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Arieta Vakasukawaqa 26 July, 2021, 10:00 am Unity Fiji party leader Savenaca Narube shakes hands with NATIONAL Federation Party leader Professor Biman Prasad after being released from CID office last night. Picture: SOPHIE RALULU Some politicians were taken in for questioning by police at its Criminal Investigations Department in Toorak, Suva, last night. Acting Commissioner of Police Rusiate Tudravu confirmed this last night, but did not state the reasons. Speaking outside CID last night, Unity Fiji party leader Savenaca Narube said he was questioned for allegations in relation to comments he made about a Bill. He said police officers did not use force when arresting him. ....
Human Rights Commission condemns the use of inflammatory rhetoric to incite violence and advocate hatred Human Rights Commission condemns the use of inflammatory rhetoric to incite violence and advocate hatred Director of the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission, Ashwin Raj. The Director of the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission, Ashwin Raj has strongly condemned the use of inflammatory rhetoric on the social media that deliberately incites violence and advocates hatred and ill will between ethnic and religious groups under the guise of freedom of expression and democratic dissent. Raj says the burning of mosques and shops in Taveuni and Labasa, and the open call for violence to convene outside parliament with any weapons whether it be knives, forks or matches to “erase these Muslims from Fiji” cannot be justified on any grounds as an act of democratic dissent through the exercise of free expression. ....
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July 21, 2021 10:30 am The Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission commends the State for securing vaccination for pregnant women. Director, Ashwin Raj says pregnant women, in the context of this pandemic, face vulnerability, and marginalization on two grounds. He says these include the absence of a vaccine safe and suitable for their condition and the right to bodily autonomy and integrity and the ability to make an informed decision about their health and their bodies because of prevailing patriarchal prejudices. Article continues after advertisement Raj adds Fiji is indeed one of the privileged countries to have secured this vaccine. According to Raj, we must not allow discrimination on prohibited grounds such as gender, ethnicity, religious or sexual orientation from dissuading women from making an informed decision to get vaccinated. ....