Tag: Sexual assault
2 out 3 of Fiji women experience domestic violence, says Reverend...
By Mosese Raqio in Suva
Two out of three women in every church in Fiji experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime -- and...
‘We’re not sending our daughters to be punching bags at uni,’...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Students of the University of PNG have taken the right step to demand that the authorities address harassment on campus, says...
Media Council condemns ‘mob rule’ to intimidate female students, media at...
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
The Media Council of Papua New Guinea has condemned an attack by male students at the University of Papua New Guinea...
Angry male student mob targets media over UPNG sexual abuse...
By Charlie Dumavi in Port Moresby
Women students at the University of Papua New Guinea silently suffering from persistent sexual harassment and abuse in the...
Prosecuting gender violence culprits still a problem, Parkop tells women
By Janet Kari in Lae, PNG
Prosecution of perpetrators of gender-based violence around the country still remains a massive problem for Papua New Guinea, says...
PNG health survey shows 56% of women suffer violence at age...
By Grace Auka-Salmang in Port Moresby
Key findings from the 2016 to 2018 Papua New Guinea Demographic and Health Survey reveals that 56 percent of...
Sunday Samoan: Sex crimes, truth and pride in Samoa
By the Samoa Observer Editorial Board
Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Dr Sa’ilele Malielegaoi’s insistence on telling the media how to do its job is unnecessary....
Thousands of Indonesian women march on State Palace to mark IWD
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Hundreds of women's rights activists commemorating International Women's Day yesterday gathered near the Horse Statue monument before holding a long march...
‘Victim blaming’ in latest Indonesian uni sex abuse case angers thousands
By Sri Wahyuni and Evi Mariani in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
A leading Indonesian university's initial response to a recent sexual assault case allegedly involving two of...