Papua New Guinea
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- constitutional parliamentary democracy
- CONSTITUTION
- September 16, 1975
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on English common law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National Parliament
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court
RELIGIONS
22% Catholic; 16% Lutheran; 34% indigenous beliefs; other
From the country
- APRIL 16, 2004Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
The Papua New Guinea government should halt its moves...
The Papua New Guinea government should halt its moves towards executions and work with international donors to establish a more effective system of fighting violent crime, Amnesty International said
- APRIL 12, 2004Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason and piracy are capital crimes.
Murder, treason and piracy are capital crimes.
- MARCH 29, 2004Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Papua New Guinea was looking at the possibility of...
Papua New Guinea was looking at the possibility of adopting death penalty laws used in Singapore
- MARCH 29, 2004Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Ben Simakot, convicted of raping a mother and then...
Ben Simakot, convicted of raping a mother and then bludgeoned her and her two-year-old son to death with an iron bar, was sentenced to death in Vanimo, Papua New Guinea
- FEBRUARY 18, 2004Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that four prisoners on death in Papua...
It was reported that four prisoners on death in Papua New Guinea were awaiting execution as they had exhausted all their appeals
- FEBRUARY 13, 2004Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
With the increase of serious crimes against women and...
With the increase of serious crimes against women and armed robberies, Papua New Guinea Justice Minister Mark Maipakai said the Government of was reviewing the death penalty provisions in the country's Criminal Code
- DECEMBER 8, 2003Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Criminal execution methods used in Southeast Asian...
Criminal execution methods used in Southeast Asian countries would be studied in detail to find a suitable system for use in Papua New Guinea, said Justice Minister Mark Maipakai
- NOVEMBER 24, 2003Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Lady Carol Kidu, Ministrer of Social Welfare and Development...
Lady Carol Kidu, Ministrer of Social Welfare and Development in Papua New Guinea, said judges should start fast-tracking the worst criminals for hanging
- NOVEMBER 11, 2003Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Papua New Guinea Justice Minister Mark Maipakai admitted...
Papua New Guinea Justice Minister Mark Maipakai admitted in parliament that there was a problem in how the death penalty would be carried out once it was imposed on a prisoner
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2003Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Papua New Guinea's National Court in Wabag, Enga Province,...
Papua New Guinea's National Court in Wabag, Enga Province, imposed the death penalty on Kepaka Langa, a 28-year-old man, after finding him guilty of wilfully murdering a pastor's son in an ambush in 2002
- JULY 7, 2003Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that a growing number of Papua New...
It was reported that a growing number of Papua New Guinea officials called for the implementation of the death penalty following a wave of violence in the capital
- APRIL 24, 2003Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
At the 59th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights...
At the 59th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights , Papua New Guinea became the first de facto abolitionist country to sponsor the death penalty resolution, that was approved for the 7th consecutive year