FIJI
Title:
Social Welfare Officer v. Marshall
Court:
The High Court of Fiji at Lautoka
Date:
7 March 2008
CRC Provisions:
Article 3: Best interests of the child
Article 21(c): Adoption
Other International...
This report is part of CRIN's access to justice for children project, looking at the status of the CRC in national law, the status of children involved in legal proceedings, the legal means to challenge violations of children’s rights and...
Summary
The 20th Session of the Universal Periodic Review will take place from 27 October to 7 November 2014. Below is a list of the countries to be reviewed during the session.
Angola: UPR / Wiki
Bolivia: UPR / Wiki
Bosnia and Herzegovina:...
FIJI
Title:
Devi v. The State
Court:
High Court of Fiji
Date:
5 March 2003
CRC Provisions:
Article 3: Best interests of the child
Article 9: Separation from parents
Domestic Provisions:
1997 Constitution of Fiji,...
The United Nations Children's Fund ,
UNICEF is the largest development
agency dedicated to working
exclusively for children in the fields of
health, education, protection and
participation.UNICEF works with other UN
agencies , governments and...
The Global Campaign for Education is a movement to end the worldwide crisis in education. Around the world today, 80 million children - most of them girls - are out of school. GCE's mission is to make sure that governments act now to deliver...
Global March Against Child Labour is an international movement dedicated to giving every child a chance to live and grow without the burden of exploitative work. Global March is a movement to mobilise worldwide efforts to protect and promote the...
The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) is working globally to ensure the sexual and reproductive health, choices and rights of women, men and young people.IPPF is the world's largest voluntary organisation in the field of sexual and...
Spread over more than eight hundred islands and islets in the South Pacific Ocean, Fiji’s neighbours include Tonga, The Samoas, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. Nominally a parliamentary democracy, Fiji has a long history of military intervention in...
Summary: The violations highlighted are those issues raised with the State by more than one international mechanism. This is done with the intention of identifying children's rights which have been repeatedly violated, as well as gaps in the issues...
