162 articles tagged "human-rights"
The recent video which has gone viral, showing two young girls walking on a busy highway after being disallowed to board their school bus in Lautoka for not having their bus cards, is disturbing. Those are the word
Concerns have been received from the elderly members of the public regarding acts of abuse and discrimination at the hands of their loved ones. Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission Director, Ashwin Raj s
The Marriage Act states that marriage is the union between a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others but this can be very loosely defined and tested in court. This was highlighted by the Keynote Speaker in t
The reprehensible act of gratuitous violence captured on a video showing a police officer beating up a driver for allegedly not showing his driving license has been condemned by the Director of Human Rights and Anti-Dis
The Dean and Coordinator for the School of Law and Centre for International and Regional Affairs at University of Fiji, Professor Shaista Shameem says consultation does not mean that you send out a notice to everyone an
The Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission has been readmitted to the Commonwealth Forum of National Human Rights Institutions after a lapse of 15 years. Members of the Forum voted overwhelmingly in suppor
Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission Director, Ashwin Raj recently lodged a complaint with another witness against a security officer at an international fast-food chain for seriously beating a group of child
The Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission is investigating a complaint of an alleged assault of a 9-year-old child at a school in Tailevu by his teacher. It is alleged the child has sustained injuries on
The Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in custody at the Samabula Police Station on Monday. Commission Director, Ashwin Raj says the Com
The Fiji Labour Party says Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission Director Ashwin Raj is wrong yet again when he accuses Labour Leader Mahendra Chaudhry of being one of those who pop up like frogs on a rainy da
Fiji Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission Director Ashwin Raj says whenever there is a visit to the country, politicians prop like frogs on a rainy day and indulge in self aggrandizement after Fiji Labour Par
Fiji Labour Leader Mahendra Chaudhry has welcomed the visit of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Fiji but hopes that Blinken will raise issues regarding violation of human rights in his discussions with the Govern
The Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission has reported three well known local Tiktokers to the Online Safety Commission and the Police Cyber Crime Unit, and they are calling for an urgent investigation. W
The Director of the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission Ashwin Raj says it is incumbent on statutory bodies to not make the public run around and there needs to be greater coordination between various instit
University of Fiji Vice Chancellor, Professor Shaista Shameem has been appointed as the Chair of the Human Rights Sub-committee of the new Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law.
Feminist and climate activist Maria Nailevu has shared her story about how she grew up to be proud of her identity. While speaking at the Fiji NGO Coalition Human Rights Day Picnic at the Park at My Suva Park, Nail
Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission Director, Ashwin Raj says those circulating the video of two youths caught performing sexual acts on camera under duress, must be held accountable as well. Raj has im
The Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission has received three complaints regarding the incident where a church pastor allegedly demolished a Hindu God’s idol in Lautoka. Commission Director, Ashwin Raj
The Director of the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission Ashwin Raj says he does not agree with some politicians that there is nothing to celebrate about the 2013 Constitution. Raj says Constitution Day
The Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission is investigating a complaint in which several farm labourers working for an estate located in South Taveuni are being threatened by their employer that if they opt to
