Kate Schuetze

Fiji, Papua New Guinea, and Nauru have been criticised for failing to protect human rights in Amnesty International's annual look at human rights abuse around the world. Audio

A human rights researcher says Fiji's ratification of both the UN Convention Against Torture and its optional protocol would send out a strong message internationally. Audio

International human rights watchdogs say they're looking forward to action by Fiji after its presentation to the United Nations in Geneva last week. Audio

Amnesty International is calling for an investigation into the alleged burning of up to 200 homes in the Papua New Guinea gold mining town of Porgera. Audio

Two investigations have been launched into violent clashes at Australia's asylum seeker detention centre on PNG's Manus Island, that left one asylum seeker dead and scores injured. Audio

Amnesty International says the slow processing of asylum seekers on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island seems deliberately designed to pressure detainees to return to countries from where they have fled.

Amnesty International says the contempt of court conviction given to a prominent Fiji civil society group is chilling and a setback to freedom of expression in the country. Audio

Papua New Guinea's parliament passes law changes enacting tough new sentences designed to counter violent crime, including the reactivation of the death penalty. It has also repealed the controversial… Audio