Kiribati ‘a one-party state’: Former Opposition Leader Lambourne

Kiribati is becoming a one-party state while the delivery of basic services is near collapse, according to a former opposition

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Embattled Kiribati judge departs the country

A Kiribati judge, who has been battling a government determined to have him removed from his post, has now left the country.  David Lambourne, for nearly four years, has faced a relentless push by the Kiribati

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Kiribati’s Sir Ieremia Tabai scathing about decision to deport Australian-born judge

Kiribati’s first president Sir Ieremia Tabai says the decision by the government to deport Australian-born Judge David Lambourne from the country is “a farce”.  The opposition MP said there is no doubt, in

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Suspended Aust-born judge can’t be deported

A Kiribati court has ruled that a High Court judge in the Pacific Island nation who has been suspended by the president cannot be deported to Australia where he was born until parliament considers the findings of a

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Australian-born judge challenges deportation from Kiribati amid long-running judicial crisis

David Lambourne, an Australian-born high court judge whose attempted deportation two years ago from Kiribati sparked a judicial crisis in the Pacific nation, appeared in court in a case closely watched by the United

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‘People are suffering’: Kiribati’s judicial crisis

The opposition in Kiribati wants answers from the government about the ongoing crisis in the country’s judiciary. The government last year dismissed the chief justice and three Court of Appeal judges – all

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Motion of no confidence over Kiribati’s treatment of judges

The Kiribati opposition is planning to bring a motion of no confidence in the Government of President Taneti Maamau. This follows the attempt to remove and deport Justice David Lambourne, the suspension of the Chief

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Kiribati’s suspended judges ‘a critical threat’: IBHARI

An international human rights body has condemned the suspension of three senior Court of Appeal judges by the Kiribati government, calling it a “critical threat” to the rule of law. In a statement on Wednesday, the

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Kiribati govt suspends all Court of Appeal judges

Kiribati’s government has dramatically escalated its campaign against the judiciary reports the ABC, suspending the country’s three remaining senior judges after they blocked the deportation of High Court

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Kiribati govt labels NZ judges ‘very biased’ over Lambourne case

Three New Zealand judges have been branded “very biased” by the Kiribati government, after a dramatic attempt to deport a fellow judge failed. In July, Kiribati suspended Judge Bill Hastings​, a New Zealand judge

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Kiribati on Lambourne deportation attempt

The Government of Kiribati has confirmed that a joint operation between Immigration and Police on Thursday morning was carried out to execute a deportation order against David Lambourne. A statement released by the

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Attempts to deport Kiribati High Court justice lead to airport stand-off

Attempts to deport a Kiribati High Court judge back to Australia have led to a lengthy airport stand-off, with Justice David Lambourne having since been placed in immigration detention.

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