Sexual violence in Papua New Guinea

[1][2] According to a 1992 survey by the PNG Law Reform Commission, an estimated 67% of wives have been beaten by their husbands with close to 100% in the Highlands Region.

[3] The most common forms of violence include kicking, punching, burning and cutting with knives, accounting for 80–90% of the injuries treated by health workers.

[5] According to a 1993 Survey by the PNG Medical Research Institute, an estimated 55% of women have experienced forced sex, in most cases by men known to them.

[6] Initiation rites of prepubescent boys as young as seven among groups in the highlands of New Guinea involved sexual acts with older males.

[10] In a survey in 1994 by the PNG Institute of Medical Research, approximately 60% of men interviewed reported to have participated in gang rape (known as lainap) at least once.