Kiribati opposition plans vote of no confidence against government
The Kiribati opposition is planning to take its concerns over the actions of the government directly to the people.
Opposition MP and Kiribati's founding president,...
UN Human Rights Commissioner expresses ‘shock’ over reports of Papua mutilations
United Nations Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights, Nada Al- Nashif has expressed ‘shock’ over reports of West Papua mutilations at the 51st session...
Kiribati Government hits out again at judiciary
The Government of Kiribati says it will soon have an acting chief justice in place, following the suspension of Chief Justice Bill Hastings.
Currently Kiribati...
Kiribati has no judiciary and Australian lawyers are fired up
The Albanese government has put great effort into repairing relations with Australia’s Pacific neighbours, which might explain its silence over what is happening in...
Democratic rights: Fiji’s 2013 Constitution protects military government decrees – Biman
Instead of protecting the human rights of citizens, the 2013 Constitution protects military government decrees imposed before the 2014 General Election.
National Federation Party (NFP)...
Kiribati suspends all Court of Appeal judges after row over attempts to deport High...
Kiribati's government has dramatically escalated its campaign against the judiciary, suspending the country's three remaining senior judges after they blocked the deportation of High...
Writ can be issued any day: Fiji’s Election Supervisor
The writ for Fiji's 2022 General Election can be issued any time from today onwards.
This is according to Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem as...
Papua New Guinea PM takes out advert urging journalists to stop calling him direct
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Biden administration urges Supreme Court not to take American Samoa citizenship case
The Biden administration told the Supreme Court Monday that it should not take up a case about citizenship rights for American Samoa even though...
Kiribati government labels NZ judges as ‘very biased’, as crisis deepens
Three New Zealand judges have been branded “very biased” by the Kiribati government, after a dramatic attempt to deport a fellow judge failed.
In July,...
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