The issues of domestic violence, HIV/AIDS, climate change and Environmental degradation has not gone away in Solomon Islands according to the Archbishop of the Anglican Church the Most Reverend David Vunagi.
Solomon Islands first ever women’s theatre company, Stages of Change, have kicked off their first ever national tour. Their first performance was held in Honiara last Thursday.
Eradicating all forms of violence in the country is a real priority for the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF). Police Commissioner Frank Prendergast made the statement after the Police Sexual Assault Unit received a number of violence-related cases recently.
The current caretaker government is committed to ensuring that the law protects women and children, says Caretaker Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo. Prime Minister Lilo made the statement when he officially opened the Seventh Day Adventist Women Congress in Munda, Western Province this week.
Caretaker Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has urged Churches to take the lead in addressing domestic violence in the country. Mr Lilo highlighted this when he officially opened the Adventist Women Congress in Munda, Western province, Monday this week.
The new Police Commissioner, Frank Prendergast says one of his top priorities as commissioner of RSIPF is to address family violence in the country. Commissioner Prendergast made this statement to local media during police weekly press conference in Honiara yesterday.
The Church of Melanesia’s Christian Care-Centre in Honiara has now reached maximum capacity. Sister Doreen Awaiasi says the issue of space is now forcing the centre to turn away women and children who are victims of domestic violence and are desperate for a safe place.
High Court Judge, Justice Stephen Pallaras says unless the Government actually does something, treaties and conventions of human rights and the elimination of violence including the recently passed Family Protection Act, barley worth anything.
A man is in custody under suspicion of killing his wife during a domestic row at the staff housing area at the Kukum Campus of the Solomon Islands National University. The woman’s body was discovered early Wednesday morning under a tree near her house, with a piece of rope around her neck.
Women and children across the country now have a legislation to protect them from domestic violence. This follows the passage of the Family Protection Bill 2014 in Parliament yesterday.
Parliament has passed the Family Protection Bill 2014 today. The 69 Clause Bill took Members of Parliament until late yesterday to go through the Committee stage, which was adjourned to today. The Committee resumed after a Question and Answer session this afternoon.
Member of Parliament for East Choiseul, and Chairman of the Bills and Legislation Committee, Manasseh Sogavare has described the issue of Domestic Violence in Solomon Islands as sickening. MP Sogavare made the statement when contributing to debate on the Family Protection Bill yesterday.
Domestic violence offenders including perpetrators breaching the new Police Safety Notices and Family Protection Orders face a three years imprisonment term or $30,000 fine.
A four-day workshop on how the judiciary and other stakeholders can effectively deal with family violence in Solomon Islands is underway in Honiara. Called the “Family Violence and Youth Justice”, the workshop aims to discuss and deal with family violence in the Pacific and Solomon Islands within…
One in four women in East Asia and the Pacific condone physical or sexual violence against women. A new World Bank report has found that 30 per cent of women has experienced physical or sexual violence in the region, with the figure as high as 64 per cent in Solomon Islands. World Bank Director of
A Safe House has been established at Noro, Western Province to look after women victims of domestic and sexual violence. Noro Safe House is an initiative by Sergeant Elizabeth Takeiango from Noro Police and another female Sergeant from the Gizo Police office to provide shelter and care for the…
