Amnesty International Release Report on Sexual and Gender Based Violence in the Pacific

Amnesty International have released a report titled 'Where is the dignity in that? Women in the Solomon Islands slums denied sanitation and safety' to coincide with the hosting of the Pacific Island Forum in Auckland last month.

Thr report highlights how women in the Solomon Islands are at grave risk of Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV) with a significant number of women experiencing abuse. The report makes clear how in informal settlements the lack of clean water and adequate sanitation exacerbates the risks they face.

The report was launched on Tuesday September 6 with invited guest Jocelyn Lai, from the Solomon Islands Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA). Jocelyn spoke to media and other attendees at the conference including non-governmental organisations such as Oxfam, Family Planning, UNICEF and UN Women about her first hand experience dealing with SGBV in the Solomon Islands.

The report 'Where is the dignity in that' is available in full online via the Amnesty International website at this link. 

Video footage of the launch is also available via this link. 

Coverage from Radio New Zealand http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=63692

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