12 Dec 2019

Pacific groups condemn review of women's rights

From , 6:00 am on 12 December 2019

More than 150 civil society groups in the Pacific say a recent Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference reviewing women's rights didn't go far enough.

Next year marks the 25th anniversary of the pivotal Beijing Declaration on women's rights but the groups say last month's Beijing+25 review discussions were lacking.

The head of the Women's Rights Forum in Fiji, Nalini Singh, says Pacific Islanders are becoming climate refugees and women face the brunt of the crisis.

Nalini Singh, Chair of NGO Coalition for Human Rights in Fiji.

Nalini Singh, Chair of NGO Coalition for Human Rights in Fiji. Photo: Supplied/ Fiji Women’s Rights Movement