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Africa

Climate change

Global: UN backs Pacific Island states by asking the International Court to advance climate justice

Reacting to a UN General Assembly decision requesting that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) provide an authoritative opinion on states’ obligations and responsibilities surrounding climate change, Marta Schaaf, Amnesty International’s Director of Climate, Economic and Social Justice, and Corporate Accountability Programme said: “This is a landmark moment in the fight for climate justice as…

March 29, 2023
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Austria

Climate change

COP27: Accounts of climate crisis victims underscore urgency of action

With the latest reports stating that the world is hurtling toward global warming levels of at least 2.5°C, a new briefing by Amnesty International illustrates the devastation that the climate crisis is already causing. Ahead of COP27, the organization is urging all state parties to the UN Framework on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to update their…

November 4, 2022
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Fiji

Censorship and Freedom of Expression

Fiji: Drop baseless charges against trade unionist

Responding to news that trade unionist Felix Anthony has been charged with breaching the Public Order Act, Nicholas Bequelin, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southeast Asia and the Pacific, said: “These baseless charges are a new low for the authorities. Only last week the International Labour Organisation (ILO) called on the Fiji government…

June 28, 2019
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Fiji

Human Rights Defenders and Activists

Pacific Islands: Human rights defenders under threat

Amnesty International has profiled five human rights defenders from across the Pacific to highlight their critical work and the immense challenges they face every day. These profiles were being launched today in Suva, Fiji. “By researching and promoting these powerful stories, we want to create space for an urgent discussion of what it means to…

May 30, 2019
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Fiji

Censorship and Freedom of Expression

Fiji: Cease harassment of trade unionists ahead of major ADB meeting

The Fijian authorities must immediately cease harassing and intimidating members of the Fiji Trade Unions Congress (FTUC), Amnesty International said today. The harassment is occurring ahead of the annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), which Fiji is hosting from 1 to 5 May. The FTUC has been planning to hold a peaceful protest…

April 30, 2019
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Fiji

Censorship and Freedom of Expression

New Zealand journalists feel force of Fiji’s contempt for human rights

The arrest and detention in Fiji of three journalists from New Zealand’s Newsroom website highlights the grim situation for press freedom in Fiji, Amnesty International said today, as it called on authorities to urgently adopt measures to end the harassment of journalists and human rights defenders. Mark Jennings, Melanie Reid and Hayden Aull were arrested on the…

April 4, 2019
News

Fiji

Torture and other ill-treatment

Fiji: Despite UN scrutiny ahead, no progress on human rights

Fiji’s leaders are still doing too little to tackle the country’s severe human rights failings, Amnesty International said today, as the country’s civil society groups finalise their human rights ‘scorecards’ to submit to the UN. The country recently acceded to the vice-presidency of the UN Human Rights Council, a step that underscores the need for…

March 21, 2019
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Fiji

Fiji elections: Next government must tackle severe failings on human rights

Fiji’s next government must correct severe failings in the country’s human rights protections, Amnesty International said ahead of elections on 14 November 2018. “Before Fijians head to the polls, all candidates should pledge to tackle the many and persistent human rights abuses that still afflict the country. Fiji is a country where security forces continue…

November 6, 2018
News

Asia and the Pacific

Refugees

Pacific Islands Forum: Australia must tackle refugee crisis in Nauru as regional summit closes

The Australian government must urgently evacuate the 107 refugee children and their families trapped in appalling conditions in Nauru, or else accept New Zealand’s offer to provide safe haven, said Amnesty International, as the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) comes to a close in Nauru today. The four-day meeting, which brought together leaders from across the…

September 6, 2018
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Asia and the Pacific

Discrimination

Fiji: Valentine’s Day for queer activist Kris

Kris Prasad is a 34-year-old queer, Indo-Fijian activist based in Fiji. Although he thinks modern Valentine’s Day is a “capitalist scam”, he intends to celebrate it just like any other day. He believes loving each other and nurturing a queer community is the most important thing to do for LGBTI rights. Have you displayed affection…

February 14, 2018
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Asia and the Pacific

Torture and other ill-treatment

Fiji: Crack down on torture, not protests

Fiji’s authorities must immediately and unconditionally release a youth activist for protesting against torture in the Pacific island nation, Amnesty International said today. On the International Day for Victims of Torture, the Fijian authorities arrested Jope Koroisavou – a youth leader from the opposition Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA) – for holding a solitary and…

June 26, 2017
News

Asia and the Pacific

Censorship and Freedom of Expression

Fiji: Drop politically-motivated sedition charges against The Fiji Times

The Fijian authorities must immediately drop politically-motivated sedition charges against The Fiji Times newspaper group, Amnesty International said today. “By charging the Fiji Times with sedition, the Fijian authorities are using a crude tactic to intimidate and silence one of the few independent media outlets left in the country,” said Josef Benedict, Amnesty International’s Deputy…

March 27, 2017