On April 10, 1986 this group of 56 women from various backgrounds took up the challenge of correcting the imbalances in women’s socio-economic and political status – they saw an opportunity to “balance the scales”. They were driven by the values of feminism, human rights, the rule of law, multi-culturalism, and good governance – the same principles that still guide FWRM as an organisation and a movement today.

Over a quarter of a century later, the Fiji Women’s Rights Movement (FWRM) can be described as a leading feminist human rights organisation that links local concerns to global debates.