Kalisito Biaukula

Human rights activist

Kalisito Biaukula is a Fijian human rights activist, who is vakasalewalewa.[1] In 2019 they attended the Youth Assembly of International Civil Society Week.[2] In 2022 they were part of a consultation effort organised by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in advance of the Stockholm 50 conference.[3] They have worked for Youth Voices Count, a non-governmental organisation for LGBTQ+ youth who work to address human rights issues.[4] They have also been outspoken on how, in some Fijian homes, conversion therapy is aligned with physical violence and domestic abuse.[1]

Selected publications

  • Chandra-Mouli, Venkatraman, et al. "The political, research, programmatic, and social responses to adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights in the 25 years since the International Conference on Population and Development." Journal of Adolescent Health 65.6 (2019): S16-S40.[5]
  • Plesons, M., Cole, C. B., Hainsworth, G., Avila, R., Biaukula, K. V. E., Husain, S., ... & Chandra-Mouli, V. (2019). Forward, together: a collaborative path to comprehensive adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights in our time. Journal of Adolescent Health, 65(6), S51-S62.[6]
  • Biaukula, Kalisito, et al. "Young Key Populations in the HIV Response in the Asia and the Pacific" (2021)[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Kalisito Biaukula survived 'Pacific conversion therapy' — now they are challenging a 'narrative of shame'". ABC News. 2022-05-30. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  2. ^ ""Open Up The Space": A call for inclusivity by CIVICUS Youth". www.civicus.org (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  3. ^ "Youths gather to amplify their voices for Stockholm+50 | UNDP in the Pacific". UNDP. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  4. ^ "Youth". Make Your Voice Count. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  5. ^ Chandra-Mouli, Venkatraman; Ferguson, B. Jane; Plesons, Marina; Paul, Mandira; Chalasani, Satvika; Amin, Avni; Pallitto, Christina; Sommers, Marni; Avila, Ruben; Eceéce Biaukula, Kalisito Va; Husain, Scheherazade (2019). "The Political, Research, Programmatic, and Social Responses to Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the 25 Years Since the International Conference on Population and Development". Journal of Adolescent Health. 65 (6): S16–S40. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.09.011. hdl:11250/2633750. ISSN 1054-139X. PMID 31761001. S2CID 208273755.
  6. ^ Plesons, Marina; Cole, Claire B.; Hainsworth, Gwyn; Avila, Ruben; Va Eceéce Biaukula, Kalisito; Husain, Scheherazade; Janušonytė, Eglė; Mukherji, Aditi; Nergiz, Ali Ihsan; Phaladi, Gogontlejang; Ferguson, B. Jane (2019). "Forward, Together: A Collaborative Path to Comprehensive Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Our Time". Journal of Adolescent Health. 65 (6): S51–S62. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.09.009. ISSN 1054-139X. PMID 31761004. S2CID 208276997.
  7. ^ "Young Key Populations in the HIV Response in the Asia and the Pacific - The Pact". The Pact. 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2022-05-30.