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” The post Australia and Papua New Guinea agree to end offshore migrant processing appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary. [read post]
8 Jul 2009, 6:17 am
By PNG correspondent Liam FoxFrom ABC AustraliaPapua New Guinea's attorney-general says he is waiting for guidelines to be drawn up to allow the enforcement of the death penalty.PNG's criminal code allows for people to be sentenced to death by hanging but the penalty has never been carried out.There have been several high-profile murders recently and in parliament today attorney-general Alan Marat was asked why the penalty has never been enforced.He says there are no… [read post]
17 Jun 2008, 2:58 am
[JURIST] The trial of British national Simon Mann [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], accused of participating in a 2004 coup attempt against Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo [BBC profile], began Tuesday in Malabo. [read post]
  The post Guinea junta creates council to facilitate transition to elections appeared first on JURIST - News. [read post]
28 Apr 2011, 9:00 am
Mining and mineral resources - On April 26, 2011, Reuters reported that the Government of the Republic of Guinea is gearing up to issue a new mining law (hereinafter the draft Code) which, among other things, seeks to substantially increase the... [read post]
The post Guinea Supreme Court rules incumbent Alpha Condé won presidential election appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary. [read post]
30 May 2011, 1:00 pm by McNabb Associates, P.C.
Papua New Guinea International Extradition Treaty with the United States (The treaty applicable to Papua New Guinea was originally signed with the United Kingdom.) [read post]
25 May 2010, 9:00 am
Elections - The Papua New Guinea Government has given notice of its intention to introduce a bill that would amend the Constitution to reserve 22 seats in Parliament for women. [read post]
1 May 2012, 9:00 am
Legal systems - On April 27, 2012, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navanethem Pillay, expressed concern about trends in the governance of Papua New Guinea (PNG), stating that "Papua New Guinea is on a slippery path... [read post]
8 Jul 2010, 9:00 am
Freedom of the press - On June 28, 2010, it was reported that two new media laws have been published in Guinea's government gazette. [read post]
10 Aug 2021, 5:32 am
Source: The Guardian (9 August 2021)https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/10/court-ruling-clears-way-for-first-executions-in-papua-new-guinea-in-nearly-70-yearsA ruling by Papua New Guinea’s national court has cleared the way for the country’s first executions in almost 70 years.The 14 condemned prisoners have a chance to appeal to a government-appointed committee for clemency, but if that fails the executions will proceed pending a… [read post]
27 Apr 2012, 7:57 am by Katherine Getty
[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay [official website] expressed concern on Friday about threats to rule of law [press release] in Papua New Guinea. [read post]
4 Nov 2012, 11:00 pm by Kingsley
Whilst politicians and stakeholders in the United Kingdom are still deliberating and shivering over the costs of building a new airport or additional runways, the government of Equatorial Guinea has just opened one at the cost of $375 million - thanks to their oil riches. [read post]
29 Sep 2015, 4:47 pm by Kim Krawiec
Last year, for example, I assigned this New Yorker article, Guinea Pigging, by Carl Elliott, together with More Money, More Problems? [read post]
2 Oct 2009, 12:04 pm by Christoph Koettl
   Both the United Nations and the US government have condemned the actions of the Guinean security forces. [read post]
10 Feb 2018, 9:00 am by JURIST Staff
The high commissioner stated that Papua New Guinea has "exemplary... [read post]
15 Jan 2022, 5:56 pm
Source: SBS News (12 January 2022)https://www.sbs.com.au/news/thou-shall-not-kill-death-penalty-to-be-abolished-in-papua-new-guinea/0efdc0db-6d4f-4a73-8cde-fe242591bbab? [read post]