The NGO Coalition on Human Rights (NGOCHR) demands
greater consultation and collaboration with all relevant
stakeholders regarding any proposed changes to law affecting
Fijians in their day to day lives; especially laws relating
to land dealings that have implications on how land tenure
is held, owned and leased by citizens of Fiji. It is
fundamental to keep within the principles of democracy even
during a pandemic.
The recent proposed changes to the
iTaukei Lands Trust Act and the State Lands Act (Bill No.
17), due to be deliberated upon in Parliament today, have
had no consultation with the majority of ordinary Fijians
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