In commemoration of International Women’s Day, as many 100 men, women and children took to the streets of Suva on Friday night to participate in the Reclaim the Night march organised by the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre.
FWCC’s co-ordinator Shamima Ali said the march was all about stopping and creating awareness to eradicate the culture of rape against women and young children in the country.
“One in three women around the world experience rape or attempted rape in their lifetime and in more than 80 per cent of the cases the rapist is someone whom the survivor knows, including trusted family members,” she said.
The march began from the Suva Flea Market and ended at Government Buildings.
