The Customary Land Management office has hosted law students from the University of the South Pacific. The students worked at the CLMO for two weeks as part of USP's LW391 “Law Clinic” course.
Suva, Fiji – In a significant move to promote and protect human rights, six Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Vanuatu have submitted their stakeholder report to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) by 11 October 2023. The reports submitted include two joint and four individual submissions.
Since the establishment of the Office of the Land Ombudsman in 2014 until today, it has operated with only one employee, which defeats the whole purpose of establishing the office.
A week ago a successful national Sanma UPR consultation was held in Santo with members of the Professional Technical Assistance Committee (PTAC), giving government officials in our northern city the opportunity to comment on the recommendations presented to the Vanuatu government during the third UPR cycle in 2019.
Malvatumauri Council of Chiefs President Willie Grey Plasua was on Erromango Island last Friday to witness the election of the Simanlo Island Council of Chiefs and its representatives to the Malvatumauri National Council of Chiefs for the next five years.