162 articles tagged "human-rights"
Minister for Fisheries, Semi Koroilavesau says their offshore team is continuing to gather more information and look into the matter where the Hangton No. 112, a Fijian flagged fishing vessel has been accused of using f
Acting Chief Justice Kamal Kumar who is the Chairperson of the Fiji Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission says having lost its accredited status in 2007, the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutio
The Director of the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission, Ashwin Raj has strongly condemned the use of inflammatory rhetoric on the social media that deliberately incites violence and advocates hatred and ill
The Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission has commended the Government for securing Moderna vaccines for pregnant women saying that Fiji is indeed one of the privileged countries to have secured this vaccine.
The Director of the Fiji Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission Ashwin Raj says there is a view in certain human rights circles, considering the legislative amendments, that the State has now “criminalizedâ€
An international human rights lawyer, Imrana Jalal says people can refuse the vaccination as it is their right and no person, not even the State can force you to take it but the State and the employers have the right to
The Human Rights and Anti Discrimination Commission says lockdowns, physical distancing and limitations to our rights and freedoms during these extraordinary times must not be used as an excuse to neglect and ill-treat
The Human Rights and Anti Discrimination Commission is encouraging all those who are yet to be vaccinated to opt to be vaccinated. Director, Ashwin Raj there is global consensus that an effective, co-ordinated and
The Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission says they condemn a video circulating on social media which makes fun of sign language interpreters and Ministry of Health team in a mock press briefing on the COVID-1
Acting Police Commissioner, Rusiate Tudravu has refuted claims made by the Fiji Disabled Peoples Federation regarding alleged brutality of people living with disabilities on the streets by some police officers. The
The Director of the Fiji Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission, Ashwin Raj implores all residential landlords to refrain from arbitrarily evicting tenants from their homes. Raj says they have received a c
The Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission says it is vital for everyone to work collectively in ensuring that persons with disabilities and homeless persons are not left behind and they must be afforded dignit
The Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission and Police are investigating an alleged brutality case involving a man from Loa Village in Tukavesi who claims that he was assaulted by eight police officers and a sol
The Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission is calling on authorities to ensure that COVID-19 related restrictions do not have a disproportionate and discriminatory effect on the public. Director, Ashwin Ra
The Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission submitted its 2019 Annual Report to the President this morning. The Annual Report documents the work undertaken by the Commission in 2019 towards the protection,
The Director of Fiji Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission, Ashwin Raj says the National Federation Party should stop misleading the country about the Commission’s stance on freedom of association, assembly
The Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Justice, Law and Human Rights Alvick Maharaj says that while going into communities for consultations on three Electoral Bills, the Committee has been accused of s
The Director of the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission Ashwin Raj says the US State Department erroneously refers to the Commission as a “Government Human Rights Bodyâ€. While responding to the 2020
The Director of the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission Ashwin Raj says the 2020 report on human rights in Fiji issued by the US State Department is perfunctory, scant in its interpretation and deconstructio
US Embassy’s Chargé d’Affaires to Fiji, Tony Greubel has today maintained that the US State Department’s 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices in Fiji are factual in nature however the Director of the Fi
