Fiji: Military Entrenches Dictatorship With New Laws

Fiji: Military Entrenches Dictatorship With New Laws   A new decree introduced by Fiji’s military rulers on January 5 have cemented the dictatorship of self-styled leader Commodore Bainimarama, leading to a chorus of criticism from trade unions, human rights advocates, church leaders and governments. This move followed on the heels of a New Year’s speech in which the Prime Minister announced that the much criticized Public Emergency Regulations (PER) of 2009 were to be scrapped effective...

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