Litia Cava Fiji Woman Crisis Centre co-ordinator, Shamima Ali. Picture: FILE/RAMA.
Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre co-ordinator and human rights activist Shamima Ali says Fijians can be wiped out because COVID-19 has spiraled out of control.
Ms Ali, speaking as a member of the Fiji Civil Society Organisation Alliance for COVID-19 Humanitarian Response, said Government was sticking its head in the sand by not wanting to discuss the issue.
“This leadership, I believe, has failed us miserably,” she claimed.
“Right now there are budget consultations, emails, statements being made, and nothing about COVID. We are not talking about COVID.
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FWCC coordinator Shamima Ali. Picture: FT FILE
The Fiji Civil Society Organisation Alliance for COVID-19 Humanitarian Response has repeated its call for the resignation of Economy Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum.
The alliance claims that he was taking the country into chaos and said it was deeply concerned about lives being unnecessarily lost as a result of the pandemic crisis.
Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre co-ordinator and human rights activist Shamima Ali said Government had the full authority to conduct a nationwide lockdown to minimise the impact of the virus.
“While it is the people’s responsibility, the authority lies with the Government.
Luke Nacei
28 June, 2021, 2:07 pm
The Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre says it is really concerned with the constant reports of torture inflicted on people by some members of the disciplined forces.
In its message on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture which was marked last Saturday, the Centre said any form of brutality or use of force by members of the security forces was unacceptable.
She said it violated Fiji’s commitment to the United Nations Convention against Torture and the constitutional framework that prohibited torture and cruel and degrading treatment guaranteed in the 2013 Fiji Constitution.
“On this day, we remind Fiji of its obligations, both constitutionally and internationally, being fully aware that a Fijian is heading the UN Human Rights Council. With the ascension to the presidency of the council, Fiji should not forget its own chequered rights record and address systemic rights abuses at home,” the Centre said.
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