11 Dec 2019

Fiji called on to address violence and discrimination: UN

From , 5:01 am on 11 December 2019

A UN expert is calling on the Fiji government to address violence, discrimination and inequality that he says threaten the right to health.

Special Rapporteur Dainius Puras has ended an eight-day visit to Fiji where he assessed rights to physical and mental health.

Mr Puras says the mental health of the Fijian population is an emerging priority.

He also tells Christine Rovoi more attention should be paid to violence against women and children.

Dainius Puras is the UN's Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health.

Dainius Puras is the UN's Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health. Photo: UN/OHCHR