pn619. Bainimarama, "One woman who experiences violence is one too many."

Ten women were killed by their partners last year in domestic-related violence and abuse. The revelation was made by Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama yesterday while launching the start of the consultations for Fiji’s National Action Plan to Prevent Violence Against Women and Children.

The PM  said it pained him to learn that two in every three Fijian women experienced physical or sexual violence from an intimate male partner in their lifetime.

One in five women have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace while one in three women have experienced physical or sexual violence from a man who isn’t their partner, a recent survey by the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre indicated..