Rigoberta Menchú TUM "We have learned that change cannot come through war..."
Hillary CLINTON "I am particularly horrified by the use of propaganda..."
Geraldine Panapasa – Fiji Times – Thursday, 19 April 2012 (originally published 17 Apr) ON any given Monday, Wednesday or Friday afternoon in the capital city, you’re sure to find a group of women scurrying from the sidewalk at the Reserve Bank to the Ivi Triangle, each with a basket of food parcels nestled on [...]
Geraldine Panapasa – Fiji Times – Wednesday, 28 March 2012 (originally published 26 Mar) IN the build-up to the 2014 elections, organisations like Pacific Dialogue are committed to ensuring a peaceful and democratic Fiji. At the forefront of their programs are people dedicated to spreading awareness to the underrepresented groups about their valuable contribution to [...]
Tevita Tuiwavu – Fiji Times – Thursday, 16 February 2012 (originally published 14 Feb) GENERATION Next Fiji is dedicating its one-week broadcast to the empowerment of rural women in the lead-up to International Women’s Day next month. This was part of FemLINK Pacific’s newly-launched programs during World Radio Day celebrations in Suva yesterday. “The one-week [...]
Shalveen Chand – Fiji Times Online – Wednesday, 28 September 2011(originally published 23 Sept) ARITAL rape or spousal rape is rife in Fiji as tradition and religion do not recognise the crime for what it is, says the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre. FWCC co-ordinator Shamima Ali said most domestic violence cases included forced sex. “In [...]
