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Pacific Human Rights Issues
National Human Rights Institutions
Pathways for Pacific States
Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
Secretary General of the Pacific Islands
Forum Secretariat: "The paper found that the Pacific region faces
significant human rights issues. These included discrimination, protection and
equal treatment for those living with HIV/AIDS, violence against women and
children, and substandard housing and water supply as threats to the right to
health....."
Human Rights Issues include:
-Discrimination against women,
particularly in relation to equal access to political and economic
opportunities, access to adequate housing and secure land, protection from
violence, and equal legal protection.
-Children's rights, including
concerns about neglect and abuse of children.
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