Fiji Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission Director Loukinikini Lewaravu [File Photo]
The Fiji Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission has called on the government to improve national systems that address gender inequality and violence against women and girls.
Commission Director Loukinikini Lewaravu said that while some progress has been made in promoting women’s rights, many serious challenges remain.
These include increasing cases of gender-based violence, limited access to opportunities for women and cultural and systemic discrimination that continue to hold back progress.
She made these comments during the Pacific Technical Cooperation…