Its a Fijiian problem.
If we really want to help fiji, Remove the indians.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/US-report-slams-Fiji-over-human-rights/2007/03/07/1173166776898.html

Fijian women have been sexually molested for speaking out against the country's military coup, while other protesters have been beaten and intimidated, the United States says in a scathing report.

"Prior to the December coup the government generally respected the human rights of its citizens, although there were serious problems in some areas," the report said.

"The human rights situation deteriorated greatly following the coup.

You mean the coup leaders? I'm pretty sure they are natives.

I had a bit of a look but couldn't find anything. I'd assume the perpetrators would have been natives, and the victims a mixture of both.

I thought most of the problems were to do with native 'nationalists'.

You think they should skip the rape and go straight to the annihilation stage?

Would you support effort by aborigines to take this country back?

http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/EU-demands-Fiji-democracy-by-2009/2007/05/09/1178390382738.html

Fiji stands to lose hundreds of million dollars in European Union aid if its interim government delays returning the country to democratic rule by 2009.

The warning was sounded by the head of the EU's delegation in the Pacific, Dr Roberto Ridolfi, who said Fiji could miss out on about $A205 million allocated by the EU to help lessen the Pacific nation's reliance on sugar exports.

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Fiji military targets anti-govt weblogs

http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Fiji-military-targets-antigovt-weblogs/2007/05/11/1178390529850.html

The military in Fiji is moving to shut down access to anti-government weblogs after unsuccessful attempts to find those responsible for the sites.

Senior military commander Colonel Pita Driti has told Pacific Radio that access to the sites would be closed down on Friday afternoon.

Internet technology in Fiji is provided through only one provider, Fiji International Telecommunications Limited (FINTEL).

A FINTEL spokesman confirmed he had met with members of the interim administration on Friday morning and been asked to shut off access to the weblogs.

The United States has accused interim government in Fiji of trying to censor television news broadcasts and said the military had "detained, interrogated, and abused" people who wrote letters to the media opposing the coup.

"On a radio talk show on December 22, Bainimarama stated that if pro-democracy activists did not shut their mouth, the military would shut it for them," the US report said.

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Fiji govt extends state of emergency

http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Fiji-govt-extends-state-of-emergency/2007/05/15/1178995116745.html

Fiji appears on a collision course with the European Union after extending a state of emergency despite an agreement reached last month.

The European Union (EU) is believed to be examining a statement issued by the Fiji government on Monday night that says a state of emergency will be extended.

At a meeting with the EU in Brussels last month, Fiji vowed to abolish the state of emergency by the end of May in order to secure $F400 million ($A298.5 million) in aid funding.

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Access to some Fiji weblogs blocked

http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Access-to-some-Fiji-weblogs-blocked/2007/05/18/1178995368849.html

Fiji's military government appears to have successfully blocked access to a number of critical weblogs that have embarrassed the administration.

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State of emergency to be lifted in Fiji

http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/State-of-emergency-to-be-lifted-in-Fiji/2007/05/31/1180205413313.html

Fiji's military ruler said on Thursday he was lifting a state of emergency imposed on the country when he seized power in a coup six months ago.

Commodore Frank Bainimarama, who declared himself prime minister after the December 5 coup, announced in a national address that the emergency powers would cease from midnight on Thursday.

He said the military would retain special powers to quell any unrest or other anti-government acts.

The lifting of the regulations at the end of May was one of the conditions imposed by the European Union in order for Fiji to receive hundreds of millions of dollars in aid over the next eight years.

Under the emergency rules, some rights protected under the constitution were withdrawn and the military was given the right to detain people.

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Australia welcomes changes in Fiji

http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Australia-welcomes-changes-in-Fiji/2007/06/01/1180205485909.html

Australia has welcomed the lifting of Fiji's state of emergency but warned that recent comments from military leader Frank Bainimarama were worrying.

Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) said in a statement it expected Fiji would now cease arresting, detaining and questioning Fiji civilians.

It urged the immediate cessation of human rights abuses.

The DFAT statement said Australia was concerned at recent comments by Bainimarama that the military did not conduct last December's coup "just to have another election".

"Bainimarama's comments are deeply worrying. They are contrary to Fiji's undertakings to the (Pacific Islands) Forum and its commitments to the EU to hold credible elections by 1 March 2009.

"They also contradict Bainimarama's statement on 3 May that he was committed to a quick return to democracy," the statement said.

Despite the lifting of the state of emergency, Fiji's land force commander, Colonel Pita Driti has said in recent days that students who contribute to anti-government weblogs on the internet would be tracked down and could lose their scholarships.

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Fiji calls for NZ envoy to leave

http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Fiji-calls-for-NZ-envoy-to-leave/2007/06/14/1181414418106.html

New Zealand high commissioner Michael Green has been asked to leave Fiji by its interim military government.

According to reports in New Zealand, Green is accused of failing to heed repeated warnings against making anti-government statements and met with political parties opposed to the Pacific nation's military rulers.