Latest items for Papua New Guinea
April 28, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"'In these settlements, I think out of every 100 women, 99 of them experience violence,' Lorena adds" (Para 16). "Fijian officials told parliament that gender-based violence was costing the country 7 per cent of GDP per year, with similar costs estimated for other Pacific countries, too" (Para 26). "At the macro level it’s often things like poverty and unemployment, and cultural norms about the role of women in families, that perpetuate their inferiority to men to justify or normalise violence. Then there are individual factors like addiction and substance abuse" (Para 30-31). "In PNG, more than 1.5 million women will experience violence every year — and support services struggle, and...more
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"'In these settlements, I think out of every 100 women, 99 of them experience violence,' Lorena adds" (Para 16). "Fijian officials told parliament that gender-based violence was costing the country 7 per cent of GDP per year, with similar costs estimated for other Pacific countries, too" (Para 26). "At the macro level it’s often things like poverty and unemployment, and cultural norms about the role of women in families, that perpetuate their inferiority to men to justify or normalise violence. Then there are individual factors like addiction and substance abuse" (Para 30-31). "In PNG, more than 1.5 million women will experience violence every year — and support services struggle, and...more
April 28, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-2
"Some husbands in PNG will pay a “bride price” to a wife’s family when they get married — meaning some victims won’t leave their abuser because they’ve been “paid for”. Lorena says police or magistrates will tell victims to return to their abuser, saying a bride price has been paid. “And [some] go back and they end up dead — that’s what is happening to a lot of women,”" (Para 48-50).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-2
"Some husbands in PNG will pay a “bride price” to a wife’s family when they get married — meaning some victims won’t leave their abuser because they’ve been “paid for”. Lorena says police or magistrates will tell victims to return to their abuser, saying a bride price has been paid. “And [some] go back and they end up dead — that’s what is happening to a lot of women,”" (Para 48-50).
April 28, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1, TRAFF-DATA-1
"Earlier this year, 23-year-old Margaret Gabriel was abducted, raped and murdered in a settlement outside Port Moresby, a killing Prime Minister James Marape described as “barbaric”. She was one of three women killed in the capital that week alone" (Para 14-15).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1, TRAFF-DATA-1
"Earlier this year, 23-year-old Margaret Gabriel was abducted, raped and murdered in a settlement outside Port Moresby, a killing Prime Minister James Marape described as “barbaric”. She was one of three women killed in the capital that week alone" (Para 14-15).
April 28, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: MARR-LAW-4
"Police spokesperson Mr Karambi said police played a “mediatory” role between alleged perpetrators and victims in marriages where a bride price has been paid, but stressed “bride price is not a law, domestic violence, is a law”" (Para 52).
Variables: MARR-LAW-4
"Police spokesperson Mr Karambi said police played a “mediatory” role between alleged perpetrators and victims in marriages where a bride price has been paid, but stressed “bride price is not a law, domestic violence, is a law”" (Para 52).
April 28, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"while there are many Pacific women and organisations working to address gender-based violence, tackling the issue is daunting — the scale is immense, and the causes multifaceted" (Para 24).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"while there are many Pacific women and organisations working to address gender-based violence, tackling the issue is daunting — the scale is immense, and the causes multifaceted" (Para 24).
April 28, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"In Papua New Guinea, gender-based violence is a scourge, with a 2023 United Nations report noting that more than two-thirds of women in the country will experience physical or sexual abuse in their lifetimes" (Para 13). "Earlier this year, 23-year-old Margaret Gabriel was abducted, raped and murdered in a settlement outside Port Moresby, a killing Prime Minister James Marape described as “barbaric”. She was one of three women killed in the capital that week alone" (Para 14-15).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"In Papua New Guinea, gender-based violence is a scourge, with a 2023 United Nations report noting that more than two-thirds of women in the country will experience physical or sexual abuse in their lifetimes" (Para 13). "Earlier this year, 23-year-old Margaret Gabriel was abducted, raped and murdered in a settlement outside Port Moresby, a killing Prime Minister James Marape described as “barbaric”. She was one of three women killed in the capital that week alone" (Para 14-15).
