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Making Their Own Rules

The leading organ for maintaining internal security in Papua New Guinea has historically been the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC). Since its establishment in the nineteen sixties, the RPNGC has developed a para-military operational style. Despite domestic and international condemnation, violence remains an instrumental tool for police in Papua New Guinea. Making their own Rules reveals how young people in particular have been targeted and punished extra-judicially by the RPNGC, under the guise of tackling Papua New Guineas raskol gangs (street gangs). This report raises serious questions about policing practices in Papua New Guinea and the commitment of the national government to policing reform. Read the report: http://www.hrw.org/en/node/11626/section/1.

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