True safety will only be realized when Fijian women and girls in all diversity are seen and treated as equal partners in our communities, says Minister for Women Lynda Tabuya.

She says implementing key preventative measures such as fostering respectful relationships, educating about consent, and dismantling gender discriminatory stereotypes is important across various settings— whether in our homes, in the workplace, on the sports fields, online, at our schools, in our communities and in places of worship.

“We are dedicated to enforcing the Fiji National Action Plan to Prevent Violence Against All Women and Girls (2023-2028), which we rolled out in January 2024 in collaboration with civil society, women’s rights groups, and faith-based organizations,” she said.

“This whole-of-government and national effort is crucial for transforming societal attitudes as we commit to building a safer, more equitable Fiji.”

Ms Tabuya issued the statement on the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Protection Facebook page in the wake of a police report of an alleged stabbing death of a young woman at an apartment complex on Robertson Road, Suva, with the suspect allegedly being her husband.