UNHCR | Refworld | Latest Updates for Fiji http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/country/FJI.html Latest updates for Fiji on www.refworld.org en-gb Thu, 16 Feb 2012 03:24:36 GMT UNHCR Refworld 2012 60 <![CDATA[Fiji: 1. What is the position concerning restrictions on or the banning of the SDL by the Bainimarama Government? 2. Was Ted Young a Minister in the Qarase Government and has he been in Australia recently? 3. Is there any information to suggest that Fijians who, while in Australia, express support for the SDL may face harm on their return to Fiji because of their political opinion? ]]> Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal - Document type: Query Responses http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f142a512.html http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f142a512.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:46:57 GMT <![CDATA[Fiji: 1. Is there any independent corroboration of the military going to villages trying to force people with serious threats to sign a petition in favour of the Peoples' Charter for Change and Progress, anywhere in Fiji? 2. If so, is there any evidence as to the consequences if people refused to sign the petition?]]> Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal - Document type: Query Responses http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f1429a22.html http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f1429a22.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:44:02 GMT <![CDATA[Fiji: 1. Please provide an update, focussing on a) level of societal discrimination against lesbians in Fiji, especially Indian Hindus; b) official discrimination against lesbians; and c) access to police protection for lesbians.]]> Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal - Document type: Query Responses http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f1429082.html http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f1429082.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:41:28 GMT <![CDATA[Fiji: 1. Is there any information that military reservists who failed to go to the barracks in the November 2000 mutiny, when called to do so by the military, have been targeted by the current military regime? ]]> Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal - Document type: Query Responses http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f1428642.html http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f1428642.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:38:44 GMT <![CDATA[Fiji: 1. Please provide information on a government law or policy to retrench government employees over 55 years of age. 2. Is the private sector following this policy as well? 3. Please provide any information on the Fiji health system and whether there would be adequate care for a person with heart disease.]]> Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal - Document type: Query Responses http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f1427bc2.html http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f1427bc2.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:35:56 GMT <![CDATA[Fiji: 1. Please provide information on the current military regime's attitude towards and treatment of the Methodist Church in Fiji. 2. Are ordinary members of the Methodist Church able to practice their religion without interference? 3. Do ordinary members of the Methodist Church in Fiji face any discrimination in access to employment? 4. Are there any reports of Methodist youth leaders being harmed in Fiji? 5. What is the New Methodist Church? When was it founded and what relationship does it have with the mainstream Methodist Church? 6. Deleted. 7. Deleted. 8. Please provide current information on media and press freedom in Fiji. What restrictions on reporting have been imposed by the military regime? 9. Are local and international NGOs able to operate in Fiji currently? Do they face any restrictions on their activities? 10. Please provide brief information on what role Col Baledrokadroka played in the Fijian Army and what relationship he had with Commodore/PM Frank Bainimarama. What was the nature of their disagreement? 11. Deleted. 12. Does Fiji maintain a watch list and is there any information concerning whether individuals of interest to the Fijian authorities would be prevented from leaving the country? 13. Please provide information on the treatment of failed asylum seekers. 14. Is there any information concerning whether the Fijian authorities take any interest in the activities of Fijians outside the country, especially any political activity engaged in by Fijians abroad. Would they be the subject of particular interest or treated differently upon return?]]> Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal - Document type: Query Responses http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f1426212.html http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f1426212.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:29:05 GMT <![CDATA[Fiji: 1. Please give general background on Solomon Islander descendants in Fiji. 2. Do reports indicate that Solomon Islander descendants face discrimination? If so, what forms does this take, and how serious is it? 3. Please provide background information on Newtown, and if there are identifiable ‘SI' settlements in this part of Nasinu or in other localities. ]]> Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal - Document type: Query Responses http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f14257c2.html http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f14257c2.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:26:20 GMT <![CDATA[Fiji: 1. Deleted. 2. Deleted. 3. Please provide information on Professor Rajesh Chandra and, in particular, any connection with the Fiji Labour Party or the current Fijian regime.]]> Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal - Document type: Query Responses http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f1424ae2.html http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f1424ae2.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:22:54 GMT <![CDATA[Fiji: 1. Please advise if there is any information on protests held in 2008 and whether Methodist Church leaders were arrested as a result. 2. Please advise whether any Methodist Church leaders were arrested at the beginning of 2009, or if it happened in May 2009. 3. Please advise whether there is any information on members of congregations being arrested who were involved in protests, not just church leaders. 4. Deleted. 5. Deleted.]]> Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal - Document type: Query Responses http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f1424342.html http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f1424342.