53rd Universal Periodic Review of human rights: UK Statement on Papua New Guinea
What was announced
UK Statement at Papua New Guinea's Universal Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Key points, in the publisher's words
- The United Kingdom welcomes Papua New Guinea’s notable progress in advancing the rights of children and persons with disabilities, including through its National Ending Violence Against Children Roadmap and the introduction of the Disability Services Act 2025. The United Kingdom commends Papua New Guinea’s abolition of the death penalty and criminalisation of violence related to sorcery accusation.
- Establishes and operationalises a National Human Rights Institution in accordance with the Paris Principles.
- Further strengthens the Independent Commission Against Corruption, including by ensuring it has the resources and institutional capacity to fulfil its mandate effectively.
Who and where
Global and regional bodies
- United Nations Human Rights Council (Level 8 of 10) · more news
Countries
- Papua New Guinea (East Asia & Pacific) · more news
Where this sits in the 10 levels of power
- Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies · news at this level
- Level 6: National government · news at this level
Topics, as GOV.UK files them: Human rights internationally.
Receipt
- Original: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/53rd-universal-periodic-review-of-human-rights-uk-statement-on-papua-new-guinea
- Published 2026-11-05 12:47:40 UTC
- Read by this site 2026-11-05 13:00:52 UTC from GOV.UK
- Saved copy: receipt 8652, with its SHA-256 fingerprint
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