Papua New Guinea is marking 20 Days of Human Rights Activism, an annual programme based on a global campaign to end gender-based violence.
The programme is promoted by PNG's Consultative Implementation and Monitoring Council through its Family and Sexual Violence Action Committee.
Ben Robinson Drawbridge spoke with committee's national co-ordinator Marsia Kalinoe.
A file photo of human rights activists in PNG. Photo: RNZI/Melvin Levongo