Report - Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights

Victims – Women, children, relatives.
Impact/Consequences – Transport costs; financial pressure; social disorder – low status, lack <strong>of</strong> security,
marital problems.
Loss <strong>of</strong> land rights though changes to land tenure systems.
Duty Holder – Provincial Government, Local Level Government, PNG Government.
Violators – Churches, Council <strong>of</strong> Women, ADB (funding <strong>the</strong> cash cropping), logging company, New
Britain Oil Palm.
Actions/Interventions for both urban and rural areas –
– Put in place substantive equality provisions – create an environment where women can participate
and have real representation in New Britain Province’s urbanisation policy;
– Streng<strong>the</strong>n Government organic law to reform system on bottom-up planning;
– Lobbying with CDD/provincial government to work on a provincial housing policy including
women representatives from church and both urban and rural areas;
– Education and awareness raising on right to adequate housing and women’s health and
reproductive systems for women in rural areas;
– Parallel reporting;
– Transportation in and out <strong>of</strong> town for women;
– Assistance with hospital fees;
– Sustainable development <strong>of</strong> natural resources <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> benefit <strong>of</strong> all present and future generations;
– Ensure services area available in rural areas so women do not have to move into town for health
services.
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