Fiji
Fiji: Systematic human rights violations after military crackdown - 7 September 2009
The deteriorating human rights situation in Fiji after the military crackdown which began in April 2009 demands international action, particularly from China, now one of Fiji’s biggest foreign donors, Amnesty International said in a report released today.
Based on Amnesty International’s research in Fiji during the crackdown, the report, Fiji: Paradise Lost, documents a litany of repressive tactics used by the interim military government to stifle any protests and intimidate its critics. These include beatings, arbitrary arrests and detention, harassment of human rights defenders, and severe limitations on the fundamental rights to freedom of expression, opinion, and association.
“Security forces in Fiji have become increasingly menacing towards people who oppose the regime, including journalists and human rights defenders,” said Apolosi Bose, Amnesty International’s Pacific Researcher. “Fiji is now caught in a downward spiral of human rights violations and repression. Only concerted international pressure can break this cycle.”
Repression in Fiji – international donors urged to act - 7 September 2009
The interim military government in Fiji has used a wide range of repressive tactics to stifle any protests and intimidate its critics.
The interim, military-supported government continued to violate freedom of expression and intimidate journalists and members of the public.