April 28, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"The culture of silence around domestic violence in Pacific communities remains pervasive" (Para 20).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"The culture of silence around domestic violence in Pacific communities remains pervasive" (Para 20).
April 28, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"She says she’s reported her husband to the police many times. Occasionally he’s been detained or locked up, but according to Lorena, her complaints never progress much further. “[The police] tell me to ‘come back tomorrow’ or ‘we don’t have fuel for the car’,” she says" (Para 41-42). "Spokesperson for Papua New Guinea’s police force Mark Karambi said the force had recently sacked officers accused of domestic violence and took a zero-tolerance approach to the issue" (Para 44). "Mr Karambi also conceded that resourcing is an issue, but more so in rural areas" (Para 45).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"She says she’s reported her husband to the police many times. Occasionally he’s been detained or locked up, but according to Lorena, her complaints never progress much further. “[The police] tell me to ‘come back tomorrow’ or ‘we don’t have fuel for the car’,” she says" (Para 41-42). "Spokesperson for Papua New Guinea’s police force Mark Karambi said the force had recently sacked officers accused of domestic violence and took a zero-tolerance approach to the issue" (Para 44). "Mr Karambi also conceded that resourcing is an issue, but more so in rural areas" (Para 45).
April 28, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"In Papua New Guinea, gender-based violence is a scourge, with a 2023 United Nations report noting that more than two-thirds of women in the country will experience physical or sexual abuse in their lifetimes" (Para 13). "While domestic violence is a global issue, study after study shows the Pacific to have among the highest rates in the world, with up to 79 per cent of women experiencing some form of abuse over the course of their lives in some places" (Para 19).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"In Papua New Guinea, gender-based violence is a scourge, with a 2023 United Nations report noting that more than two-thirds of women in the country will experience physical or sexual abuse in their lifetimes" (Para 13). "While domestic violence is a global issue, study after study shows the Pacific to have among the highest rates in the world, with up to 79 per cent of women experiencing some form of abuse over the course of their lives in some places" (Para 19).
April 28, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"She says she’s reported her husband to the police many times. Occasionally he’s been detained or locked up, but according to Lorena, her complaints never progress much further. “[The police] tell me to ‘come back tomorrow’ or ‘we don’t have fuel for the car’,” she says" (Para 41-42). "A 2020 study by UN Women also found police turned some victims away, and described the organisation as not “having the capacity to fulfil their role as duty bearer to victims”" (Para 51).
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"She says she’s reported her husband to the police many times. Occasionally he’s been detained or locked up, but according to Lorena, her complaints never progress much further. “[The police] tell me to ‘come back tomorrow’ or ‘we don’t have fuel for the car’,” she says" (Para 41-42). "A 2020 study by UN Women also found police turned some victims away, and described the organisation as not “having the capacity to fulfil their role as duty bearer to victims”" (Para 51).
April 28, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-3
"In addition to the patriarchal interpretations of Christianity brought with colonisation, many traditional practices are also deeply patriarchal" (Para 47).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-3
"In addition to the patriarchal interpretations of Christianity brought with colonisation, many traditional practices are also deeply patriarchal" (Para 47).
April 28, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5, ATDW-PRACTICE-1
"Some husbands in PNG will pay a “bride price” to a wife’s family when they get married — meaning some victims won’t leave their abuser because they’ve been “paid for”. Lorena says police or magistrates will tell victims to return to their abuser, saying a bride price has been paid" (Para 48-49).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5, ATDW-PRACTICE-1
"Some husbands in PNG will pay a “bride price” to a wife’s family when they get married — meaning some victims won’t leave their abuser because they’ve been “paid for”. Lorena says police or magistrates will tell victims to return to their abuser, saying a bride price has been paid" (Para 48-49).
