The war on women in Papua New Guinea
July 5, 2016 5:43 PM Subscribe
Crying Meri (Warning: Violence, torture, sexual assault, very graphic photos) Papua New Guinea is a dangerous place for women or ‘meri’ as they are called in Tok Pisin, the local language. ...One of the world’s leading humanitarian charities, Doctors Without Borders, claim that they are dealing with levels of gender violence normally only experienced in war zones.
The piece does not directly comment on the link between the extreme poverty in the area and the high levels of violence, but the article is sprinkled with commentary that suggests a link. One of the obstacles to economic development in Papua New Guinea is that only 3% of the land is privately held. Most of the land is owned as tribal lands, which impedes development because you cannot get a mortgage if the bank cannot take possession of the land.
The article also talks about the practice of killing women for "sorcery", which was previously covered on the blue. The first comment there notes "Pensions greatly reduced witch-hunting in parts of South Africa..."
There are organizations specifically trying to help with this issue, such as Childfund.
The piece does not directly comment on the link between the extreme poverty in the area and the high levels of violence, but the article is sprinkled with commentary that suggests a link. One of the obstacles to economic development in Papua New Guinea is that only 3% of the land is privately held. Most of the land is owned as tribal lands, which impedes development because you cannot get a mortgage if the bank cannot take possession of the land.
The article also talks about the practice of killing women for "sorcery", which was previously covered on the blue. The first comment there notes "Pensions greatly reduced witch-hunting in parts of South Africa..."
There are organizations specifically trying to help with this issue, such as Childfund.
This post was deleted for the following reason: This is firmly in your-own-blog territory, framing-wise. -- restless_nomad
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