New Act Will Strip Rights To Land For Indigenous Papua New Guineans


New Act Will Strip Rights To Land For Indigenous Papua New Guineans Scientists and lawyers say that the amendment passed last Friday in Parliament will strip Papua New Guineans of their right to their land. It would also leave the companies or developers immune to law suits for compensation, “even if they were negligent or at fault”. The landowners, particularly of the Rai Coast district in Madang, are claiming they had been hard done by the government. “This is the worst piece of...

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