By Janet Kari in Lae, PNG
Prosecution of perpetrators of gender-based violence around the country still remains a massive problem for Papua New Guinea, says National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop.
He said while the issue of GBV continued to escalate in the country, perpetrators were not being brought to account and this gave them a “licence to continue”.
Parkop said this while addressing a workshop conducted by United Nations Women in Lae last week.
NCD Governor Powes Parkop … “hard to get justice” for PNG’s women. Image: EMTV News
“We need to fix this referral pathway, because we cannot let perpetrators of GBV [avoid] the law for their actions.
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