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Violence against women in Fiji is recognised to be "pervasive, widespread and a serious national issue" [7] in the Pacific Island region. Fiji's rates of violence against women are "among the very highest in the world". [8] The Fiji Women's Crisis Centre reports that 64% of women who have been in intimate relationships have experienced physical ...
The Fiji Women's Rights Movement is noted for its work on promoting the political participation of women, including through constitutional reform. [8] FWRM, with its partners FemlinkPACIFIC, the National Council of Women (Fiji), and Soqosoqovakamarama iTaukei, formed the Fiji Women's Forum in 2012 to increase women's participation in leadership.
The Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation is the government ministry of Fiji responsible for overseeing the well-being of women, children and the disabled in Fiji. [2] The current Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation is Lynda Tabuya who was appointed to the position on 24 December 2022.
In January 2020, Vuniwaqa announced that Fiji embark on an historic mission to develop a National Action Plan (NAP) to Prevent Violence Against all Women and Girls (2021-2026), making it the first Pacific Island Country, and one of the only two countries globally along with Australia, to have a whole of government and whole of community ...
Feminist organisations in Fiji (1 P) S. Women's sports clubs and teams in Fiji (1 C) This page was last edited on 27 June 2022, at 23:06 (UTC). Text ...
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Ali, Shamima, political activist and women's rights campaigner; Bhagwan-Rolls, Sharon, political activist and women's rights campaigner; Heffernan, Angie, political activist; Luveni, Jiko, dentist and AIDS campaigner; Speaker of the Parliament of Fiji since 2014; Singh, Anirudh, opposed the imposition of the 1990 Constitution