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November 27, 2025
RNZ Pacific Fiji marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls this week with the government saying the day is a reminder that for too many women and girls violence is a daily reality — not a headline or a statistic. The day also kicked off 16 days of activism ... <a title="Fiji MP: Violence against women and girls ‘permeates every dimension of society’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/fiji-mp-violence-against-women-and-girls-permeates-every-dimension-of-society/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji MP: Violence against women and girls ‘permeates every dimension of society’">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2025
PNG Post-Courier Prime Minister James Marape has issued a strong appeal to all young men and boys in Papua New Guinea — stop abusing girls, mothers, and sisters. He made the plea yesterday before flying to Australia, emphasising the importance of respecting women and children in society. Marape urged young men to take their issues ... <a title="Marape’s message to PNG men, boys: ‘Stop the violence against women’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/23/marapes-message-to-png-men-boys-stop-the-violence-against-women/" aria-label="Read more about Marape’s message to PNG men, boys: ‘Stop the violence against women’">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2024
By Nacanieli Tuilevuka in Suva Some police officers are unable to effectively investigate cases of gender-based violence, claims Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre coordinator Shamima Ali. Ali said many officers lacked the training and knowledge to properly handle such cases, leading to significant challenges for victims seeking justice. “There is a lack of training that used ... <a title="Fiji police have ‘patriarchal mindset’, lack training over gender violence, says Ali" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/28/fiji-police-have-patriarchal-mindset-lack-training-over-gender-violence-says-ali/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji police have ‘patriarchal mindset’, lack training over gender violence, says Ali">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2024
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific Desk New Caledonia’s Great Chief William Boarat has been found dead and police have arrested a 24-year-old man as investigations continue. Great Chief Boarat was found dead in the early hours of yesterday in circumstances described as involuntary homicide. Public prosecutor Yves Dupas said in a statement ... <a title="New Caledonia’s Great Chief Boarat found dead in Koumac – arrest made" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/28/new-caledonias-great-chief-boarat-found-dead-in-koumac-arrest-made/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia’s Great Chief Boarat found dead in Koumac – arrest made">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2024
The fifth report in a five-part series focused on the 15th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women that took place in the Marshall Islands last week. SPECIAL REPORT: By Netani Rika in Majuro On a hastily-erected wall in the Marshall Islands International Conference Centre hang the names of dead women, victims of gender-based violence (GBV). At ... <a title="A Wall of Shame – but do Pacific Islanders even notice gender deaths?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/30/a-wall-of-shame-but-do-pacific-islanders-even-notice-gender-deaths/" aria-label="Read more about A Wall of Shame – but do Pacific Islanders even notice gender deaths?">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2022
By Claudia Tally in Port Moresby The Post-Courier daily newspaper is one of 15 companies in Papua New Guinea that have pledged to fight against gender-based violence (GBV) while promoting gender equality within and outside of the workplace. Signing the National Capital District Commission’s “Zero Tolerance to GBV Pledge” under its GBV Strategy 2020–2022, means ... <a title="PNG daily Post-Courier joins fight against gender-based violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/06/png-daily-post-courier-joins-fight-against-gender-based-violence/" aria-label="Read more about PNG daily Post-Courier joins fight against gender-based violence">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2022
By Claudia Tally in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea’s National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop wants the city’s police to fully investigate the gruesome murder of two women in Port Moresby late last week. Parkop told the Post-Courier that such “despicable” brutality against womenfolk in the city and throughout the country was not welcome — ... <a title="Parkop calls for full probe into brutal murders of two Moresby women" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/06/parkop-calls-for-full-probe-into-brutal-murders-of-two-moresby-women/" aria-label="Read more about Parkop calls for full probe into brutal murders of two Moresby women">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
RNZ Pacific About 100 people have marched in the New Caledonian capital of Noumea to protest against what they see as government inaction to curb violence against women. The rally was called by the group Women in Anger just days after the latest killing of a woman at the hands of her partner. The marchers ... <a title="Noumea protesters demand action on domestic violence after woman is killed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/noumea-protesters-demand-action-on-domestic-violence-after-woman-is-killed/" aria-label="Read more about Noumea protesters demand action on domestic violence after woman is killed">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2022
By Mark Talia in Port Moresby “Enough is enough,” is the impassioned plea of the women, mothers and daughters of Papua New Guinea, says Mea Isaac, women’s representative in the Motu-Koitabu Assembly. She has called for all forms of violence, abuse and discrimination against women to stop in the wake of the latest case of ... <a title="‘Enough is enough’, say PNG women over gender crimes by ‘callous men’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/12/enough-is-enough-say-png-women-over-gender-crimes-by-callous-men/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Enough is enough’, say PNG women over gender crimes by ‘callous men’">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2021
By Rebecca Kuku and Marjorie Finkeo in Port Moresby As families prepare to celebrate Christmas with their loved ones, a safe house in Papua New Guinea’s capital Port Moresby has kicked out gender-based violence survivors, leaving them homeless for the festive season. One of the survivors, 37-year-old Gathy Peter from the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, ... <a title="Christmas on the street for PNG survivor of jailed wife basher" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/27/christmas-on-the-street-for-png-survivor-of-jailed-wife-basher/" aria-label="Read more about Christmas on the street for PNG survivor of jailed wife basher">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk “We take the pain and problems of victims home and it gives us nightmares many times.” A police woman serving at the Family Sexual Violence Unit (FSVU) of the Papua New Guinea’s Waigani police station in the capital Port Moresby has shared her experience of how officers deal with victims being ... <a title="‘It gives us nightmares,’ says PNG police officer dealing with domestic violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/11/it-gives-us-nightmares-says-png-police-officer-dealing-with-domestic-violence/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It gives us nightmares,’ says PNG police officer dealing with domestic violence">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The Papua New Guinean government should protect women accused of practicing “sorcery” from violence and hold the attackers to account, says the advocacy group Human Rights Watch. At least five women have been attacked in the past three months since March 2021 — one of whom was killed. “The Papua New ... <a title="Protect women accused of ‘sorcery’ and punish attackers, watchdog tells PNG" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/11/protect-women-accused-of-sorcery-and-punish-attackers-watchdog-tells-png/" aria-label="Read more about Protect women accused of ‘sorcery’ and punish attackers, watchdog tells PNG">Read more</a>
