Fiji

Pacific Islands Forum: Press Fiji on Rights

Aug 3, 2009

Fiji’s interim government continues to commit human rights abuses two-and-a-half years after a military coup. Human Rights Watch urged leaders attending the Pacific Islands Forum to agree to push Fiji’s interim government to cease these abuses immediately, when the region’s leaders meet on August 5 and 6 in Cairns, Australia.
Fiji: Reinstate Rule of Law

May 5, 2009

Fiji's interim government should immediately reinstate the Constitution, restore judges unlawfully removed from office, and withdraw government censors from newsrooms.

Reports

Pacific Islands Forum: Press Fiji on Rights

Aug 3, 2009

Fiji’s interim government continues to commit human rights abuses two-and-a-half years after a military coup. Human Rights Watch urged leaders attending the Pacific Islands Forum to agree to push Fiji’s interim government to cease these abuses immediately, when the region’s leaders meet on August 5 and 6 in Cairns, Australia.
Human Rights Watch Letter to Pacific Island Forum Leaders

Aug 1, 2009

We write to urge you and other leaders attending the 40th Leaders' Meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) in Cairns from August 5 to 6, 2009, to address the ongoing human rights violations in Fiji.
Fiji: Reinstate Rule of Law

May 5, 2009

Fiji's interim government should immediately reinstate the Constitution, restore judges unlawfully removed from office, and withdraw government censors from newsrooms.
Human Rights Watch Letter to President Ratu Josefa Iloilo

May 5, 2009

Human Rights Watch sent a letter to President Ratu Josefa Iloilo regarding human rights in Fiji.
Letter to Interim Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and President Ratu Josefa Iloilo of Fiji

Feb 4, 2007

A letter from Human Rights Watch to Fiji's interim Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and President Ratu Josefa Iloilo sharing concerns regarding developments in Fiji since the December 5, 2006 military coup. The letter urges the interim Prime Minister and the President to ensure the swift transition to an elected government, and calls on them and their officials to immediately and publicly make an unambiguous commitment that fundamental human rights will be respected and those who exercise them will be protected.
Letter to Fiji’s Interim Prime Minister and President

Feb 4, 2007

In a letter sent today marking the two-month anniversary of interim Prime Minister Voreque Bainimarama’s military coup in Fiji, Human Rights Watch called on him and President Ratu Josefa Iloilo to ensure the swift return to an elected government.
Fiji: Sodomy Law Convictions Violate Constitution

Apr 11, 2005

Criminal convictions in Fiji of two men for homosexual conduct violate international human rights principles and the country’s own constitution, Human Rights Watch said today. On April 5, a Fijian court sentenced an Australian and a Fijian to two years in prison for offences “against the order of nature” and “gross indecency.”