Feb. 12, 2026, 3:52 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Angola, Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Bolivia, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Costa Rica, D R Congo, East Timor, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Guyana, Hungary, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Nepal, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: DV-SCALE-1
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Variables: DV-SCALE-1
4
Jan. 29, 2026, 9:44 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Haiti, India, Iran, Israel, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Taiwan, Tajikistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Variables: LO-SCALE-3
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Variables: LO-SCALE-3
2
Jan. 29, 2026, 9:43 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Argentina, Burma/Myanmar, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, Congo, D R Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Iran, Israel, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Yemen
Variables: LO-SCALE-2
1
Variables: LO-SCALE-2
1
Jan. 29, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Greece, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Laos, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen
Variables: LO-SCALE-1
1
Variables: LO-SCALE-1
1
Jan. 20, 2026, 1:13 a.m.
Countries: Algeria, Angola, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, Djibouti, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Variables: ABO-SCALE-1
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Variables: ABO-SCALE-1
3
Dec. 10, 2025, 12:51 p.m.
Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to Annex 10, "National prevalence estimates of lifetime and past-12-months physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence against women aged 15-49 years, 2023" the average lifetime point estimate % for Papua New Guinea in 2023 was 57.6%.
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to Annex 10, "National prevalence estimates of lifetime and past-12-months physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence against women aged 15-49 years, 2023" the average lifetime point estimate % for Papua New Guinea in 2023 was 57.6%.
Nov. 7, 2025, 8:50 a.m.
Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Pregnancy termination or induced abortion is not decriminalized, and access to safe abortion services is largely unavailable in Papua New Guinea (PNG)" (para 1). "induced abortion is permitted when there are compelling reasons, such as to save a woman’s life, prevent adverse physical and mental health outcomes, avoid pregnancy following rape or incest, prevent serious fetal anomalies, socioeconomic reasons, or upon a woman’s request" (para 5). "While pregnancy termination or induced abortion for socioeconomic reasons or upon request is prohibited under PNG’s Criminal Code Act 1974 [31], it is performed by a professional medical practitioner under certain conditions; for example, if the pregnancy is caused by rape or incest, if...more
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Pregnancy termination or induced abortion is not decriminalized, and access to safe abortion services is largely unavailable in Papua New Guinea (PNG)" (para 1). "induced abortion is permitted when there are compelling reasons, such as to save a woman’s life, prevent adverse physical and mental health outcomes, avoid pregnancy following rape or incest, prevent serious fetal anomalies, socioeconomic reasons, or upon a woman’s request" (para 5). "While pregnancy termination or induced abortion for socioeconomic reasons or upon request is prohibited under PNG’s Criminal Code Act 1974 [31], it is performed by a professional medical practitioner under certain conditions; for example, if the pregnancy is caused by rape or incest, if...more
Nov. 3, 2025, 1:49 p.m.
Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The Center for Reproductive Rights states that Papua New Guinea's laws permit abortion to save the life of the mother.
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The Center for Reproductive Rights states that Papua New Guinea's laws permit abortion to save the life of the mother.
Sept. 4, 2025, 12:23 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: AFE-SCALE-1
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Variables: AFE-SCALE-1
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Aug. 12, 2025, 2:48 p.m.
Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
In Table 31, secondary school enrollment numbers for boys and girls was 111,996 and 118,926 respectively. Using information on the population of 15-19 year olds in Papua New Guinea from the U.S. Census Bureau's International Data Base, Gross enrollment rates can be approximated to be 22% for males and 24% for females. From this, the GPI can be calcuated as 1.09 (CEC2 - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
In Table 31, secondary school enrollment numbers for boys and girls was 111,996 and 118,926 respectively. Using information on the population of 15-19 year olds in Papua New Guinea from the U.S. Census Bureau's International Data Base, Gross enrollment rates can be approximated to be 22% for males and 24% for females. From this, the GPI can be calcuated as 1.09 (CEC2 - CODER COMMENT).
June 24, 2025, 9:07 a.m.
Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
The gender parity index (GPI) for gross secondary school enrollment (i.e. the ratio of gross enrollment of girls to gross enrollment of boys at the secondary level) is .83. This number was found by using the World Bank's data for secondary school gross enrollment for girls and boys. As of 2018, the gross enrollment rate for females is 40% while the gross enrollment rate for males is 48%. (CEC2 - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
The gender parity index (GPI) for gross secondary school enrollment (i.e. the ratio of gross enrollment of girls to gross enrollment of boys at the secondary level) is .83. This number was found by using the World Bank's data for secondary school gross enrollment for girls and boys. As of 2018, the gross enrollment rate for females is 40% while the gross enrollment rate for males is 48%. (CEC2 - CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2025, 8:26 p.m.
Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Massacres, gang rapes and sorcery-related attacks continue unabated, with belief in sanguma spreading with the use of social media" (para 44).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Massacres, gang rapes and sorcery-related attacks continue unabated, with belief in sanguma spreading with the use of social media" (para 44).
Jan. 24, 2025, 8:26 p.m.
Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Port Moresby, the PNG capital, is considered to be one of the most dangerous cities in the world, where 'raskol' crime gangs carry out violent robberies, carjackings and pack rapes" (para 45). "Peter Moses, one of the leaders of the 'Dirty Dons 585' raskol gang, stated that raping women was a 'must' for young members of the gang. Speaking to Vlad Sokhin, the award-winning documentary maker and photographer who chronicled witch burnings and PNG violence a decade ago, Moses boasted about raping women. Moses said: 'And it is better if a boy kills her afterwards; there will be less problems with the police'" (para 47-49). "This time it was in...more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Port Moresby, the PNG capital, is considered to be one of the most dangerous cities in the world, where 'raskol' crime gangs carry out violent robberies, carjackings and pack rapes" (para 45). "Peter Moses, one of the leaders of the 'Dirty Dons 585' raskol gang, stated that raping women was a 'must' for young members of the gang. Speaking to Vlad Sokhin, the award-winning documentary maker and photographer who chronicled witch burnings and PNG violence a decade ago, Moses boasted about raping women. Moses said: 'And it is better if a boy kills her afterwards; there will be less problems with the police'" (para 47-49). "This time it was in...more
Jan. 24, 2025, 8:26 p.m.
Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"But even in the 21st century, and in the nation's third-largest city to where Angeline had escaped, the belief in sorcery remained dangerously strong in a society with one foot still in the Stone Age. Despite a fast-growing economy due to its abundant natural resources of gold, copper and oil, in PNG's rugged mountainous areas, dark practices and a belief in spirits - and even vampires - continue. To this day, the UN estimates there are 200 killings of 'witches' in PNG annually. Before Angeline's savage murder in 2013, there had been at least two known 'witch burnings' at the Warakum dump since 2009" (para 5-8). "In 2021, the Australian...more
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"But even in the 21st century, and in the nation's third-largest city to where Angeline had escaped, the belief in sorcery remained dangerously strong in a society with one foot still in the Stone Age. Despite a fast-growing economy due to its abundant natural resources of gold, copper and oil, in PNG's rugged mountainous areas, dark practices and a belief in spirits - and even vampires - continue. To this day, the UN estimates there are 200 killings of 'witches' in PNG annually. Before Angeline's savage murder in 2013, there had been at least two known 'witch burnings' at the Warakum dump since 2009" (para 5-8). "In 2021, the Australian...more
Jan. 24, 2025, 8:26 p.m.
Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Three months after Angeline Leniata's public burning, in May 2013, Papua New Guinea's parliament repealed the 1971 Sorcery Act. It had offered a reduced sentence to anyone who committed assault or murder if they sincerely believed their victim had been committing acts of sorcery. But the move, which allowed harsher penalties for Sorcery Accusation Related Violence (SARV), did not reduce witch burnings" (para 25-27). "But in 2022, PNG's prime minister James Marape, who is still in office, repealed the death penalty, and stated those on death row would instead serve sentences of life without parole" (para 76).
