The authorities continued to stifle criticism and restrict the right to freedom of expression. New allegations of torture and other ill-treatment by the security forces surfaced throughout the year. Some cases resulted in disciplinary actions and charges against officers involved. Women and girls...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...