Media Release
FWCC condemns uploading and sharing of disturbing materials online
September 29, 2021
The Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre is aware of a video involving two youths being forced to perform sexual acts making rounds on social media. FWCC Legal & Advocacy Officer Stephanie Dunn stated that the Centre condemns the uploading and sharing of disturbing videos in all its forms online. Ms Dunn
Ali stands by Vuniwaqa, hits out at critics
August 16, 2021
The Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre says no efforts to derail the character and credibility of former Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Mereseini Vuniwaqa can derail the tremendous work she has done for Fiji and the women of our country. And FWCC Coordinator Shamima Ali has expressed her utter
FWCC: Safety of young girls, women and children should be a priority
January 5, 2021
The safety of young girls, children and women taking refuge at various evacuation centers around the country following the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Yasa should not be compromised. That’s the call from Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre Coordinator Shamima Ali following the alleged rape of a 10-year-old girl at an evacuation
FWCC holds first ever ‘Editors Dialogue’
December 4, 2020
The Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre in partnership with the Fijian Media Association held a first ever ‘Editors Dialogue’ in Suva today. The aim of the dialogue, co-facilitated with the Fiji Women’s Rights Movement and Femlink Pacific, was to improve reporting on violence against women and girls and the portrayal of
What toys are you buying for children this Christmas?
November 26, 2020
The Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre is appealing to retailers in the country to not stock toys of violence this Christmas. Centre Coordinator Shamima Ali said children’s interest in toys of violence such as guns, swords, knives, axes, hammers and weaponry are high, but little is known about the short and/or