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• Amnesty International - PNG Annual Report for 1997
  Several people were briefly detained without charge on suspicion of having links with armed secessionists. Torture and ill-treatment by members of the security forces continued to be reported and resulted in the death of at least one person. "Disappearances" continued to be reported and dozens of people were believed to have been extrajudicially executed on the island of Bougainville.
  [Last checked: 03 May 01 09:35:29 PM]

• Amnesty International - PNG Annual Report for 1998
  Four human rights activists were arrested and charged for their non-violent role in anti-government demonstrations. Ill-treatment by police continued to be reported. Possible extrajudicial executions continued to be reported on the island of Bougainville.
  [Last checked: 03 May 01 09:35:38 PM]

• Amnesty International - PNG Annual Report for 1999
  Ill-treatment by members of the security forces continued to be reported. Prison conditions amounting to cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment were highlighted after rioting and mass escapes by prisoners. There were reports that at least five people were shot dead by police in disputed circumstances.
  [Last checked: 03 May 01 09:35:45 PM]

• Amnesty International country reports
  Amnesty International Reports on Asia/Pacific: check each year - 1997 is the latest.
  [Last checked: 08 February 03 12:23:22 AM]

• PNG Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 1997
  U.S. Department of State
  [Last checked: 03 May 01 09:36:26 PM]

• PNG Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 1998
  U.S. Department of State
  [Last checked: 03 May 01 09:36:36 PM]

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