The Fiji Women's Crisis Centre is calling on people to show empathy and to have the courage to intervene when they see acts of domestic violence.
This comes after an incident on Monday in Nadera on the outskirts of Suva where a young woman was stabbed to death on the street in broad daylight surrounded by a crowd of people who according to media reports did nothing to help her until it was too late.
The FWCC co-ordinator, Shamima Ali, says it is critically important to do something to distract or stop an attacker and not succumb to the urge to callously take a video or photos on one's mobile phone which is what reportedly happened in Nadera.
She told Koroi Hawknis the fact almost nobody intervened is a sad indictment of the community and its hesitancy to stop violence against women.
Fiji Women Crisis Centre Co-ordinator Shamima Ali shares her extensive experience and knowledge from working to end violence against women and girls. Photo: Supplied / UN Women
