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Papua New Guinea: Investigation into police conduct in Porgera must be impartial
Amnesty International today questioned the impartiality of a proposed police investigation into alleged forced evictions near the Porgera gold mine following media reports that the Police Commissioner dismissed allegations of police misconduct.
"It is essential that such an investigation be transparent, effective, impartial and independent, and the results clearly based on the evidence," said Shanta Martin, Amnesty International's mining and human rights specialist. "It should not be launched by the police with a predetermined objective of clearing the police of misconduct."
On 4 February 2010, Papua New Guinea’s Police Commissioner, Gari Baki, was reported in the media to...
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The government of Papua New Guinea must investigate the conduct of police who burnt down homes and threatened people with guns while illegally evicting them from land next to one of the biggest gold mines in the country, Amnesty International said today.
Amnesty International’s report, Undermining Rights: Forced evictions and police brutality around the Porgera gold mine, Papua New Guinea, documents police violence and the forced eviction by police of families living alongside the Porgera gold mine.
Amnesty International also has concerns regarding ongoing support to the police by companies involved in the mine after the companies became aware of the police activity in the area.
The mine is 95% owned and operated by subsidiaries of the largest gold mining company in the world,...
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