Oceania Papua New Guinea The leading supplier of rice in the country, Trukai Industries, funded the state’s Olympic Committee, giving the team the sufficient means to depart for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Oceania Papua New Guinea Machetes and axes are now banned in public, following a court order that also prohibits building roadblocks in an area of Enga province were tribal fights plague the life of communities; the judge cited fundamental constitutional rights to issue the ban
Oceania Papua New Guinea Evictions could violate human rights: this is the concern expressed by the head of PNG Church, Sir John Cardinal Ribat, who warns against evictions that don't follow proper procedures, leaving families homeless
Oceania Papua New Guinea Considering conditions at Baisu Prison " a breach of the Constitution", Judge Graham Ellis ordered the Correctional Services to report within June 2026 the full extent of conditions of the 21 prisons and 7 lock-ups in Papua New Guinea
Oceania Papua New Guinea Protests in Bomana prison resulted in a number of inmates requiring medical attention and two needing first aid care in Port Moresby; the detained were asking better health care services after the death of an inmate allegedly denied medical attention