172 articles tagged "fwcc"
Through her work to eliminate violence against women and children in Vanuatu, Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre Coordinator Shamima Ali has received Vanuatu's 40th Anniversary Medal from President, Nikenike Vurobaravu.
The Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre today raised the morning star flag of West Papua to show their solidarity. Coordinator Shamima Ali says this ceremony is done every Wednesday to remember the people of West Papua,
Police Commissioner, Brigadier General Sitiveni Qiliho says it is clearly not true what Shamima Ali has said about human rights training, as far as the Fiji Police is concerned. While speaking at a round table disc
Permanent Secretary for Education Doctor Anjeela Jokhan says the Ministry has not received any requests from the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre in the last two years that she has been with the Ministry. This comes af
One of the fears about organisations like the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre is that people do not want us to teach human rights. This was the message from Fiji Women's Crisis Centre Coordinator and Human Rights Act
The autonomy of a woman’s body is so important and she has full rights of her body so let no man or church interfere with that. This was the strong message from Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre Coordinator Shamima A
Shocking statistics have been revealed as 3,313 cases of domestic violence have been recorded by the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre in the first 5 months of the year which is an increase of about 6% compared to the same p
Informal waste picking is something not many would think would be able to generate income for them, however, Asinate Lewabeka has been an informal waste picker for 28 years and the money she generates from this has help
Women in Keiyasi Village in Nadroga will now have the tools to end all forms of violence against women, girls and children in their village after completing a one week training conducted by the Fiji Women's Crisis Centr
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has said that the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre and FRIEND Fiji are not NGO’s. He says they are members of the National Federation Party and PAPI. Bainimarama made these comm
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has today said that the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre and FRIEND Fiji are not NGO’s. He says they are members of the National Federation Party and PAPI. Bainimarama made thes
Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre Coordinator and Human Rights Activist Shamima Ali says since election campaigning has started, it is in the interest of all of us and for good governance, integrity and honesty to have a Car
Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre Coordinator Shamima Ali and FRIEND Fiji Director Sashi Kiran are calling on the World Bank to give more details after they estimated Fiji’s national poverty rate for 2019-2020 to be 24.1%
Fiji Women's Crisis Centre Coordinator, Shamima Ali is calling on Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum to stop obfuscating the issue about convicted rapists Amenoni Nasilasila and Nacanieli La
The Fiji Women's Crisis Centre says it is once again rugby over rape as convicted rapists Amenoni Nasilasila and Nacanieli Labalaba are playing in the Marist 7s. They say it is appalling that there is still no res
The Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre had worked with the Health Ministry during COVID lockdowns to remove survivors of domestic violence from the perpetrators' homes. This was highlighted by the FWCC Counsellor Supervi
The challenges women face in accessing justice, social services and welfare, among other issues, will be highlighted at a Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre and Fijian Women Lawyers Association event tonight at the Tanoa Plaz
The Fiji Women's Crisis Centre received a total of 9,478 cases in 2021, out of which 6,864 cases related to domestic violence. This was revealed during their candlelight vigil to remember the 41 women who passed aw
There has been no response from the Fiji Corrections Service following strong calls made by the Minister for Women Rosy Akbar and Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre coordinator Shamima Ali for the immediate withdrawal of conv
The Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Rosy Akbar has strongly condemned the participation of Amenoni Nasilasila who is not a warden but someone who is currently serving time in prison for rape in t
