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In addition, Fiji's new sexual abuse laws have extraterritorial coverage to allow the prosecution of suspected Fijian sex tourists for crimes committed abroad. Anti-trafficking laws apply to Fijians deployed abroad as part of peacekeeping missions, and the Fijian government provided anti-trafficking training for troops prior to their deployment ...
The Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC) is the country's mandated law enforcement agency to investigate and prosecute public sector corruption, as well as educate society on understanding and reporting corruption. It was established by the FICAC Act No 11 of 2007, [1] and began operations in April of the same year.
Capital punishment has been abolished in Fiji.The island nation abolished capital punishment for ordinary crimes in 1979, and for all crimes in 2015. [1] [2] [3] Its last execution was in 1964, before its independence on 10 October 1970.
The commission was established by the Fiji Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act 2024. [19] The law was developed by a steering committee led by associate minister for women Sashi Kiran, [20] which ran a public consultation process to develop a draft bill. [21] [22] The act was passed on 5 December 2024, with 33 MPs in support and 15 opposed ...
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka raised concerns that the mass deportation of criminals from the U.S. posed a safety risk to Pacific Island states in a meeting with the ...
Fiji's foreign currency reserves had fallen by 1/3 during 2008 and, in February 2009, Standard and Poor's downgraded Fiji's long term credit rating from stable to negative. [20] Exports increased in 2008 and inflation declined; however, cashflow suffered from the global financial crisis and imports increased leading to a larger negative balance ...
Reports of hate crimes against LGBT people in Fiji are rare, although there has been some, possible, high-profile case of a same-sex couple being the victims of a bias motivated crime. On 1 July 2001, Red Cross leader John Maurice Scott and his partner, Gregory Scrivener, were brutally murdered in Suva , in an apparent homophobic attack with a ...
Fiji has recently updated its legislative standards with the introduction of the Crimes Decree (2009). This removed gendered limitations that the Penal Code had held regarding victims and offenders. It updated the maximum sentence so that any offender can face a sentence of life imprisonment for the sexual assault of a person under the age of 13.