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Three months after Angeline Leniata's public burning, in May 2013, Papua New Guinea's parliament repealed the 1971 Sorcery Act. It had offered a reduced sentence to anyone who committed assault or murder if they sincerely believed their victim had been committing acts of sorcery. But the move, which allowed harsher penalties for Sorcery Accusation Related Violence (SARV), did not reduce witch burnings" (para 25-27). "But in 2022, PNG's prime minister James Marape, who is still in office, repealed the death penalty, and stated those on death row would instead serve sentences of life without parole" (para 76).
Jan. 24, 2025, 8:26 p.m.
Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: MURDER-DATA-2
"To this day, the UN estimates there are 200 killings of 'witches' in PNG annually. Before Angeline's savage murder in 2013, there had been at least two known 'witch burnings' at the Warakum dump since 2009. And in 2012, police arrested 29 people for killing and cannibalising the brains and genitals of seven people accused of sorcery. The following year, when a six-year-old boy died in Mt Hagen General Hospital, probably from rheumatic fever, his family decided Angeline was to blame. She was pronounced that most dreaded of PNG words: 'sanguma'. Sanguma, which translates as black magic or sorcery, means to some that a woman is inhabited by an invisible,...more
Variables: MURDER-DATA-2
"To this day, the UN estimates there are 200 killings of 'witches' in PNG annually. Before Angeline's savage murder in 2013, there had been at least two known 'witch burnings' at the Warakum dump since 2009. And in 2012, police arrested 29 people for killing and cannibalising the brains and genitals of seven people accused of sorcery. The following year, when a six-year-old boy died in Mt Hagen General Hospital, probably from rheumatic fever, his family decided Angeline was to blame. She was pronounced that most dreaded of PNG words: 'sanguma'. Sanguma, which translates as black magic or sorcery, means to some that a woman is inhabited by an invisible,...more
Jan. 24, 2025, 8:26 p.m.
Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"When they came for her the second time, Angeline Kepari Leniata could not escape the mob determined to torture and burn her alive as a 'witch'. It was time for her to die: to pack her mouth with rags, blindfold her, bind her limbs and tie her to a pole and carry her to the place where they burn women accused of witchcraft: the Warakum Junction rubbish dump in south central Mount Hagen. Angeline had fled sorcery rumours in her remote village in Enga Province and sought sanctuary in Mount Hagen, in Papua New Guinea's Western Highlands, but the allegations she was a witch had followed her there" (para 1-3)....more
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"When they came for her the second time, Angeline Kepari Leniata could not escape the mob determined to torture and burn her alive as a 'witch'. It was time for her to die: to pack her mouth with rags, blindfold her, bind her limbs and tie her to a pole and carry her to the place where they burn women accused of witchcraft: the Warakum Junction rubbish dump in south central Mount Hagen. Angeline had fled sorcery rumours in her remote village in Enga Province and sought sanctuary in Mount Hagen, in Papua New Guinea's Western Highlands, but the allegations she was a witch had followed her there" (para 1-3)....more
Jan. 24, 2025, 8:26 p.m.
Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Peter Moses, one of the leaders of the 'Dirty Dons 585' raskol gang, stated that raping women was a 'must' for young members of the gang. Speaking to Vlad Sokhin, the award-winning documentary maker and photographer who chronicled witch burnings and PNG violence a decade ago, Moses boasted about raping women. Moses said: 'And it is better if a boy kills her afterwards; there will be less problems with the police'" (para 47-49).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Peter Moses, one of the leaders of the 'Dirty Dons 585' raskol gang, stated that raping women was a 'must' for young members of the gang. Speaking to Vlad Sokhin, the award-winning documentary maker and photographer who chronicled witch burnings and PNG violence a decade ago, Moses boasted about raping women. Moses said: 'And it is better if a boy kills her afterwards; there will be less problems with the police'" (para 47-49).