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13 Culture, Religion and Domestic Violence: Reflections on Working with Fiji and Tuvalu

20 Aug 2024

We draw on the varied experiences of the three of us (educator, counsellor and police officer) to explore how we are embedded in various forms of translation and border- crossing work, especially in relation to assumptions, practices and knowledge linked to culture, religion and rights in relation to DV. [...] It has succeeded in shaping public policy, practice and discourse on DV and GBV in Fiji and the region, including creating widespread acceptance for the need for emergency services and ongoing support for women subjected to any form of violence; providing training for police and workplaces on being responsive to survivors and victims of DV; and modelling and supporting DV responses in other Pacifi. [...] As such, in the process of training these communities, accountability and responsibility are re-ordered, where committees serve to hold the community and the state (including the police) accountable to and responsible for women victims. [...] Report prepared by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community for the Solomon Islands Ministry of Women, Youth and Children’s Affairs, and the National Statistics Office, Ministry of Finance and Treasury, National Reform and Planning. [...] Report prepared by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community for the Ministry of Internal and Social Affairs, and the Statistics Division, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Republic of Kiribati.

Authors

Tracy Creagh

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Pages
12
Published in
Australia

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