The Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre (FWCC) says it will be a good practice for Fiji to ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) conventions for six reasons. FWCC legal officer Stephanie Dunn said firstly, ratification would mean the Government would be held accountable both internationally and domestically in ensuring that all its citizens could and were enjoying their rights under the ICCPR and ICESCR.
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Fiji Times,
09 May 2018, Fiji
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