Healing Papua New Guinea – A Study of Rule-of-Law Violations, Gender Violence and Tribal Violence in the Independent State of Papua New Guinea

Dr. Mark O'Doherty (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

128 Seiten

2019
Lulu.com (Verlag)
978-0-359-81267-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Papua New Guinea is often ranked as likely the worst place in the world for violence against women; studies indicating that two thirds of all women in Papua New Guinea will suffer abuse at the hands of a partner. Even though the Family Protection Act was passed in 2013 - which criminalizes domestic violence and allows victims to obtain protection orders - enforcement remains weak and inconsistent; with police and prosecutors rarely pursuing investigations or criminal charges against people who commit family violence - even in cases of attempted murder, serious injury, or repeated rape - instead prefering to resolve such cases through mediation and/or payment of compensation... Violence by police and security forces is also a major issue in the country; with prisoners, refugees, women and children being the most frequent victims. Hence this book endeavours to improve rule-of-law, human rights and gender equality in Papua New Guinea; so that peace and prosperity can be manifested in this beautiful country.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.08.2019
• Verlagsort: Morrisville
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 152 x 229 mm
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• ISBN-10: 0-359-81267-8 / 0359812678
• ISBN-13: 978-0-359-81267-7 / 9780359812677
• Zustand: Neuware