Media Release
FWCC convenes flagship Pacific meeting on ending violence against women
December 9, 2018
The Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre’s (FWCC) regional flagship meeting of those working to eliminate violence against women (EVAW) from around the Pacific region gets underway in Fiji on Monday. More than 60 participants from 11 Pacific countries are gathered at the Warwick Resort in Sigatoka for the 8th Meeting of
Stepping Up The Pace In Achieving Gender Equality Within the Police
April 17, 2018
Advocating for gender equality in traditionally male dominated spaces can be a challenging and isolating experience. Policing is no exception. Developing Gender Advocates within the police is the main objective of the Gender Advocacy Training (GAT) for Regional Executive Police, a groundbreaking initiative being rolled out by the Fiji Women’s
Groundbreaking Training for Senior Executive Police
April 10, 2018
Gender equality advocates are usually trying to influence Police policies, practices and processes from the outside - this time however the tables are turning with gender advocates being developed and trained from within the Police.
Senior Executive Police Officers: This Training Must Not Stop With Us!
February 13, 2018
[Guam 09 February 2018] Nineteen Police Commissioners, Directors of Public Safety and Chiefs of Police from the Micronesian region attending the Australian Federal Police and Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre (FWCC) training on Gender, Human Rights and Violence Against Women echoed in consensus during the last day of the training that the
Fanian Bamngin CHIEF of Police Yap: Domestic Violence Legislation Will Help Improve Police Response
February 9, 2018
[GUAM Feb 09 2018] While there is no legislation in Yap to provide protection for victims and survivors of domestic violence, reports of domestic violence is made at the police station and the Attorney Generals’s office nonetheless. Chief of Police, Fanian Bamngin has been with the police force for more
Benito Cantero DIRECTOR of Police Pohnpei: New Law, New Attitude!
February 9, 2018
[GUAM Feb 09 2018] According to Benito Cantero, Director of Police in Pohnpei, it took approximately ten years for the women of Pohnpei to successfully push through legislation on family violence. The Domestic Issues Act (2017) provides for mechanisms and procedures to deal with incidents of Domestic Violence. The law