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Maluseu Doris Tulifau is a Samoan human rights activist, who campaigns against domestic violence in Samoa. She founded the non-profit organisation Brown Girl Woke, which is a feminist group that suports women and girls. The group uses social media and meetings on college campuses to raise awareness of women's rights, with both men and women joining the group. As of 2023 there were regular meetings at National University of Samoa and The University of the South Pacific, as well as schools based initiatives. It was initially established as an online campaign in 2014 by Tulifau, who then moved to Samoa in 2018 to expand the organisation. During the COVID-19 pandemic the organisation received a donation of face masks to distribute to community members.

She has spoken out on how the Samoan customary law, ifoga, is not suitable for use in cases of domestic violence. She has also called on the Samoan government to have a zero tolerance approach to gender-based violence. In 2024 she attended the 4th Small Island Developing States Conference and Gender Equality Forum, alongside with Samoan government officials and other activists, such as Nadia Meredith Hunt and Adelaide Nafoi.

Tulifau is a survivor of gender-based violence. Her family is Samoan, and she she has previously lived in the USA where she worked in California, specialising in human rights and community development.

References

  1. ^ Roy, Eleanor Ainge; Jong, Eleanor de (2019-09-03). "'The silence is suffocating': family abuse 'epidemic' uncovered in Samoa". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
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