The Chairman of the Fiji Human Rights Commission has rubbished the 2008 US State of Department Human Rights Report on Fiji.
Dr Shaista Shameem said the report is not fair and incorrect as most of the contents were not fully researched.
She added the Department should have verified the information they receive to avoid having their reports discredited.
Dr Shameem said they prepare quarterly reports which are sent to the Department of State, but the contents of this report has alot of conflicting stories.
The US Department of State in its 2008 Human Rights Report on Fiji, stated that the Interim Government breached several human rights principles since coming into power in 2006.
The report states that the Interim Government denied citizens the right to change their government peacefully also alleging the judiciary was subject to political interference.
The report also said the Interim government engaged in intimidation of the media and restricted the right to assemble peacefully.
Other problems highlighted during the year included poor prison conditions, attacks against religious facilities, government corruption, deep ethnic divisions, violence and discrimination against women, and sexual exploitation of children.
