A/HRC/7/3/Add.1
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Para
73.
Country
Date
16/08/07
Type
JAL
Mandate
SUMX;
TERR;
TOR
Allegations transmitted
2007), Executive Director of the Fiji Women’s
Rights Movement (FWRM) was being held. Ms.
Digitaki and Ms. Baudromo were subsequently
subjected to a barrage of verbal abuse and
torture, during which Ms. Digitaki was threatened
at gunpoint and made to lie face down on the
ground. After enquiring if she was pregnant, one
of the soldiers proceeded to jump on her back.
The ordeal lasted approximately 45 minutes, after
which the two women, along with four other prodemocracy activists, including Mr. Iqbal and Mr.
Waqavonovono, were ordered to run to the camp
gate. The group was followed outside the camp
by two military trucks and they were forced to run
some distance by the soldiers. Before returning
home, Ms. Digitaki passed by her office in. The
office had been trashed and raided, the prodemocracy banners were removed, and graffiti
was sprayed on the wall. Previously on 9
December 2006, a group of armed men broke into
the pro- democracy shrine, tearing down banners
and damaging the property. Ms. Digitaki is
currently in hiding, in order to protect herself from
arrest after a statement she made outlining the
events of 24 December 2006, was was later made
public. She fears for her physical integrity.
Three incidents this year in which persons are
reported to have died in either police or military
custody in Fiji, following their arrest. It is reported
that investigations into the killings have been
inconclusive and that the perpetrators have not
been prosecuted. Tevita Malasebe was arrested
at the family home in Suva on 4 June, 2007 during
Government response
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