Information on whether Indo-Fijians or members of the Fiji Labour Party have been recently subjected to violence by Taukei Solidarity Movement members or others [FJI26253.E]

Page two of the Country Reports 1996 attachment states:

Indo-Fijians are subject to occasional harassment and crime based on race, which is compounded by inadequate police protection. There have been no credible allegations of government involvement in such incidents, which the police have investigated, sometimes resulting in arrests (1997).

Additional information on the above-mentioned topic could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Reference


Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996. 1997. United States Department of State. Washington, DC. [Internet] [Accessed 13 Feb. 1997]

Attachment


Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996. 1997. United States Department of State. Washington, DC. [Internet] [Accessed 13 Feb. 1997]

Additional Sources Consulted


Asian Profile [Hong Kong]. Bimonthly.

Asian Survey [Berkeley, Calif.]. Monthly.

Asiaweek [Hong Kong]. Weekly.

Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars [Boulder, Col.]. Biannually.

DIRB country file on Fiji.

DIRB databases.

Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports.

News from Asia Watch [New York]. Monthly.

Pacific Affairs [Vancouver]. Quarterly.

Pacific Islands Monthly [Suva, Fiji].

On-line search of media sources.

Unsuccessful attempts to contact oral sources.