Racial discrimination occurs in many ways in Fiji. This paper mainly focuses on racial discrimination in politics. However, some discourse seems to imply that if the discrimination in the political sphere is removed Fiji’s race issues will be cured. This view is naïve. In order to contextualise the discussion, this paper will also briefly discuss discrimination in some other key areas: culture and education. RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN FIJI SWASTIKA NARAYAN∗ INTRODUCTION This paper intends to explain the various forms in which racial discrimination has been evidenced in Fiji. To support the arguments, examples obtained from sources including newspaper articles, legislation and government websites will be used. Article 1 of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) defines racial discrimination as: ... any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference based on race, colour, descent, or national or ethnic origin which has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal footing, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural or any other field of public life.... paclii.org/journals/fJSPL/vol12no1/pdf/narayan.pdf
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