FWCC demands Masi to be stood down and urges FRU to take decisive action
The Fiji Women's Crisis Centre is deeply disappointed with the Fiji Rugby Union for its ongoing lack of genuine commitment to addressing violence against women and girl
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Singh questions how much funding FWCC gets and how many local and overseas trips Ali has made
I am answerable to the public and I know the issues my staff in the Ministry of Multi-Ethnic Affairs and Sugar are facing. This is the response from Minister for Sugar
FWCC calls for PM to remove Charan Jeath Singh from cabinet over public outbursts
The Fiji Women's Crisis Centre is calling on Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka to remove Charan Jeath Singh from cabinet as Minister for Multi-Ethnic Affairs and Sugar Indus
May 19th 2000 coup was one of the darkest times in Fiji’s history - Ali
Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre Coordinator, Shamima Ali says the May 19th 2000 coup was one of the darkest times in Fiji’s history and in the lifetime of many p
Fiji’s National Action Plan to prevent violence against women and girls discussed during Naivalurua’s visit to FWCC
Minister for Policing, Ioane Naivalurua paid a courtesy call to the Fiji Women's Crisis Centre today where they discussed challenges with the Police, and Fiji's National
The context of our comments might have been misrepresented - FWCC
The Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre recognizes that the context of their comments on the front page of Fiji Times yesterday, with the headline “Culture of Silence
FWCC urges reflection on true meaning of Mother's Day and support for women in crisis
This Mother's Day, as families gather around their mothers and matriarchs in their own homes and celebrate the role of mothers - let us also not forget those women who ar
Rise in reporting of gender-based violence in Fiji linked to awareness and support efforts - Ali
The rate of reporting on gender-based violence in Fiji is currently increasing as more people are working in this area and women are being encouraged to speak out about t
57 deaths of women over the last 12 years from domestic violence
With domestic violence continuing to be a concern for the country, the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre says 57 women have passed away in the last 12 years due to domest
FWCC calls for gender sensitisation of all Fiji rugby players
The Fiji Women's Crisis Centre is calling for gender sensitisation of all rugby players in Fiji, especially in the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua programs. This follows th
FNU celebrates 392 female graduates
Of the 574 students graduating from Fiji National University, 392 are women. This was highlighted by the Coordinator of the Fiji Women's Crisis Centre, Shamima Ali, du
FWRM and FWCC call for 30% of seats to be reserved in Parliament
The decline in political representation of women in the three national elections under the current electoral system is an embarrassment and cultural, social, economic and
Call made for 30% reserved seats for women in Parliament through electoral reform submission
A call is being made to support a submission by the Fiji Women’s Rights Movement (FWRM) and Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre (FWCC) to have temporary special meas
More funds needed for fight against gender-based violence-Shamima Ali
The government should dedicate more funding towards human rights movements and the empowerment of women, and it should stop funding the military. The Coordinator of th
Health Ministry pushes for inclusive menstrual and menopause awareness
While the Fiji Women’s Rights Movement emphasized the need to educate the public on the challenges women face due to menopause, the Head of Family Health at the Mi
Tabuya shouldn’t have presented the Matanigasau to Govt - Ali
Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre Coordinator Shamima Ali believes former Minister for Women Lynda Tabuya should not have presented the Matanigasau to the Government as s
Rise in reported crimes against women but most rape cases go unreported – Ali
The number of people reporting crimes against women particularly domestic violence, harassment and rape is increasing but the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre believes t
Tudravu meets Ali to reaffirm the need to enhance collaboration
The Commissioner of Police, Rusiate Tudravu, today met with the Coordinator of Fiji Women's Crisis Centre, Shamima Ali, where he reaffirmed the need to enhance collaborat
FWCC and FWRM condemn FRU Director Laijipa Naulivou’s homophobic comments
The Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre and Fiji Women’s Rights Movement have condemned the homophobic comments by the new FRU Director Laijipa Naulivou which blatan
Fiji Police refutes claims by FWCC regarding domestic violence case in Malolo, Nadi
The Police Force is strongly refuting claims made by the Coordinator of the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre, Shamima Ali who says Nadi Police had told Latchman Krishna
FWCC calls for investigation into how Police handled the case of man involved in murder-suicide incident
The Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre is calling for an immediate investigation into how Nadi Police handled the case of Latchman Krishna who killed his wife and then too