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Violence against children in Fiji costs nation $460m, says Unicef study

December 11, 2024

By Repeka Nasiko in Suva Violence against children in Fiji is estimated to have cost the country F$460 million, or more than 4 percent of Fiji’s GDP a year, says new research highlighted on International Human Rights Day. This research was carried out jointly by UNICEF and Fiji’s Ministry of Women, Children and Social Protection. ... <a title="Violence against children in Fiji costs nation $460m, says Unicef study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/11/violence-against-children-in-fiji-costs-nation-460m-says-unicef-study/" aria-label="Read more about Violence against children in Fiji costs nation $460m, says Unicef study">Read more</a>

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Amnesty condemns mass arrests of West Papuans on Human Rights Day

December 12, 2022

Amnesty International Amnesty International Indonesia and Amnesty International Australia have condemned the repression used against the people in West Papua when they were commemorating Human Rights Day yesterday — December 10, which marks the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Indonesian authorities made 116 arrests and injured at least 17 people during multiple ... <a title="Amnesty condemns mass arrests of West Papuans on Human Rights Day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/12/amnesty-condemns-mass-arrests-of-west-papuans-on-human-rights-day/" aria-label="Read more about Amnesty condemns mass arrests of West Papuans on Human Rights Day">Read more</a>

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Rights group records 40 violations in Papua in 2020 – cases every month

December 12, 2020

By Nicholas Ryan Aditya in Jakarta Indonesia’s Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has found 40 incidents of human rights violations in Papua between January and November 2020, a new report says. The report by Kontras researcher Arif Nur Fikri was released yesterday to commemorate International Human Rights Day. “Kontras recorded that ... <a title="Rights group records 40 violations in Papua in 2020 – cases every month" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/12/rights-group-records-40-violations-in-papua-in-2020-cases-every-month/" aria-label="Read more about Rights group records 40 violations in Papua in 2020 – cases every month">Read more</a>

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Labour rally in Jakarta, Fiji march highlight global human rights issues

December 10, 2018

How UN agencies strive to put human rights at the centre of their work. Video: UN Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Hundreds of workers from the Confederation of United Indonesian Workers (KPBI) held a protest march at the weekend in the capital of Jakarta and Fiji’s Coalition on Human Rights staged a march today to commemorate ... <a title="Labour rally in Jakarta, Fiji march highlight global human rights issues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/10/labour-rally-in-jakarta-fiji-march-highlight-global-human-rights-issues/" aria-label="Read more about Labour rally in Jakarta, Fiji march highlight global human rights issues">Read more</a>