Human rights in Fiji

Fiji is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean with a population of approximately 849,000. It is made up of Fijians (57 percent), Indo-Fijians (37 percent), Europeans, Chinese, other Pacific islanders, and people of mixed racial descent (6 percent). Fiji has been in a state of political unrest since their independence from Britain in 1970.

Politics of Fiji
Constitution
Executive
Legislative
  • Parliament
    Speaker: Naiqama Lalabalavu
Judiciary
Elections
Local government
Foreign relations
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
    Minister: Sitiveni Rabuka
  • Diplomatic missions of / in Fiji
Former and informal
  • Other countries

Normally the Fijian political system is one of a parliamentary representative democratic republic. There have been four military coups since Fiji's independence from Britain in 1970. Since 1987 the military has either had a significant influence in the politics of Fiji, or have been directly ruling. Fiji was governed by military-backed régime from December 2006 to September 2014, at which point a general election restored a parliamentary civilian government.

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