, Parkop tells women
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...
