10 Apr 2017

NFP calls for Fiji human rights chairman to resign

From , 5:05 am on 10 April 2017

There are calls for Fiji's Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission Ashwin Raj to resign over comments he made about regulating social media.

Both the Fiji's National Federation Party and the SODELPA party have called for him to resign from his human rights role and as director of the Media Industry Development Authority, over comments he made about monitoring hate speech on social media.

SODELPA leader Sitiveni Rabuka says Mr Raj does should stand up for the people of Fiji and not act as a co-oppressor with the government and NFP leader Professor Biman Prasad says Mr Raj should not be making these types of statements.

While Mr Raj hjas rejected calls for him to resign, Professor Prasad told Tim Glasgow he is doing a disservice to the people of Fiji if he does not stand down.

The leader of Fiji's National Federation Party, Biman Prasad.

The leader of Fiji's National Federation Party, Biman Prasad. Photo: RNZI/Alex Perrottet