Editorial; 27/11/08; (2 Items)
The report on violence against women in Melanesia and East Timor published on our front page yesterday reveals nothing new. Much of what is contained is known in one form or another in this country except for some of the innovative ways women are used in leadership roles in Timor Leste and men are used to further the campaign in Vanuatu. That is not to say the issue is unimportant or that it ought not to be reported and deliberated on. Far from it. We feel the campaign may be faltering as it does often because it may be lacking an important ingredient. We know for instance that women are more disadvantaged in many more ways than men and that it happens more here than in many other parts of the world including our own Pacific region. Women are deprived of economic independence due to lack of land rights, customary practices, lack of access to education and so on.
http://www.thenational.com.pg/261108/lead_editorial.php
Leaders join battle against violence
Patrick Talu; 26/11/08
Prominent leaders of law enforcing agencies have joined the fight against violence against women and children in PNG. Former chief ombudsman Ila Geno, his successor Chronox Manek and Police Commissioner Gari Baki have pledged their support behind the White Ribbon Campaign in the country. The White Ribbon Day falls on Nov 25 each year, and is aimed at eliminating violence against women and children. PNG had initiated the White Ribbon Campaign in 2006 and represented the union of global campaigns that focused on violence against women, both on general violation of basic human rights and on the infringement of freedom of women.
See: http://www.thenational.com.pg/261108/nation31.php
Tags: Domestic Abuse, PNG