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The Burden of Sorcery-Related Violence and Injury in Papua New Guinea.
Sorcery accusation-related violence (SARV) remains one of the most serious human rights, public health and law enforcement challenges in Papua New Guinea (PNG). SARV refers to acts of assault, torture, injury, displacement and homicide committed against individuals accused of practising sorcery or witchcraft. Although beliefs in sorcery have long existed in Melanesian societies, violence arising…
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Survivor from the Island
Content warning: This story contains descriptions of intimate partner violence and serious physical injury, which some readers may find distressing. If you or someone you know needs support, 1 Tok Kaunselin Helpim Lain offers immediate tele-counselling and referral services across Papua New Guinea: +(675) 7150-8000. It is not often that one encounters a patient whose…
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Gender-Based Violence in Papua New Guinea: A Silent Epidemic in Our Health System
This post contains descriptions of domestic and intimate partner violence which some readers may find distressing. If you or someone you know needs support, 1 Tok Kaunselin Helpim Lain offers immediate tele-counselling and referral services across Papua New Guinea: +(675) 7150-8000. Gender-based violence (GBV) in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is not only a social issue,…
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A Strong Child
He was a quiet, smart young lad who somehow always had a huge smile on his face. Ward rounds were a mixture of emotions, as he was always happy to greet the team but reluctant to show us his wounds. Most days were bearable, as he only needed to fight through the pain of daily…
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A strong mother
I take a seat and listen to her describe the abuse she suffers at the hands of her partner, the father of her two children. She tells me how she fell in love with him while still a high school student. Young and full of love, she became pregnant and had to abandon her education…
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National Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender Based Violence (2016-2025) review
I recently attended the first of many National GBV 2016-2025 strategy review listening tours in Alotau run by the team from the National GBV Secretariat to share and discuss new strategies for the prevention and response to GBV in PNG into the future. The current National Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence 2016-2025…