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The Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre is engaging churches to help spread its message. Approximately 30 pastors, priests, pundits and Imams have been invited to attend a two-day awareness workshop in Nadi to help them better understand gender related violence. As a part of the workshop, the religious leaders will be expected to examine their own religious Read more
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The 21 year old Pacific Women’s Network Against Violence Against Women and Girls (the Network) has been hold its 6th regional meeting in Nadi Last Wednesday the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre used the meeting to launch the One Billion Rising campaign. Women from Tonga, PNG, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia participated in the launch, Read more
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The Bible is helping in the fight against domestic violence in the Solomon Islands, according to a recent report prepared by Sean Dorney, Pacific correspondent of ABC News Australia. World Vision and the local Anglican Church, the Church of Melanesia, are working to get to grips with the issue of domestic violence in the Solomon Read more
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Police have released a statistical analysis of Family Violence Death Reviews done since 2004 which shows that the majority of the suspect/offenders were aged between 20 and 29. The report summarises the findings of 95 police family violence death reviews involving 101 victims. The report is not an exhaustive list of all family violence deaths Read more
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The Pacific Conceptual Framework to Address Family Violence in New Zealand was launched in Auckland on Wednesday. Speaking at the launching, the Associate Minister of Social Development, Tariana Turia, said that Aotearoa can learn from Pacific nations. “Today is a very significant day – a day in which Pacific nations have established a platform for Read more
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A Catholic priest in Papua New Guinea who teaches anger management says changing the way people think is one of the keys to overcoming the pervasive levels of domestic violence in the country. Father Philip Gibbs says law changes are one thing but implementation is another given that the police force is really stretched. “And Read more
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A report on gender based violence in Tonga has found that three out of every four women there experiences male violence during her life. The foreword was written by the Prime Minister Lord Tuivakano, who also spoke at the launch ceremony. He said the disturbing statistics show how women have been the focus of rejection Read more
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Tongan Bishop, Paini Mafi, says church leaders need to open their eyes and look beyond the bible in order to understand and combat a “huge problem” of gender based violence. “As leaders of our churches we ought to be at the forefront of current issues such as violence against women and children, which are affecting not Read more
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Seven rugby players and a trainer from New Zealand ITM Cup and Super rugby teams arrived in Tonga on Monday for a week-long tour visiting schools and community groups. The players are in Tonga to assist the Pacific Prevention of Domestic Violence Programme (PPDVP) a New Zealand Aid funded programme, and the Tonga Police Head Read more
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In Samoa, a Bill to prevent violence against women and children has been presented to Cabinet. Currently domestic violence comes under the Crimes Ordinance Act. But the Family Safety Bill aims to give more power to police, health officials and educators to prevent violence and rehabilitate victims. In an interview on Radio Australia International Lina Chang, Read more
