Tag: Shamima Ali
Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu elected as Fiji’s new president
RNZ Pacific
Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu has been elected as the new president of Fiji, despite opposition from women's rights groups.
Ratu Naiqama was the current Speaker...
Fiji human rights group condemns ‘troubling’ support for Israel at ICJ
Asia Pacific Report
A Fiji human rights advocacy coalition has condemned Fiji's "profoundly troubling" stance as being one of only two countries supporting continued illegal...
Fiji human rights activists pay tribute to slain Gaza journalists, but...
Pacific Media Watch
Fiji human rights activists have paid tribute in a Suva vigil this week to the more than 100 journalists -- most of...
Fiji police apologise for West Papua politics ‘mix-up’ before Reclaim the...
Pacific Media Watch
Fiji police have apologised for "miscommunication" that led to an incident before the Reclaim the Night march last night that almost led...
Fiji women condemn Bainimarama government’s ‘silence’ on West Papua
By Rusiate Baleilevuka in Suva
A Fiji women's advocacy group has condemned their government for remaining silent over the human rights violations in West Papua...
‘Shame on you, Fiji’, says human rights advocate over Professor Lal’s...
By Christine Rovoi, RNZ Pacific journalist
A human rights advocate in Fiji says the country should be ashamed of the exile of the now dead...
Fiji’s climate of fear deepens in time of covid pandemic crisis
By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific journalist
As Fiji struggles with an unprecedented health and economic crisis, the country's already limited democratic space is being choked...
Sayed-Khaiyum leading Fiji into chaos, says women’s crisis centre leader
By Litia Cava in Suva
The Fiji Civil Society Organisation Alliance for COVID-19 Humanitarian Response has repeated a call for the resignation of the country's...
Fiji must commit political will over crimes against women, girls,...
By Talebula Kate in Suva
While International Women’s Day is an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women, Fiji must not lose sight of the...
Reported domestic violence in Fiji ‘tip of the iceberg’
By Julie Cleaver
In Fiji, the number of reported domestic violence cases has increased. Police say in the first quarter of this year, it registered...
MIDA’s Raj warns Fiji media not to promote ‘discord’
Report by Pacific Media Watch in Suva
Fiji's Media Industry Development Authority says media organisations should not publish or broadcast material in a form likely...