Fijian Joins Study Tour Of US Justice System

Principal Legal Officer in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), Pauline Madanavosa, has been selected as one of 13 participants from around the world to attend a one-month long professional exchange programme.

The programme is sponsored by the United States government un­der the theme “Protecting Women and Children.” The study tour from May 4 to 25, 2019 is a multi-regional programme organised by the US government with the goal to create linkages among professionals in the legal field working to promote inter­national co-operation in strengthen­ing access to justice for women and children.

The participants will meet federal government agencies and private sector organisations that are active­ly engaged in protecting the rights of women and children.

Participants will explore the rule of law and the US justice system with special emphasis on the legal struc­tures in place to protect women and children and identify discrimina­tory practices based on gender and methods of addressing and resolving them with the US social and political and legal sectors.

The ODPP congratulates Ms Mada­navosa on her selection.

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