SPC/RRRT Pacific Human Rights Award
2010 Theme: Women’s Human Rights

The Pacific Regional Rights Resource Team of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (RRRT/SPC) in partnership with the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre is seeking nominations for the 2010 SPC / RRRT Pacific Human Rights Award. In 2010, the Human Rights Awards will focus on awarding individuals or organizations that have worked to advance Women’s Human Rights. 

This year the award is unique in that it will honour courageous and innovative individuals or organisations for “outstanding achievement in advancing women’s human rights in the Pacific region”. 

Why women’s human rights? In 2009, the Pacific leaders through the Cairns Communique highlighted Pacific commitments to addressing gender based violence.  In following up our Pacific leaders commitments, we wish to honour those men and women who have made significant achievements in 2009 and 2010 in advancing women’s human rights; all of which we believe will address gender based violence. 
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Fiji Women's Crisis Centre, Headquarters

The Fiji Women's Crisis Centre (FWCC) provides crisis counselling and legal, medical and other practical support services for women and children who are sufferers and survivors of violence committed against them by men.

The FWCC is also involved in public advocacy and community education on gender violence. The Centre's strategies are based on the conviction that violence against women is a fundamental human rights and development issue. The Centre's work addresses all forms of violence against women including rape, beating, sexual harassment and abuse of children.

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Child Issues

On 18 December, 1998, Fiji and Australia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to combat child sexual abuse, and to make it easier for police to crack down on child abusers exploiting children in the Pacific islands. Read more....

Health Issues

The Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre supports the legalisation of safe abortions for women, on request. We believe that having an abortion is a choice made by each individual for profound personal reasons that no man or state should judge. Read more....

Legal Rights

Maintenance is help, almost always in the form of money, that is paid towards the cost of looking after yourself and bringing up any children you have. This is paid by your husband if you are legally married and have separated.Read more....

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