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:20:52 GMT <![CDATA[Fiji: 1. Please give a general description of the current relationship between the Interim Government and the Methodist Church and its impact on the lives of Fijian Methodists. 2. What restrictions, if any, are placed on ordinary members of the Methodist Church? 3. Would a family member of a local church steward be at any greater risk of harm than any other ordinary member of the church? 4. Would a Minister in the Methodist Church of Fiji ever refer to himself as the ‘Chief Priest' of a ‘Church Circuit'?]]> Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal - Document type: Query Responses http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f14237f2.html http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f14237f2.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:17:51 GMT <![CDATA[Fiji: 1. Where is the village of Mokani?]]> Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal - Document type: Query Responses http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f14222b2.html http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f14222b2.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:12:11 GMT <![CDATA[Fiji: 1. Please provide information on an organisation in Australia known as the Fiji Democracy Movement or the Fiji Movement for Democracy, including information on its activities and its office holders.]]> Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal - Document type: Query Responses http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f1421ba2.html http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f1421ba2.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:10:18 GMT <![CDATA[Fiji: 1. Deleted. 2. Please provide updated information on those who speak out against the regime, particularly SDL members. Is there any information on detention after dissemination of political material by email?]]> Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal - Document type: Query Responses http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f1421232.html http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f1421232.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:07:47 GMT <![CDATA[Fiji: 1. Please provide information regarding the 2007 immigration and passport scam in Fiji involving travel agent Alvin Raj; Indian nationals Manoj Kumar Khera, Prakash Garana, Kishore Jentilal Khera and Sanjay Jentilal Khera; and immigration officials Uday Kumar Nath and Eroni Tuberi. Please advise the current status of the case. ]]> Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal - Document type: Query Responses http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f141f8a2.html http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f141f8a2.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:00:58 GMT <![CDATA[Fiji: Please provide an assessment on the situation of homosexuals in Fiji dealing with public acceptance, legal framework, military treatment of and state protection for homosexuals. Please also obtain an assessment from an expert on: whether the situation of homosexuals in Fiji has changed since the introduction of the Public Emergency Regulations (PER) and the abrogation of the Constitution in April 2009? Whether there is, for example, any evidence that the military are targeting homosexuals by way of intimidation or detention?]]> Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal - Document type: Query Responses http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f141ef22.html http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f141ef22.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:58:26 GMT <![CDATA[Fiji: 1. To what extent have Methodists, and in particular ordinary Methodists, been targeted by the current regime in Fiji?]]> Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal - Document type: Query Responses http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f141e2e2.html http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f141e2e2.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:55:10 GMT <![CDATA[Fiji: 1) Please contact Sai Laveta, the President of the Riverina Fijian Community Inc and ask him the following questions: A. When was the Riverina Fijian Community Inc established? B. Who established the Riverina Fijian Community Inc? C. For what purpose was the Riverina Fijian Community Inc established? D. How many members does the Riverina Fijian Community Inc have? E. How many members of the Riverina Fijian Community Inc are citizens or permanent residents of Australia? F. Deleted G. Do you have any information about how people who have been involved with pro-democracy organisations in Australia have been treated if they have gone back to Fiji?]]> Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal - Document type: Query Responses http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f141d852.html http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f141d852.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:52:21 GMT <![CDATA[Fiji: 1. Please advise whether there are incidents of domestic or family violence where an Indian-Fijian Muslim female in a relationship with an Australian Christian would be in danger from her family. 2. Please provide information as to whether the authorities, including the Police, are willing and able to provide assistance to women in these circumstances. 3. Is there recourse to the Courts?]]> Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal - Document type: Query Responses http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f141cdd2.html http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f141cdd2.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:49:33 GMT <![CDATA[Fiji: 1. Where is the village of Nawaka? 2. How far is the village from Nadi? 3. How many people live in the village? 4. How many indigenous Fijians live in the village? How many Indo-Fijians live in the village? 5. Is there a local police station in the village or close by? 6. Where do the majority of Indo Fijians live in Fiji?]]> Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal - Document type: Query Responses http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f141c132.html http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f141c132.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:46:11 GMT <![CDATA[Fiji: 1. Is there any information concerning targeting of former members of the military in Fiji by the current regime?]]> Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal - Document type: Query Responses http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f141b762.html http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f141b762.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:43:34 GMT