Papua New Guinea
This country page describes, in brief, data that TJET has compiled on regime transitions, intrastate conflict episodes, and transitional justice mechanisms. For details on the data included on this page, view the FAQ.
For Papua New Guinea, TJET has collected information on: three amnesties between 1995 and 2002; and 23 domestic trials starting between 1988 and 2015.
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Country Background
Democratic Transition
Based on well-known democracy data, TJET records one democratic transition starting in 1975.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.
Violent Conflict
Based on the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, TJET records two violent intrastate conflict episodes between 1990 and 1996 (during six calendar years), involving one armed opposition group fighting against the government.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions. Source: UCDP Dyadic Dataset version 23.1, https://ucdp.uu.se/downloads/index.html#dyadic.
Transitional Justice Data
As of 2020, Papua New Guinea ranks 81st out of 174 on TJET’s legacy of violence index. For a full list of country rankings over time, view the index page, and for an explanation of the index, view the Methods & FAQs page.
Amnesties
Papua New Guinea had three amnesties between 1995 and 2002. One was passed during ongoing internal armed conflict. Two were passed after internal armed conflict. Two were part of a peace agreement. Three amnesties forgave human rights violations.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.
Domestic Trials
TJET has compiled data on 23 domestic prosecutions between 1988 and 2015. These include 18 regular human rights prosecutions of state agents, in which eleven persons were convicted; four intrastate conflict prosecutions of state agents, in which one person was convicted; and one opposition prosecution of state agents or opposition members, in which no one was convicted.
Click on accused records for data on convictions. Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.