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FWRM GIRLS Programme Shifts To The West
Thursday, 30 March 2023, 9:52 pm | Fiji Women's Rights Movement
For the first time, the Fiji Women’s Rights Movement (FWRM) is implementing its flagship leadership development programme with adolescent girls between the ages of 13-17 in the Western Division. FWRM’s Grow. Inspire. Relate. Lead. Succeed -GIRLS ... More >>
FWRM offers Women’s Mentoring Programme again in 2023
Friday, 10 March 2023, 7:38 pm | Fiji Women's Rights Movement
Due to the overwhelming success of the inaugural Paying it Forward Mentoring (PiF-M) programme for mid-career women launched in 2021 on International Women's Day, Fiji Women’s Rights Movement is proud to announce today the commencement of the second ... More >>
Concert Used as Platform for Women’s Voices on International Women’s Day
Wednesday, 8 March 2023, 7:51 pm | Fiji Women's Rights Movement
8/03/2023 Hundreds of women’s human rights defenders and advocates, representatives of civil society and non-governmental organisations gathered today at the Fiji Museum verandah at FWRM’s If Women Stop, the World Stops concert to mark International ... More >>
FWRM launches groundbreaking report - Significant gender gaps found on women’s economic participation
Wednesday, 1 March 2023, 9:10 pm | Fiji Women's Rights Movement
1/03/2023 The Fiji Women’s Rights Movement (FWRM) launched a groundbreaking research report “Beyond 33%: The Economic Empowerment of Fiji Women and Girls”, in Suva today. The research report launched today, where FWRM commissioned Professor Wadan ... More >>
Fiji Free And Fair Elections
Monday, 21 November 2022, 8:09 pm | Fiji Women's Rights Movement
As the nation prepares to vote in the upcoming general elections, the NGO Coalition on Human Rights (NGOCHR) implores all stakeholders as well as the people of Fiji engage in a peaceful transition of power upon the election of the next government. ... More >>
Stop Racial Fear Mongering Political Tactics
Monday, 24 October 2022, 8:07 pm | Fiji Women's Rights Movement
24/10/2022 The NGO Coalition on Human Rights (NGOCHR) demands that the Minister for Youth and Sports, and Fiji First candidate, Parveen Kumar, retract his racial-fearmongering statement made at a speaking event in Ba on 21/10/2022. Using fear-based political ... More >>
FWRM Appalled At “Gutter Level” Fiji Sun Report On Mereseini Vuniwaqa
Monday, 16 August 2021, 5:24 am | Fiji Women's Rights Movement
15/08/2021 The Fiji Women’s Rights Movement is appalled with the continued attacks and character assassination of some of our women parliamentarians by some in the mainstream media. FWRM especially condemns the latest smear campaign against the ... More >>
How Low Will They Go?
Thursday, 29 July 2021, 4:14 pm | Fiji Women's Rights Movement
The Fiji Women's Rights Movement (FWRM) and femLINKpacific are deeply disappointed with the current demeaning statements made by top-ranking members of the Fiji government towards Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs). ... More >>
FWRM Rapid Assessment On Fijian Women’s Perceptions Of COVID-19 Vaccine
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 5:57 pm | Fiji Women's Rights Movement
FWRM Rapid Assessment on Fijian Women’s Perceptions of COVID-19 Vaccine finds that 51.5% of respondents considered taking herbal & traditional medicine if they developed any COVID-19 symptoms Fiji is seeing a worrying rise in COVID-19 ... More >>
Young Women From Western Division Focus Of FWRM Leadership Programme
Saturday, 17 April 2021, 1:34 pm | Fiji Women's Rights Movement
Twenty young women representatives from Lautoka, Ba and Tavua have now joined the eighth cohort (8) of the Fiji Women's Rights Movement’s Emerging Leaders Forum (ELF) programme. FWRM today conducted the orientation workshop for the ELF 8 group ... More >>
15 Young Women Graduate From FWRM Leadership Programme
Saturday, 27 March 2021, 5:15 pm | Fiji Women's Rights Movement
Chief guest and former Fiji Women's Rights Movement (FWRM) Young Women's Programme Officer Anna Cowley with Emerging Leaders Forum (ELF) 7 graduates in Suva. Fifteen members of the seventh (7) cohort of the Emerging Leaders Forum Programme (ELF), ... More >>
FWRM Releases Sexual Violence Against Women And Girls Rape Case Analysis 2020
Friday, 12 February 2021, 4:34 pm | Fiji Women's Rights Movement
The average age of sexual violence victims/survivors for the past 5 years in Fiji is under 17 years and the age of the youngest victims/survivors continue to be under the age of 5 years old according to FWRM’s Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls ... More >>
NGOCHR: Victims Of Police Brutality Deserve Justice
Saturday, 28 November 2020, 2:18 pm | Fiji Women's Rights Movement
The NGO Coalition on Human Rights strongly condemns police brutality and calls for urgent reviews of the investigation processes to be transparent and timely so that justice is upheld. “We’re deeply disturbed and saddened at the news that Batai ... More >>
FWRM Marks The Beginning Of The 16 Days Of Activism, Welcoming Govt’s Commitment To A National Action Plan Against VAW
Wednesday, 25 November 2020, 6:26 pm | Fiji Women's Rights Movement
FWRM kicked off the 16 Days of Activism today as part of the historic launch for the consultation process of the Fiji National Action Plan to Prevent Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG). The launch of the consultations for the National Action Plan ... More >>
Women’s Human Rights Groups Condemn Misogynistic Social Media Posts Against Women MPs
Friday, 23 October 2020, 4:43 pm | Fiji Women's Rights Movement
Women’s human rights groups are disgusted and appalled at the misogynistic attacks made by Kishore Kumar on social media against female members of Parliament and strongly condemn this act of violence and cyber-bullying. The social media commentator on ... More >>
FWRM Emerging Leaders Forum 7 Programme Begins
Saturday, 19 September 2020, 4:12 pm | Fiji Women's Rights Movement
FWRM launched the seventh cohort of its flagship young women’s leadership programme, the Emerging Leaders Forum, today in Suva. ELF is a transformative leadership training targeted towards young women between the ages of 18 to 25 facilitated by FWRM's Intergenerational ... More >>
FWRM Condemns And Calls For Renewed Effort Against Gender Based Violence
Monday, 4 May 2020, 5:30 pm | Fiji Women's Rights Movement
Fiji Women’s Rights Movement (FWRM) is deeply concerned with news reports of a young woman who was allegedly stabbed to death by her partner in Naitasiri. With the added stress emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, FWRM realises that the vulnerabilities ... More >>
Women’s Human Rights Groups: Risk Of Rise In Domestic Violence Cases During COVID 19 Pandemic
Tuesday, 24 March 2020, 9:13 am | Fiji Women's Rights Movement
Women’s human rights groups in Fiji are deeply concerned with the heightened risk of gender based violence and abuse as families practice social distancing and isolate themselves in response to the Corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic. Fiji has high prevalence ... More >>
Denounce patriarchy & promote peace this holiday
Wednesday, 18 December 2019, 5:33 pm | Fiji Women's Rights Movement
Say no to violence this holiday season and protect women and girls’ peace and security. Following the end of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence and with the holiday season drawing near, FWRM calls for a deeper reflection and change of ... More >>
FWRM condemns domestic violence. Enough is Enough!
Thursday, 22 August 2019, 3:47 pm | Fiji Women's Rights Movement
FWRM strongly condemns the horrific and brutal killing of Fijian women in intimate partner violence and stand with women across Fiji to call for action. Yet again, we add another death to the gruesome statistics we have for fatalities through domestic ... More >>
