UN rights forum’s action on climate and COVID-19 vaccines shows its relevance, says President...
After one of the busiest years in the history of the Human Rights Council, President and Fijian diplomat Ambassador Nashat Shameem Khan insisted on...
UK welcomes Samoa’s UPR report
The United Kingdom has welcomed Samoa’s on-going engagement with the United Nation Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process.
This engagement includes fully implementing recommendations...
UNICEF and UN Human Rights welcome Fiji’s Climate Change Act
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for the Pacific welcomes Fiji’s...
CVF celebrates creation of UN Special rapporteur to protect Human rights in the context...
The Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) presided by Bangladesh celebrated the creation of a dedicated role to protect and promote human rights in the context...
PNG, Vanuatu leaders says the United Nations must assess human rights in West Papua
Papua New Guinea's leader says the United Nations must assess human rights in West Papua as has been called for by the Pacific Islands...
Vanuatu prepares to establish a National Human Rights Institution
The Government of Vanuatu and non-government stakeholders recently undertook a scoping study on establishing a National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) in the country.
The scoping...
Human rights in the Pacific – milestones, challenges and the way forward
By Heike Alefsen and Miles Young
There have been notable human rights developments in the Pacific during the past four years since the joint...
Palau Media Council calls on government to support free and independent media on World...
One of the hallmarks of a democratic society is free and independent media.
As we celebrate this year's World Press Freedom Day, with the theme...
Papua New Guinea’s Universal Periodic Review
This statement was originally published on hrw.org on 31 March 2021.
The Papua New Guinea government has failed to live up to commitments on women’s...
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Urgent constitutional application filed to challenge Vanuatu Parliament dissolution
The Supreme Court of Vanuatu has registered an urgent court application from the former Opposition, challenging the dissolution of Parliament.
The Opposition group, led by...
Fiji calls global leaders to united in upholding Paris Agreement through 1.5 degrees commitment
Achieving the New Collective Quantifying Goal (NCQG) and keeping the global average temperature rise below 1.5 degrees Celsius are directly linked; one cannot be...
Lilisiana Community in Solomon Islands fights to protect sacred graves from rising seas and...
The Lilisiana community in Solomon Islands is facing an urgent and heartbreaking reality as rising sea levels continue to claim their sacred burial grounds.
Three...