Violence against women stats outdated
Joshua Arlo; 16/6/08
There is a real need for Papua New Guinea to update statistics on the issue of violence against women in the country and comprehensive data needs to be collected and compiled for the Government to use to combat this form of human rights abuse. Line agency officer with gender and development section of the Community Development Department, Jenny Sliviak-Kidu said last Thursday what PNG needs is a central body that concentrates on collecting relevant data on the issue inside PNG and compiling it into statistics which can be used by appropriate government or non-government agencies to approach the issue. She said when trying to give accurate statistics on the issue, it was difficult and most information gathered only come from welfare and or counselling center which do not represent the real figures in PNG.
See: http://www.thenational.com.pg/061608/nation8.php
Tags: Domestic Abuse, PNG, Womens Rights