Comments on: Fiji’s Bainimarama secures pariah status as worst dictator in the Commonwealth http://www.thecommonwealthconversation.org/2009/07/fijis-bainimarama-secures-pariah-status-as-worst-dictator-in-the-commonwealth/ The largest, global dialogue ever undertaken between the peoples of the Commonwealth about their association...This is the Commonwealth Conversation. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:33:43 +0000 hourly 1 By: ZoeWare http://www.thecommonwealthconversation.org/2009/07/fijis-bainimarama-secures-pariah-status-as-worst-dictator-in-the-commonwealth/comment-page-1/#comment-149 ZoeWare Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:26:59 +0000 http://www.thecommonwealthconversation.org/?p=506#comment-149 Commonwealth Secretary-General says media censorship of Fiji is 'deplorable' in Australian radio interview yesterday: http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/pacbeat/stories/200908/s2645941.htm Commonwealth Secretary-General says media censorship of Fiji is ‘deplorable’ in Australian radio interview yesterday: http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/pacbeat/stories/200908/s2645941.htm

]]> By: The Commonwealth Conversation » Blog Archive » CMAG doesn’t suspend Fiji http://www.thecommonwealthconversation.org/2009/07/fijis-bainimarama-secures-pariah-status-as-worst-dictator-in-the-commonwealth/comment-page-1/#comment-107 The Commonwealth Conversation » Blog Archive » CMAG doesn’t suspend Fiji Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:57:07 +0000 http://www.thecommonwealthconversation.org/?p=506#comment-107 [...] Fiji was suspended from the councils of the Commonwealth in December 2006, following the military overthrow of the Pacific Island state?s democratically elected government. Fiji remains in contravention of the Commonwealth?s fundamental political values of democracy, human rights and the rule of law. See here for an example. [...] [...] Fiji was suspended from the councils of the Commonwealth in December 2006, following the military overthrow of the Pacific Island state?s democratically elected government. Fiji remains in contravention of the Commonwealth?s fundamental political values of democracy, human rights and the rule of law. See here for an example. [...]

]]> By: RCS FIJI BRANCH http://www.thecommonwealthconversation.org/2009/07/fijis-bainimarama-secures-pariah-status-as-worst-dictator-in-the-commonwealth/comment-page-1/#comment-75 RCS FIJI BRANCH Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:38:45 +0000 http://www.thecommonwealthconversation.org/?p=506#comment-75 NZ?s foreign minister believes Fiji will be fully suspended from Commonwealth Posted at 23:35 on 28 July, 2009 UTC New Zealand?s Foreign Affairs Minister, Murray McCully, says he believes Fiji will be fully suspended from the Commonwealth at some stage. The country is already suspended from the Councils of the Commonwealth, and the Minister says there has been no positive movement since Commodore Frank Bainimarama?s regime abrogated Fiji?s constitution in April. Mr McCully, who?s on his way to London for a meeting of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group, says the retirement of Fiji?s President, Ratu Josefa Iloilo, is unlikely to influence the outcome. ?It doesn?t materially change the nature of the game, it really just adds another building block to the many that are there an array of illegitimate actions and I think that we should regard this as business as usual with the interim regime.? Murray McCully says the meeting will hear a report on the situation from the Pacific Islands Forum. News Content ? Radio New Zealand International PO Box 123, Wellington, New Zealand http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=48026 NZ?s foreign minister believes Fiji will be fully suspended from Commonwealth
Posted at 23:35 on 28 July, 2009 UTC
New Zealand?s Foreign Affairs Minister, Murray McCully, says he believes Fiji will be fully suspended from the Commonwealth at some stage.
The country is already suspended from the Councils of the Commonwealth, and the Minister says there has been no positive movement since Commodore Frank Bainimarama?s regime abrogated Fiji?s constitution in April.
Mr McCully, who?s on his way to London for a meeting of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group, says the retirement of Fiji?s President, Ratu Josefa Iloilo, is unlikely to influence the outcome.
?It doesn?t materially change the nature of the game, it really just adds another building block to the many that are there an array of illegitimate actions and I think that we should regard this as business as usual with the interim regime.?
Murray McCully says the meeting will hear a report on the situation from the Pacific Islands Forum.
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