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| Global Week of Action Against Small Arms 2005 |
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Pacific
Australia | Fiji | Papua New Guinea |
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| Australia |
| The National Coalition for Gun Control organised a series of ad campaigns developed by the International advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi on the theft of handguns. While the ad campaign will be carried out throughout the year, a poster advertisement was developed specifically for the IANSA Global Week of Action. Click here to see the poster advert. |
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| Fiji |
The Coalition of women’s groups on Gun Control Legislation organised a workshop for women on the theme ‘Peace, Justice and Security through Disarmament’, which was opened by the Commissioner of Police, who also responded to concerns by women on arming the police force and the role of the police in relation to the Arms Act. The President of the Law Society spoke on the controversial Promotion of Reconciliation Bill, which has an amnesty clause to those who committed crimes of violence and gross human right violations from 19 May 2000 (coup in Fiji which overthrew the government) to March 2001, which is believed to have ‘political motivations’. The event received wide media coverage in TV One news, Radio Legend FM and several newspapers. IANSA members were also interviewed on Radio Fiji.
IANSA members from the Pacific Concerns Resource Centre were interviewed by Radio Fiji. There was also coverage in the national newspapers. The workshop on women and disarmament received media coverage from TV One News and Radio Legend FM. |
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| Papua New Guinea |
Leitana Nehan Women's Development Agency with BACDA organised a press conference and a radio programme on Radio Bougainville, and the Gun Summit Road Show travelled the Provinces.
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