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West Papua and PNG – Does no one see the hypocrisy?

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Let me first state categorically that what is happening in West Papua is wrong. It is a gross violation of human rights and I believe that the world should be intervening to bring an end to the atrocities – and the world includes PNG. As such, I am completely on board with the protests Governor Powes Parkop and Gary Juffa have been leading. But that’s just me. I believe that to some extent we are our brother’s/sister’s keeper and that national boundaries and nations themselves are artificial constructs and that we all are of the family of man. I don’t Continue reading West Papua and PNG – Does no one see the hypocrisy?→

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Supreme Court Judge accused of misconduct by defence counsel

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By PNG Echo Cairns lawyer Mr Toby (I) Sciacca with the alleged consent and backing of Papua New Guinean lawyer Mr Robinson Namiliu has accused National and Supreme Court Judge, Derek Hartshorn, of misconduct in a case he is currently sitting on in the National Court. He writes: The following allegations I make are not easy but both I (sic) and my PNG lawyer are convinced that they must be made. The substantive case involves allegations of misappropriation, conspiracy to misappropriate, unlawful enrichment, and breach of fiduciary duty with some of the accused being from the legal fraternity. While the Continue reading Supreme Court Judge accused of misconduct by defence counsel→

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