FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION
APPROACH: THE 3 PILLARS
The principles contained within the Fa’asamoa, Faith and human rights are central to
the debate of the Inquiry. They contain standards, values, norms and approaches
which, when well applied, can prevent and protect against all forms of family
violence.
The Fa’asamoa embraces
inclusivity, respect, communication
and peace. It adheres to the view
that its principles are interlinked
and interdependent, similar to that
of human rights. Therefore, the
relationship between human rights
and the Fa’asamoa can be mutually
reinforcing given they are both
rooted in dignity of the person,
love, equality and respect.
Human rights
principles are
inextricably linked
to the Fa’asamoa
and Faith. Solutions
are strengthened by
an approach
encompassing all
three.
HUMAN
RIGHTS
Respect, Love,
Protection,
Security, Dignity,
Equality, Fairness
FA'ASAMOA
FAITH
Christian values are
founded on
unconditional love,
kindness, respect,
integrity, peace and
forgiveness, which are
invariably interlinked
with the Fa’asamoa in
the same mutually
reinforcing manner as
described between the
Fa’asamoa and human
rights.
Respectively, the individual rights of survivors and protecting them from future violence, in turn strengthens the
protection system for the whole community. Violence can spread and what starts out as violence in the home spills
out into the villages and towns, as we have seen with the very public attacks that are becoming more commonplace.
By better protecting the rights of those individuals we will also be protecting the collective rights of others.
INQUIRY FINDING 1: Family violence is a complex social problem where causes, triggers
and consequences are inter-connected. It requires a nationally coordinated approach to
prevention and protection. Within the Samoa context, such a national approach should be
driven by the Fa’asamoa, Faith and human rights framework.
Source: National Public Inquiry Into Family Violence in Samoa
Final Report 2018 | State of Human Rights Report 2018
Komesina o Sulufaiga